Brooke Sweat Quotes

United States, Volleyball Player
March 27, 1986

Brooke Sweat (born Brooke Youngquist; March 27, 1986) is an American professional beach volleyball player, specializing as a defender. She started her career in 2007 with the AVP tours. Sweat had her best ever international (FIVB) finish with her then-partner Jennifer Fopma, when they placed third at the 2013 Berlin Grand Slam.

I think all volleyball players are playing with some type of shoulder injury. You use it so much.

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- Volleyball
Hydration is really important, particularly as a beach volleyball player.

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- Important
- Player
- Beach

If we sit here and think about what other teams are doing and the points game and all that, we're going to go crazy, and it's not going to help our game.

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- Help
- Game
- Crazy
Started playing indoor volleyball in 5th grade. Started playing club volleyball when I was 15. Played in high school and at Florida Gulf Coast University. Started playing beach volleyball after graduating from FGCU.

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- School
- High
- Beach
In beach volleyball, there are only two of you on the court, so it's so easy for things to go south and take everything personal.

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- Beach
- Volleyball
Beach volleyball has taken me all around the world.

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- World
- Taken
- Beach
I absolutely loved basketball. All I ever wanted to do was play basketball.

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- Basketball
Being from Florida and playing so many tournaments on that beach in Fort Lauderdale, I just want to be on that beach playing.

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- Beach

I can't say that it's a dream come true because when I was growing up, I never dreamed of playing in the Olympics.

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- Up
- True
- Dream
All of the beach volleyball coaches and all the top players, everything is based out of Southern California.

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It's really easy to get caught up in all the catty-ness of the volleyball.

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- Up
- Volleyball
Defenders see things way different than blockers.

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- Different
I love the benefits I get from drinking Obrigado. It's naturally high in potassium and low in sodium and calories, so it's a great alternative to sports drinks.

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- Great
- High
- Sports
You step in a divot or a hole you're not expecting to be there, and it can throw off your timing or your approach.

Brooke Sweat

If you can jump, you can jump.

Brooke Sweat
- Jump
If we're playing and competing at the level we want to and we know we can, then nothing else is really going to matter.

Brooke Sweat
It took me a while to get used to moving and jumping in the sand. It takes a lot more effort in the sand.

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- Moving
- Effort