10 Questions for Misty May-Treanor

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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 17: Volleyball player Misty May-Treanor poses for a portrait during the USOC Portrait Shoot at Smashbox West Hollywood on November 17, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.

The outfit beach-volleyball players wear attracts all kinds of attention. There was even hand-wringing over London's weather and the possibility the cold would force you to cover up. Does the focus on the bikini ever bother you?
People have made it such a big deal, but we're so used to it that it's actually pretty funny. When you grow up on the beaches of Southern California, you wear a bathing suit. People don't seem to give any other sports, like gymnastics or diving, a hard time, but it's functional for what we...

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