Standing at a height of 6-feet-2, Foluke Akinradewo is a formidable volleyball player.

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She attended Stanford University where she majored in human biology, and was a PAC-10 volleyball player in 2007 and 2008.

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Gabrielle Reece, the former model and professional volleyball player, springs up from a squat while hurling a dumbbell over her head.

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Five of them are women: high jumper Amy Acuff, archer Khatuna Lorig, equestrian Karen O'Connor, shooter Kim Rhode and volleyball player Danielle Scott-Arruda.

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He recently became a father when his wife, Ye Li, a former Chinese national team volleyball player gave birth to a baby girl in May 2010.

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It came to light just a few months ago that Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino had hired a former volleyball player with whom he was having an extramarital affair.

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"I went to an elite men's game earlier this year and couldn't believe how much harder the men hit the ball than the women, " said Joan McMullin, a former volleyball player at Arizona State.

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