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A Golden Dream Come True

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Phil Dalhausser
| Aug 22, 08 | | Comments (0) |

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And we did it...After many long, close, and tough matches we did it! WE WON GOLD!! Game 1 was a must-win battle and we won 23-21. In Game 2, we made a few mistakes which resulted in us losing 17-21. Then came Game 3....there are not many Game 3's in the Olympics gold medal match but Todd and I found ourselves in a MUST-WIN Game 3 scenario. If there is one time in an athlete's career to get fired up, it is the gold medal match! Game 3 began and I got in a zone...you know that feeling some people describe where they aren't really thinking but just doing? Where everything comes together and you are just in that "ZONE"?[...]
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Elimination Round begins...

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Phil Dalhausser
| Aug 15, 08 | | Comments (0) |

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Well, it has been a roller coaster of emotions the past few days butTodd and I have found our groove and won't stop until we bring homethe gold.  After our performance and outcome against Latvia in ourfirst game of the Olympics, we have been playing pretty well and areNo. 2 in our pool.  We will begin single elimination tomorrow when weface the Swiss.Outside of volleyball, I want to give you all a quick rundown ofwhat's been going on.  Opening Ceremonies was such a great experience. Being in a room and chatting with USA's best athletes was a moment toremember.  Kobe, LeBron, Dwight Howard, and Carmelo Anthony.  Eventhough it was a long day and I was up on my feet for 8 or[...]
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Arriving in China

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Phil Dalhausser
| Aug 7, 08 | | Comments (0) |

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Hey Everyone- Phil Dalhausser here.  This is my first of many blogs describing by experience in Beijing.  Enjoy and GO USA! Last Tuesday, our entire USA Beach Volleyball team flew up to San Jose, CA for Olympics Processing.  My partner Todd Rogers had to fly up early to participate in an Ambassador's program I had done a few months before.  I got my two day Olympics Ambassador program out of the way months before Beijing and Todd, who waited until this week, only had to attend a three hour seminar!  Anyways, after arriving in San Jose we headed to San Jose State University for processing.  There, we got bags and bags of USA clothing, suitcases, shoes, and everything else[...]
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