And so we meet again, Ricardo Garcia
It's my pleasure to introduce yet another sport to the Around the Courts blog - volleyball . A sport I grew up with, courtesy of familial involvement, then kept falling in and out of touch with. I must admit, prior to last week, I'd not watched a full match of volleyball ever since the Beijing Olympics final when my favourite team of all time, Brazil under the watchful eye of the great Bernardo Rezende, lost to the Team USA failing to win the 2rd consecutive title. Heartbreak to the players and the fans in the country where the sport actually means something. Something, as in, a lot. As losing or winning a match is usually a team effort, it would be pointless trying to blame the loss on one player. At the same time, it was extremely difficult not to notice that one very significant piece to the team was missing from the Olympic squad. His name's Ricardo Garcia. He's a setter. And the the time, he was considered the best in the world at that position. The glar...
