Who Is Kerri Walsh Jennings?

Team USA volleyball star says the secret is playing like a kid

As a three-time Olympic gold medal winner, Kerri Walsh Jennings is one of Team USA's most seasoned athletes. But this year, in Rio, she's competing for the gold medal in beach volleyball with a new partner in April Ross.

Walsh Jennings' longtime partner Misty May-Treanor retired after the duo won their third straight Olympic gold in 2012. "I miss her every single day," Walsh Jennings told NBC. "But I love what I do with all my heart and I plan on getting better for the rest of my life."

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