Heather Bown Blog for Aug. 24, 2008

Well, its a wrap here in Beijing... it has been an unbelievable ride and I am really happy to have some hardware to go home with.

My Dad's first question to me was "is it heavy?" and you know what... it has the weight of eight long hard years with this team. However, I would… Read More

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Heather Bown Blog for Aug. 21

So we walked into our practice yesterday after our match against Italy and the Women’s soccer team and the Women’s basketball team were all in the gym still doing something for the media... we lolly-gagged around and got to play with them. It was maybe the only time in my playing for… Read More

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Heather Bown Blog for Aug. 19

Well its D-day…win or go home as they say. It's early morning and I am in the training room… again. I have to say I have most of my down time in here and it's become the place where I can think.

And today there is cause for a bit of concentration and thinking. We have… Read More

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Heather Bown's Blog for Aug. 15

Ummm so today’s theme word is F-U-N FUN!!!! I just got back to my room after an amazing match against China. Our team really came together and had fight and determination to win and it was so much fun to play tonight. The crowd in our venue was going crazy and we even had our own cheering… Read More

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Heather Bown's Blog for Aug. 13

Well we made it through hump day…and what a hump it was for us to go over. Our match against Venezuela was a momentum builder for us despite the one set loss. We changed to a different venue for today’s match and it showed in our passing and timing on our attack. We again were… Read More

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Heather Bown Blog for Aug. 12

Well another day has passed here in Beijing - and you are all in for a treat - you are currently sitting in the Olympic Village cafeteria…isn’t it nice? Ha…

But seriously, I thought I would multi-task tonight and bring you all to eat with me. I’ll give you a… Read More

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Heather Bown Blog for Aug. 9

Aug. 9, 2008

Well the games have officially begun. And I am sure most of you watched the show on TV.

Now here is a little something most people don’t know about participating in the opening ceremonies. We as athletes don’t get to see squat. We are all… Read More

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Heather Bown Blog for Aug. 7

Well here I am sitting in my room in the Olympic village on the eve of the 29th Olympiad here in Beijing, China. Opening ceremonies are tomorrow evening for us around 8 p.m. local time…and let me tell you… there is definite movement in the village as teams are finally arriving and… Read More

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Blogger: Heather Bown

Heather Bown is a middle blocker for the U.S. Women's National Team competing in her third Olympic Games during August 2008.

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