汤姆-罗根可能返回国家队

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  In her brief, five-year professional indoor career, former Stanford All-American Logan Tom has made a lot of money.

To respect her wishes to not print the exact dollar amount, let’s just say the figure she revealed contains a few zeroes in it.

Yet the vast majority of her bankroll has not been made from playing on American soil.
Without a women’s (or men’s) professional indoor league in this country, American players must play abroad in order to continue their indoor careers.

Tom, recently voted the No. 8 most recognizable sport name in a Volleyball poll, is no exception to that reality. In just five years she has already played on teams in Switzerland, Italy, Brazil and now Spain (she currently plays for a team in Tenerife).

“I kind of feel like a nomad,” laughed Tom, just weeks prior to leaving for Spain. “For me it’s just travel, travel. But I enjoy it. I love experiencing new cultures and I love to travel and meet new people. I get to learn new styles. But volleyball is what I go over there for.”

Because she is gone for a large chunk of the year, Tom has no place to truly call home in the states. She stays with her mother, Kristine, in Long Beach, Calif., when she is home.

“Some people get tired of living out of a suitcase,” said Tom, who has already played in two indoor Olympics and was a two-time Honda Award winner (best women’s college player).

“I guess it would be nice at times to like have a closet. My stuff is in a storage locker. I’ve got everything in two 10-by-20 storage lockers. I just had to go get a new one. But I wouldn’t give up what I have—the experience and the people I have met.”

Tom talked about the storage locker as she was driving back on the 405 Freeway from Stanford where she had spent some time and even practiced with this year’s Stanford team in the preseason. While talking, she noticed that a large brush fire that had made the news this particular day was just 500 feet away from the freeway.

“That’s the only reason traffic is stopped,” said Tom. “They are all rubbernecking it.”

Tom’s thoughts drifted back to her lodging situation. She says she has contemplated settling down in Southern California.

“Home is where my mom is right now,” said Tom, whose father, Melvyn (a former NFL player with Philadelphia and Chicago), passed away in April. “Home is my car (she drives a Cadillac Escalade). Sometimes, it’s my friend’s couch. When I come back home I don’t have a house. I’ve thought about buying property out here. But I want to be more settled before I do that.”

But when thoughts of travel drudgery hit her, Tom quickly changes her tune.

“At times this all gets old,” said Tom. “But then I ask myself, `Logan would you rather do something nine to five or would you rather do something you don’t really enjoy as much? It’s kind of a no-brainer. Poor me. I’m all alone. The thing is this definitely has its down time, don’t get me going about that. But thankfully I have my mom and a couple of good friends that keep me sane. But I can’t pass up everything that I’ve been able to experience with the travel.”
School has also been at the forefront of Tom’s thoughts.

“I need to go back to school,” said the 25-year-old Tom. “I need 2-3 quarters for my degree at Stanford. I need to go back there. A degree is something I’ve always wanted to have.”

But there is a scenario where fans may be able to see Tom more frequently in the U.S. Tom toiled on the AVP beach tour for the first this past summer and played in nine events, earning just over $10,000 in prize money. She was named the 2006 Volleyball AVP Rookie of the Year on the women’s side.

“I loved it,” said Tom. “It was very fulfilling and very frustrating at the same time. I was happy I did it. It was tough as nails and I figured it would be. I was pretty much trying to learn a new sport in a sport I’ve played for how long? I’m used to playing with confidence, but that got taken away. The beach is demanding, dude. You can feel like an idiot out there. And it’s not the most fun thing to play in an itty, bitty, tiny bikini either. But I got a nice tan.”

Tom says she benefited greatly from her partnership with beach legend Holly McPeak at the end of the season. Tom played with Brittany Hochevar, Brooke Hanson and McPeak this past season.
“Holly’s patience was unreal,” said Tom. “I would have never been able to do it if she wasn’t patient with me. I was doing stupid stuff out there. And Kerri (Walsh) and Misty (May-Treanor) always let me come out and play and they never made me feel like an airhead.”
Tom says she is not against returning to the beach.

“The way I feel right now, I’d probably go back,” said Tom. “I wanted to try it and see how it goes. That’s what it looks like right now. But who knows what will happen in eight months?”

Tom also didn’t rule out an eventual return to the national team.
“It’s a possibility,” said Tom. “It would help if they moved to California. In Southern California there would be a lot of players available. I don’t have friends out there or want to stay out there (Colorado Springs). I don’t know why you would want to? All you do is train volleyball. You go a little bit crazy. I did that for a long time and felt like I needed a break from it. But in the end, those are small sacrifices to make to be able to go to the Olympics for your country.”
Tom wishes she could play indoors in this country and be able to compete in front of the people that still view her as one of the game’s most viable American names.

“It’s flattering when people still recognize you,” said Tom. “I’m able to give something positive back to them. I’m being recognized in a positive light. I wish I could play in the states and be able to give back to the girls that are playing now and be able to play in front of my fans and family. I miss it. I never understood it (lack of a pro women’s league), especially when there are tons of girls playing in a country that is so rich. I’m not expecting us to make what NBA players make. They pay well overseas. I’m not going to downplay that. But back here, even on the beach, 80 percent of the players are barely getting by. There’s no money on the beach. It something you do mainly because you enjoy doing it.”

Despite the long stretches of being out of the country, Tom says retirement is not in her future.

“Until something else comes up,” said Tom. “Nothing else has come up that’s been more attractive to me to make me want to stop. I don’t hate this to the point I want to stop. It works for me.”
And it would work even better without the nomad moniker.

paerma

  In her brief, five-year professional indoor career, former Stanford All-American Logan Tom has made a lot of money.

To respect her wishes to not print the exact dollar amount, let’s just say the figure she revealed contains a few zeroes in it.

Yet the vast majority of her bankroll has not been made from playing on American soil.
Without a women’s (or men’s) professional indoor league in this country, American players must play abroad in order to continue their indoor careers.

Tom, recently voted the No. 8 most recognizable sport name in a Volleyball poll, is no exception to that reality. In just five years she has already played on teams in Switzerland, Italy, Brazil and now Spain (she currently plays for a team in Tenerife).

“I kind of feel like a nomad,” laughed Tom, just weeks prior to leaving for Spain. “For me it’s just travel, travel. But I enjoy it. I love experiencing new cultures and I love to travel and meet new people. I get to learn new styles. But volleyball is what I go over there for.”

Because she is gone for a large chunk of the year, Tom has no place to truly call home in the states. She stays with her mother, Kristine, in Long Beach, Calif., when she is home.

“Some people get tired of living out of a suitcase,” said Tom, who has already played in two indoor Olympics and was a two-time Honda Award winner (best women’s college player).

“I guess it would be nice at times to like have a closet. My stuff is in a storage locker. I’ve got everything in two 10-by-20 storage lockers. I just had to go get a new one. But I wouldn’t give up what I have—the experience and the people I have met.”

Tom talked about the storage locker as she was driving back on the 405 Freeway from Stanford where she had spent some time and even practiced with this year’s Stanford team in the preseason. While talking, she noticed that a large brush fire that had made the news this particular day was just 500 feet away from the freeway.

“That’s the only reason traffic is stopped,” said Tom. “They are all rubbernecking it.”

Tom’s thoughts drifted back to her lodging situation. She says she has contemplated settling down in Southern California.

“Home is where my mom is right now,” said Tom, whose father, Melvyn (a former NFL player with Philadelphia and Chicago), passed away in April. “Home is my car (she drives a Cadillac Escalade). Sometimes, it’s my friend’s couch. When I come back home I don’t have a house. I’ve thought about buying property out here. But I want to be more settled before I do that.”

But when thoughts of travel drudgery hit her, Tom quickly changes her tune.

“At times this all gets old,” said Tom. “But then I ask myself, `Logan would you rather do something nine to five or would you rather do something you don’t really enjoy as much? It’s kind of a no-brainer. Poor me. I’m all alone. The thing is this definitely has its down time, don’t get me going about that. But thankfully I have my mom and a couple of good friends that keep me sane. But I can’t pass up everything that I’ve been able to experience with the travel.”
School has also been at the forefront of Tom’s thoughts.

“I need to go back to school,” said the 25-year-old Tom. “I need 2-3 quarters for my degree at Stanford. I need to go back there. A degree is something I’ve always wanted to have.”

But there is a scenario where fans may be able to see Tom more frequently in the U.S. Tom toiled on the AVP beach tour for the first this past summer and played in nine events, earning just over $10,000 in prize money. She was named the 2006 Volleyball AVP Rookie of the Year on the women’s side.

“I loved it,” said Tom. “It was very fulfilling and very frustrating at the same time. I was happy I did it. It was tough as nails and I figured it would be. I was pretty much trying to learn a new sport in a sport I’ve played for how long? I’m used to playing with confidence, but that got taken away. The beach is demanding, dude. You can feel like an idiot out there. And it’s not the most fun thing to play in an itty, bitty, tiny bikini either. But I got a nice tan.”

Tom says she benefited greatly from her partnership with beach legend Holly McPeak at the end of the season. Tom played with Brittany Hochevar, Brooke Hanson and McPeak this past season.
“Holly’s patience was unreal,” said Tom. “I would have never been able to do it if she wasn’t patient with me. I was doing stupid stuff out there. And Kerri (Walsh) and Misty (May-Treanor) always let me come out and play and they never made me feel like an airhead.”
Tom says she is not against returning to the beach.

“The way I feel right now, I’d probably go back,” said Tom. “I wanted to try it and see how it goes. That’s what it looks like right now. But who knows what will happen in eight months?”

Tom also didn’t rule out an eventual return to the national team.
“It’s a possibility,” said Tom. “It would help if they moved to California. In Southern California there would be a lot of players available. I don’t have friends out there or want to stay out there (Colorado Springs). I don’t know why you would want to? All you do is train volleyball. You go a little bit crazy. I did that for a long time and felt like I needed a break from it. But in the end, those are small sacrifices to make to be able to go to the Olympics for your country.”
Tom wishes she could play indoors in this country and be able to compete in front of the people that still view her as one of the game’s most viable American names.

“It’s flattering when people still recognize you,” said Tom. “I’m able to give something positive back to them. I’m being recognized in a positive light. I wish I could play in the states and be able to give back to the girls that are playing now and be able to play in front of my fans and family. I miss it. I never understood it (lack of a pro women’s league), especially when there are tons of girls playing in a country that is so rich. I’m not expecting us to make what NBA players make. They pay well overseas. I’m not going to downplay that. But back here, even on the beach, 80 percent of the players are barely getting by. There’s no money on the beach. It something you do mainly because you enjoy doing it.”

Despite the long stretches of being out of the country, Tom says retirement is not in her future.

“Until something else comes up,” said Tom. “Nothing else has come up that’s been more attractive to me to make me want to stop. I don’t hate this to the point I want to stop. It works for me.”
And it would work even better without the nomad moniker.

执著的月神

如果是真的话~
美国的主攻线和后排又有新的砝码了
况且原本她的后排就不算差,现在经过沙排打磨
还是比较看好的
但是前排的那些配合进攻或许短期会是个问题
相信她能做得更好

hoh

这个新闻是从哪里找的？
fivb的管网上吗？

copra

這應該是之前雜誌對她的訪問內容吧
她不排除回國家隊的意願
但也要教練肯召她才有機會呀
我個人也挺希望在看到她在國家隊的

丸子卷卷

那样美国的实力就强了不少了~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

pandadbb

不管这个消息可行度如何，真的很怀念小汤姆 [s:2]

比仔

不知朗平會不會再用她..
但是以俱樂部的比賽來看
tom的狀態很一般..

过龙

拜托翻译一下啊，我英文水平有限~~~

keikei

in this article
she annoced that
"It would help if they moved to California" but now the practise trainning is inColorado Springs).
so..it just maybe a hope! [s:6]

suyawen

~~Logan Tom,精灵阿~~

sinba

希望她回来吧  这样强队又多了一支
比赛才好看嘛

frend

引用第8楼keikei于2007-01-23 23:38发表的:
in this article
she annoced that
"It would help if they moved to California" but now the practise trainning is inColorado Springs).
so..it just maybe a hope! [s:6]

對阿，定數其實還未定
一切好像只有說明她想回國唸書了...
還要其他的東西配合

小xiao虎

打沙滩也没见什么好成绩嘛
还不如中国女子沙滩呢
回去打室内说不定还能有点冲击力类

keikei

tomtomtom''你幾時回來,,,好掛住你 [s:6]  [s:6]

playhard

LoganTom是一名非常有實力的選手，進攻好，而且還可以接一傳，她回隊，郎平應該超高興的

firebrands

赠图一张FHM Logan Tom Amanda Beard

该系列另外两张图片已经有人发送过了

fanlipaiqiu

汤姆现在也不算大哦,复出完全有可能哦

arroweow

如果她真的回到美國隊的話…
那美國隊又會是一個極強的隊伍了^^

ak383142

毕竟在欧美年纪不是太大问题，因为看中他们的经验与球技。