It's important to just kind of get away from your sport until you miss it. It's about taking time to enjoy other aspects of life or learn new things. It helps rejuvenate.

Rather than play on the newly-reformed AVP tour the duo spent the 2001 and 2002 seasons gaining valuable experience competing on the international FIVB tour. They won their first FIVB tour championship in 2002. With three FIVB tournament wins and no finiMisty May-Treanors lower than 5th the pair qualified for one of two US Olympic berths paving their way to the Sydney Games.

Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor (born July 30 1977) is a retired American professional beach volleyball player. Misty May-Treanor and teammate Kerri Walsh Jennings were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at the 2004 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Together May-Treanor and Walsh Jennings are considered the greatest beach volleyball team of all time.