Posts by sergion

I would go even further and invite them to join us and participate here, just like the rest of us volleyball fans. After all we're all volleyball lovers, so we're all binded by the same interests... It would be nice to discuss some top volleyball issues with the actual performers, don't you think so? If I was one of them, I wouldn't say no... Of course I wouldn't talk about my team's strategies or about anything that could reveal any problems amongst my team, but it would be nice to come around sometimes and share some words with the world volleyball comunity around the globe!

So, my question would be only this: Why don't you join us here on Inside-Volley and help us building a real Worldwide Volleyball Comunity?!...

Quote from Youstyna

Poland will qualify in may

I really hope so... It would be a shame not to see those girls in Beijing... They're getting better and now they are serious candidates to the medals...

Hi everybody! Today I've seen a great game of Volleyball... Really, Volleyball is my passion and I came here to talk and read about the beautiful game we've been given by those breath taking beauties, no matter what country are they from...

But, unfortunately, when I started reading your posts (and I lost a great deal of time doing it attentively), hoping to read some technical or tactical opinions about the match, I got very sad... I don't recognize the cordial and civilized manners which usually characterize the volleyball supporters...

Come on, guys, let's talk about the beautiful uncertainty of the final winners, the great attacks and defenses of both teams, the spectacular blocks that gave the victory to the Russian NT, let's comment the action of both coaches... What happened to Baranska's great serves? Let's talk about Gamova who played with an injured right wrist and in the moments of truth, there she was to help her team guarantee the ticket to Beijing!!! After 2000 and 2004 second places, what are the Russians preparing to? I'm very excited because many NT's are shaping up and playing better and better, so the uncertainty on who will win the OG 2008 is getting higher every day! I wish I could say the same for the Men's competition...

Quote from "LothiePG"

I'll watch it. And in my opinion Italy wins 3-1.

Oi, LothiePG, onde vc vai assistir? Será que alguma estação online vai transmitir esse jogo? Se conhecer alguma, por favor fale, porque eu vou colocar o despertador para as 5 da madrugada... Esse eu não perco!!!

Hi everyone, I asked LothiePG where can I watch the game online. If someone could help me I'd appreciate it a lot... thanks :wink2:

I'm more into Metal and Dream Theater are just... perfect! Last week they were here in Portugal and, of course, I made 600 Km to listen to them alive once again...

But I also like other kinds of music, if the interpreters are good and professional... Rock, Blues, Bossanova, Classical...

See! This is why I posted that topic about our connetion to the game... There are a lot of interesting stuff we could learn about each of us! :wink2:

My libero is leaving my team, so I need a replacement... :wink: :lol2:

And how many teams per league, more or less?

Hi Matthias, thanks for sharing. Tell me something, the description you made about your country's competitions organization is just for the Male Volleyball or also for the Female?

Here in Portugal we are so few playing this game... We have only 4 Male Divisions and 3 Female... :cry:

Congratulations for your country's victory (3-0) against Spain, today!

Since I've been answering all those questions about some personality traits, I thought it would be nice to know what kind of connection do you have with Volleyball...

What's your point of view? Player, coach, supporter, director, referee, teacher, just curious...

As I said it before, I'm a Physical Ed. Teacher and 3rd level Volleyball Coach.

What about you?

Already uploaded... Thanks anyway, Nastja! :wink2:

I just entered, so sorry for the "excavation"...

1. The singular boring question: What is your name?:
Sérgio Neves

2. If you had been born a member of the opposite sex, what would your name have been?:
I got my father's name, so I guess I would be Isabel (my mother's...)

3. How easy is it to make you laugh?
I'm already laughing before you make me...

4. Do you laugh at jokes you know you shouldn't?:
Only permanently:oops:

5. Do you ever dance to music when nobody's watching?:
Only when nobody's watching or when I'm drunk...

6. What song(s) are constantly in your head?
Always the last I've heard...

7. Do you agree with the idea that sequels are always worse than the original?:
Yeah, of course, but there are some exceptions...

8. When eating, are you more concerned with taste or healthiness?:
While eating, taste, after eating... comes sorrow...:mrgreen:

9. If you knew exactly what went into Chinese food, hamburger meat, etc., would you still eat it?:
Don't know, but please, don't tell me...:wink2:

10. Do you ever feel guilty eating meat?:
Only when I think about the suffering the poor animals went through!

11. Do you find you're different talking through IMs than face-to-face or on the telephone?:
I had many problems talking through IM's AND telephone, because people can't see emotions and behaviours, so a great deal of communication is lost

12. Have you ever wished you could experience being the other gender?:
No, never! I love the other gender too much...

13. Do you sometimes see a movie or watch a show just because a good-looking celebrity is in it?:
Only Angelina Jolie, she's such a great actress...:man_in_love: :mrgreen:

14. Have people ever said you looked like a celebrity, and if so, who?:
Well, people always say I AM a celebrity...:mrgreen:

15. Do you think the opposite sex finds you good-looking?:
Unfortunately not...:cry2:

16. What song makes/made you cry?:
Here I go again - Whitesnake...

Part 2
*PERSONAL DETAILS

What's your star sign?
Leo

How many siblings?
Unfortunately none...

How many pets?
3 Persian Cats

Obsessions?
Volleyball, of course. Everything I do must be perfect (volleyball side efect)

Bad habits?
Sweets counts?

Phobias?
Elevators...

*ABOUT YOU

What was the last book you read?
The story of my experiments with truth, Mohandas K. Gandhi

What was the last thing you ate?
Bread with butter!!!

What was the last thing you drank?
A glass of milk. I drink a lot of milk...

What's the first thing you think about when you wake up?
Depends on the hours... Before 10 a.m. I think about God... (I always say: Ohhhh my Gooooood!!!)

Have you ever been in love?
Sure

Do you believe in the after-life?
No, I don't believe, I'm certain of it since I was 4 y.o. ...

Who is your hero?
Sorry, no heros

*WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU...
Lied?
I'm a man of principles, i don't lie!

Got drunk?
Many, many years ago. Please, refer to the last answer...

Read a newspaper?
With internet, I don't read newspapers

Read your horoscope?
I don't read that.

Smiled at someone?
I have to make a huge effort not to smile

Said, 'I love you'?
Some time ago I decided not to use those words again in case I'm not entirely uncapable to stop my my mouth...

*THE OPPOSITE SEX

What is a turn on?
Tall, slender women, long hair, green/blue eyes, intelligence, culture

What is a turn off?
Ignorance, incompetence, lack of intelligence

What physical feature are you attracted to the most?
Long hair

WooooooooW!!! For a coach these links are really, really hot hot hot! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Thanks guys! I would never find it... Even now that I know they're on FIVB site, I can't get to them starting from the homepage...

Same problem here...

It's 100x100, 8,21Kb, I've tried JPG and GIF.

Tried to upload directly from my PC, then from image shack and the result is always the same... Nothing!

I'm really addicted to VB, but I'm a Physical Education teacher, so, I like other sports too (I have to...).

I like Handball, Gymnastics (Artistic), Athletics, Soccer, Tenis, Badmington.

I used to practice Karate and Judo.

I'm fanatic about Skiing and all mountain and river sports (Orienteering, BTT, Slide, Climbing, Rafting, Hydrospeed, Cannyoning...)

Oh my God, I said this site was wonderland, before seing these pictures of you girls...

Now I guess I'll keep inside-volley.com always open in my browser! You girls are gorgeous!!!

This is me... Hi everyone!

...and me again...

Just a little teaser... Is he afraid of loosing to Poland with the complete team?LOL

Can anyone help me?

I've been looking for this fantastic match for a long time.

I haven't seen but the 5th set (the most incredible I've ever seen - 31:29), 'cause I was finalizing my last 15 days coaching course and couldn't watch it... :cry2:

Well, I guess this is an eternal thread, so I'll give my preferences also:

Favourite players:

1 - Sokolova (she's so complete...)
2 - Gamova (she's huge...)
3 - Skowronska (she's... sooooooooooo pretty)
4 - Venturini (still the best setter, to me...)
5 - Virna Dias (she's... unforgettable)

Favourite Team:

I'll always be a fan of the Russian NT!

Oh, so there's a Portuguese Karpol here, hey? Does he yell at her athletes as the original one? LOL

Nastja and Justyna, thanks and keep up with the great work you're doing here!