Tom Discusses:-  His youth growing up in Racine, Wisconsin, and his start in the sport playing at Racine Case high school for his cousin/COACH  Gary Sorensen, the talented Wisconsin players he looked up to in his youth,  the MOMENT he realized he was capable of playing division 1 collegiate volleyball when he attended a "TOP OF YOUR CLASS" volleyball camp at UCSB before his senior year at Racine Case where he competed against the BEST  California HS volleyball players, the collegiate recruiting process to follow where he decided there was no other coach he wanted to play for than Marv Dunphy at Pepperdine,   some of the BEST players he competed against in college at Pepperdine,  and his memories of 1992 when he led the Pepperdine Waves to the NCAA Men's Volleyball title! Support the show (https://godstoghosts.com/donate/)