Gabrielle Allyse Reece (born January 6, 1970) is an American professional volleyball player, sports announcer, fashion model and actress.
I'm not just a model who plays volleyball, or a volleyball player who supports herself modeling. I'm a female athlete personality.
Usually people are questioning my athleticism more than my femininity!
Funny, how moms can tell you what to do no matter how old or big you are.
That isn't to say that Hawaii's better. On the mainland, everyone seems to be trying to get somewhere. Kids are taught to shoot for the moon, to believe in their ability to do anything, to follow their passions. In Hawaii, you're stuck in the middle of the Pacific, and it can be difficult to see how you're going to follow your passion from there.
In some ways, I'm relieved that I didn't have a son.
People are already p*ssed off at me because I'm athletic and beautiful; to be smart in addition to that. . . it's like, too much.
My body is a vehicle for the mechanics of my sport.
To truly be feminine means being soft, receptive, and - look out, here it comes - submissive.
I guess I crave stability.
My motivation has always been health - eating healthy and taking care of myself.
Have a short memory and a lot of forgiveness. Especially us girls who don't forget a thing. Move on.
Sports provide girls with the opportunity to develop a better relationship with their bodies. They can be aggressive on the court, be strong and still be feminine.
I am a babe for a living.
I take the choice out of exercise. It's not an option.
I live a very normal regimented life that focuses on my training and my private life so I squeeze the insane stuff in around that.
My kids that's their backyard. I think when they're adults, their memories will be mostly of spending time at beach, the exploration, the freedom that you have. You take care of your house that you live in and we make our bed and we clean our cars and we do all that stuff, but yet we neglect sort of the place that really provides us with the greatest form of sustainability, which is the ocean.
I won't say my nutrition is perfect. If I'm at a restaurant and there's fresh pasta on the menu, I'm going to order it. At home, though, I avoid grains and do a lot of the cooking to control what our family eats.
I always have a million things going on at once, but I try to put my energy into the most immediate need.
I didn't get into this to pick up a new hobby. I don't want to just be a golfer. I want to be the best.
Taking care of yourself is so important.