Shannon Davis
Shannon Davis
bring minutes talk wants
We talk about it all the time, ... (The Nutter Center) is only about 15 minutes from her house. She wants us to make it down there so she can bring all her friends to come see us play.
ability athletic award based community feels good service win
It feels good to win because it's an award based not only on your athletic ability but also on community service and academics. I think that's what I'm really all about.
almost cancer couple faced last life small stress stuff
I think I was always Shannon before the cancer and after. But I think it makes me live life a lot different. I live each day as if it was my last because I was faced with a couple of times when I almost died. I don't take stuff hard, and I don't stress about the small stuff.
advantage blessed guess people school understand wasting
I guess if I'm not doing something I'm wasting my time. I was blessed to be in school and to be here, and I want to take advantage of that. A lot of people don't understand that it's not a right to be in school - it's a privilege.
closely doctors growth sure watch
They said there was some growth of my tumor, but I'm not going to let that get me down. The doctors are just going to watch it closely to make sure it doesn't come back.
presented together
They put together a scholarship and presented it to me,
turn
They did that for me, (so) why turn my back on them?
great nominated north
There are so many great universities in North Carolina, ... so just to be nominated was a accomplishment for me and my family.
best enjoy exciting fun good nationals people volleyball watch
Nationals are so much fun because it's the best of the best, ... You can watch really good volleyball, play really good volleyball and be a part of it. It's really exciting to be around that many people that enjoy the sport so much.
bunch gone knew looked places realized schools sister special until virginia visited
I looked at a bunch of schools in the ACC as well, and my sister had gone here, so I knew about it and had visited it a bunch, ... I didn't want to go here until I visited other places and realized how special Virginia was.
everybody last liked sports team underdog wants year
I liked being the underdog last year, ... But we know this year we'll be the team that everybody wants to beat.
five life practiced
In June, we practiced five times a week, so I didn't really have a life then,
funny sat time watch
The funny thing is, ... Colleen, Margo and I all sat together. You could see us on the tape, right there in the bottom-right corner. Every time I watch it, I see us there together.