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'Dying to Ask' Full Episode Podcast: Beach volleyball's Theo Brunner and Trevor Crabb explain how to get along with anyone

A trip to Paris would be the ultimate revenge after getting dumped for Theo Brunner and Trevor Crabb.

'Dying to Ask' Full Episode Podcast: Beach volleyball's Theo Brunner and Trevor Crabb explain how to get along with anyone

A trip to Paris would be the ultimate revenge after getting dumped for Theo Brunner and Trevor Crabb.

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'Dying to Ask' Full Episode Podcast: Beach volleyball's Theo Brunner and Trevor Crabb explain how to get along with anyone

A trip to Paris would be the ultimate revenge after getting dumped for Theo Brunner and Trevor Crabb.

A trip to the Paris Olympics would be the ultimate revenge after getting dumped for Theo Brunner and Trevor Crabb.Both are veteran beach volleyball players and both got dumped last year by their prior partners. The timing couldn't have been worse. Crabb says it often takes three to four years of playing with a partner to create the kind of chemistry it takes to qualify for the Olympics. "We're one of the older teams on tour. I'm 34 he's 38 . We've been through the partner changes and stuff before," says Crabb.That experience let them get to work while getting to know each other. The duo also discussed the importance of teamwork and the level of partnership required when competitively playing beach volleyball. Watch in the video player below."As an elder statesman in the sport, I've seen good teams win tournaments who hate each other's guts and don't talk and teams that love each other that can't get it done. All that matters is scoring points," says Brunner. The Paris Olympics will feature 24 teams, of each gender, playing under the Eifel Tower. Team USA has already qualified two women's teams. Countries can qualify a maximum of two pairings per gender and so far no U.S. men's teams have met the qualification. The main qualification period ends on June 10.See the full episode of this Dying to Ask podcast in the video leading this story. On this Dying to Ask:Why Trevor wasn't an obvious partner choice for TheoHow far down the list of potential partners Trevor was for TheoThe advantage of being an older, experienced player in a new partnersAdvice on how to get along with anyoneOther places to listenCLICK HERE to listen on iTunesCLICK HERE to listen on Stitcher

A trip to the Paris Olympics would be the ultimate revenge after getting dumped for Theo Brunner and Trevor Crabb.

Both are veteran beach volleyball players and both got dumped last year by their prior partners.

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The timing couldn't have been worse.

Crabb says it often takes three to four years of playing with a partner to create the kind of chemistry it takes to qualify for the Olympics.

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"We're one of the older teams on tour. I'm 34 he's 38 . We've been through the partner changes and stuff before," says Crabb.

That experience let them get to work while getting to know each other.

The duo also discussed the importance of teamwork and the level of partnership required when competitively playing beach volleyball. Watch in the video player below.

"As an elder statesman in the sport, I've seen good teams win tournaments who hate each other's guts and don't talk and teams that love each other that can't get it done. All that matters is scoring points," says Brunner.

The Paris Olympics will feature 24 teams, of each gender, playing under the Eifel Tower.

Team USA has already qualified two women's teams. Countries can qualify a maximum of two pairings per gender and so far no U.S. men's teams have met the qualification. The main qualification period ends on June 10.

  • See the full episode of this Dying to Ask podcast in the video leading this story.

On this Dying to Ask:

  • Why Trevor wasn't an obvious partner choice for Theo
  • How far down the list of potential partners Trevor was for Theo
  • The advantage of being an older, experienced player in a new partners
  • Advice on how to get along with anyone

Other places to listen

CLICK HERE to listen on iTunes
CLICK HERE to listen on Stitcher