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www.MOSTmag.com || MOST FITNESS || 51by Austin ThomsonRaised in Lancaster PA, she became a Buckskin volleyball player at Conestoga Valley High School and racked up the awards. Her skills got her on to the U.S. Women%u2019s Junior National team in 2001 and then competed at the Women%u2019s Junior World Championship. She then went on to impress at the University of Arizona. At Arizona she was the master of kills. A point-scoring play, a kill is so named as the best kills are powerful slams of the ball that the opponent is stunned by. She finished her college career with 2151 kills, more than anyone in Arizona%u2019s history. This earned her a position in the school%u2019s Hall of Fame and the retirement of her jersey.In 2007 she joined an elite team, the USA Women%u2019s Indoor Volleyball Team. At the Bird Nest in Beijing China the following year, she became a member of an even more elite group when she became an Olympic medal winner. She and her team won the silver medal. Ms. Glass went on to play volleyball in Puerto Rico, Turkey, Russia, Czechoslovakia, and Azerbaijani.A killer on the court and a killer body off the court. Even though she is retired from volleyball, her fit body is still in professional shape. And that shape has paid off. She is one of three athletes in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2011. The shoot for the Swimsuit Issue tested Kim%u2019s brawn. They shot in Banff Canada and she obviously was not heavily clothed. But has a professional she powered through and remained focused on her incredible experience. After the S.I. shoot, she was then selected for the ESPN Body Magazine. Check out her picture from the ESPN shoot to see a perfect volleyball bump stance.Read on to see what she wants in her future. Kim will accept a challenge and turn it in to headlines tomorrow.MFM: Did you grow up in a competitive environment?KG: My competitive nature is inherent. I grew up with my older sister in the same house hold and we weren%u2019t competitive towards one another. My mother and father are both competitive, so I think I inherited it from them.MFM: What was the initial spark that made you interested in playing volleyball? When did you realize that volleyball was something that you wanted to pursue professionally?KG: The initial spark that made me want to play volleyball, was how terrible I was during the tryout. It was a new challenge to me. I knew that volleyball was something I wanted to pursue professionally, my senior year of college.MFM: You tried out for America%u2019s Next Top Model five times, is modeling something you are still interested in pursuing?KG: Modeling is definitely something I%u2019m still interested in pursuing. Unfortunately, I never got to do what I wanted to do, and I%u2019ve missed the window for highfashion, but I feel and look better than I ever have. So, I still do some fitness modeling.MFM: Can you describe the process that you went through to get on the National Team?KG: It%u2019s a rollercoaster. We were in an environment where only the strong survived. Double days, and we practiced 5-7 hours a day in high altitude. If that doesn%u2019t prove dedication, and build character%u2026nothing will. You start out training trying to get better every day absorbing as much information from your coach and your teammates, preparing yourself for your chance. You finally get your chance, and you begin to play more, with heightened pressure. It%u2019s a mental game, because you have the talent, but can you sustain your mental strength through the ebbs and flows. We traveled to month long tournaments together. Trying to figure out how to compete against one another, for a spot, and at the same time compete together for the team. There are ups and downs, and let%u2019s face it, it%u2019s not easy being with a group of girls, whose menstrual cycles all sync lol We don%u2019t know who