"I have better reach to the net and I can do some things better than other players due to my height. But I need to concentrate on the play more than other players do, I have to play better for my team. Because my colleagues have higher expectations from me," said Alba, No. 17 of Puerto Rico team.
She started to play volleyball only four years ago and before it I did not practice to play volleyball at all. "I was studying in the 6th grade and I was 12 years old, when a representative from National Team came to me and told about this sport. He came in order to invite me to the National Team because I was very tall. They explained me this game, taught me how to play it and took me to the National Team. So just at that time I started to learn to play volleyball," remembers Alba her entrance into the sport.
But today volleyball became one of the most important parts of her life that determines her present and her future. "In future I want firstly to finish my studies and surely keep playing volleyball. For now I play in Girls National Team, after I want to play in Junior National team and later in Women National. I want to stay in sport and rise here. And maybe even to play in Europe, if I will be invited," shares her dreams Puerto Rico's player.
On the court the favorite position of Alba is defense. "Yes, it is difficult to believe that with my height I like defense, but I do."
And while in volleyball it is great to be so high, there are some difficulties in daily life. Alba told about some disadvantages of being tall outside the volleyball: "People usually look surprised, they cannot understand why I am so tall. They do not see such height as a normal. And also it is difficult to find a boyfriend with such a height because it is difficult to find such a tall boy. And boys do not love so tall girls."
Alba's family supports her passion to volleyball and her playing for the National team. "My brother is also a sportsman'. He plays for Basketball National Team, he was taken there also due to his height and for now he is the tallest in his team."
