Kim McGiven
Photo by Richard Brill
"Do or do not, there is no try."
I give 100% to whatever I'm doing, always exploring and welcoming the adventures of life.
I grew up in San Diego playing in the ocean, jumping on the trampoline, building forts, climbing trees, playing soccer, and gardening with mom. Today you'll find me doing all of these same things in addition to riding my bike, going to the Ocean Beach library, playing volleyball, and spending time with my 3 wonderful sisters.
| Just the facts | |
| Name | Kimberly McGiven |
| Nickname | Danger, Crane, KJ | Birthdate: | 9/30/1984 |
| Height: | 6'0 | Hometown: | San Diego, CA |
| Resides: | San Diego, CA | College: | Santa Clara University |
| Years Pro: | 1 | Partners: | Anne Vaughan, Paige Davis | Career Stats: | Kim's BVBinfo profile |
| Inspirations | Life: | "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand." - Albert Einstein |
| Volleyball: | "Somewhere behind the athlete you've become, the hours of practice, the coaches who pushed you, the teammates who believe in you, and the fans who cheer for you, is the little girl who fell in love with the sport, and never looked back....Do it for her!" |
| Favorites | AVP event 2007: | Brooklyn, NYC. It was great to play with Paige and the city was awesome! | Food: | Sushi and Thai Food |
| Drink: | Horchata | Vacation: | Anywhere beautiful and adventurous |
| Car: | My Bicycle :) | Ice Cream: | I love $1 scoops from Thriftys - all the flavors are delicious! |
| Holiday: | Halloween! |
| Top Fives | Movies: | The Little Mermaid, Forest Gump, Boondock Saints, V for Vendetta, Count of Monte Cristo |
| TV: | "I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." - Groucho Marx | CD's: | Mandalay, Journey, Everything But The Girl, Pearl Jam, Michael Jackson |
| Books: | The Power of One, Where the Wild Things Are, Oh The Places We Will Go, The House of the Spirits, Kite Runner |
| Warm up music: | Journey, Michael Jackson, Nsync, ACDC, Counting Crows |
| Seven Silly Questions | 1. If you could have one super power, what would it be? | The ability to stop time…it would work really well for sleeping in and having fun! | 2. If you were stuck on a deserted island, what is the one thing you would want? | A laptop with power and the Internet | 3. What is your guilty pleasure? | Super Mario Bros. 2 - the really old one where you can be the princess and throw turnips | 4. Who is your hero? | My Mom - she works hard, loves to have fun, and is deeply filled with generosity, love, and a strong passion for life. | 5. What frightens you? | Scorpions…I had a really bad sting while traveling through Mexico last Spring and was hospitalized | 6. If you could meet anyone, who would it be? | Jesus | 7. If you didn't play volleyball, what would you do? | I would sail around the world |