Yanik – 5’ 8” Volleyball Pro?
This is definitely a little crazy!
Yesterday I was IM’ing with my friend, AVP pro, Albert Hannemann, and he was telling me his doubles volleyball partner just bailed on him at the last minute for the final tournament of the year in Cincinnati this weekend.
I was joking around on IM that we should play together in the tournament since he couldn’t find anyone els.
HA! Yeah, right – like he needs a 5’ 8” partly-out-of-shape partner. 
Imagine my surprise when he said “Yes!”
AL-B and I have been friends from the Volleyball vacations trips he runs and I’ve given him some advice on marketing and promotion. I know my skill level and it’s not pro. But on my “BIG list” I had written “be a semi-pro beach volleyball player” however I never really thought it would really happen. (And actually this is even better since it’s a pro tourney.)
So your friends here at InternetLifestyle.com are going to be sponsoring our team. We play in the qualifiers on Thursday at 8 AM, ET. Then if by some stroke of luck we make into the main tourney we play on Fri. Pretty damn cool!
Check out the AVP site for information on this final tourney and if you’re close-by – you should come out to see the real pros (and one not-so-pro) out there. We can take them…we’ve got our game plan down…it’s AL-B vs the other 2 guys!
I’ll be posting a recap when I come home – wish me luck!
Just some comparison pics for preview – you probably can’t even tell who is the pro here, right? 
August 28th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
Hey Yanik,
Congrats on checking off another item off the big list. And one I envy. I used to play the Jose Cuervo beach volleyball pro/am tourney up in Wildwood, NJ many years ago. Man what a great sport.
Best of luck with your team and hope you climb the brackets!
August 28th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
I was reminded of this Yanik;
I keep my friends as misers do their treasure
because, of all the things granted us by
wisdom, none is better or greater than
our friendships.
Pietro Aretino
Do your very best to make it great, and enjoy
every moment just thinking we, rather than me,
for the very best of teamwork.
The greatest of effort is worthy of all friendships.
Byron.
Enjoy!
August 28th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
right on, kick some a$$ and don’t drink too much the night before, the morning of is plenty fine though, ha ha!
–z–
August 28th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Yanik,
A big congrats. This is possibly the best example of my favorite success belief. IF YOU DON’T ASK, THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS NO. Great job of asking for and receiving what you wanted. I hope you make it in to the main draw. That will make one hell of a testimonial.
August 29th, 2007 at 8:17 am
Uh…Yanik…small problem.
Get it…small problem? Bwuhahahha!
5’8″? Who you trying to kid?
I’m 5’7″ and I ‘dwarf’ you…get it…dwarf you!
Dude, huge congrats. The video content and pre and post interviews and the making of the rockumentary will be priceless!
I’m cagefighting and you’re a pro volleyball player…what the hell did Dan Kennedy do to us?
August 29th, 2007 at 11:12 am
Dave – you’re funny! LOL
Now you’re sounding like Ryan Deiss who claims to be taller *AND* better looking
Let’s just hope there are now official measurements at the AVP tourney!
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Josh – you’re right about asking. I still don’t do that as often as I should.
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Looks like a couple volleyball players here in our ranks. Yeah making into the main draw would be crazy. We’ll see how well we can fend out. Looking forward to reporting good news.
August 29th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
[...] Today it was announced that Internet marketing millionaire Yanik Silver has teamed with professional volleyball star Albert Hannemann to compete in the last beach volleyball tournament of the year in Cincinnati Ohio this weekend. The full story is detailed on Yanik's Internet Lifestyle blog. [...]
August 29th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Congrats Yanik!
Seems like a bunch of Cagefighting Ninja Grappling Volleyball players read this blog… I fear for my safety.
September 17th, 2007 at 7:26 am
Congrats, Yanik!
You love volleyball – all that matters is that you have fun!
Christel
November 13th, 2007 at 6:38 am
[...] A few weeks ago I wrote about my pal Yanik Silver fulfilling a dream of playing pro beach volleyball. Yanik is a marketing genius, one of the most gifted copywriters I know, and has cash falling out of every pocket. A few people wondered if we were enemies after I had a small laugh at his expense in the article. No, as far as I know I can still set foot at his world famous seminars and I even get mentioned occasionally on his kickass blog. [...]