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Bob Ctvrtlik

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Volleyball Player

The Resume

    (July 8, 1963- )
    Born in Long Beach, California
    Attended Long Beach City College, Cal State Long Beach and Pepperdine University
    Member of US men's volleyball teams that won Olympic gold (1988) and bronze (1992) medals
    Played professionally for Mediolanum Gonzaga (1989-91) and Brescia (1992-93) in the Italian League and HAOK Mladost Zagreb in Croatia (1993-94)
    Played four-man beach volleyball for Bud Light (1994)
    Inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame (2007)
    Named Vice-President of the US Olympic Committee (2006)
    Last name pronounced stuh-vert-lick (accent of the 2nd syllable)

Why he might be annoying:

    His last name has a serious vowel deficiency.
    He did not play 6-on-6 volleyball until his freshman year in college.
    He was captain of the US volleyball team that finished a disappointing 7th at the Atlanta Olympics (1996).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was offered basketball and tennis scholarships, but turned them down to attend a local community college so he could help out at home after his father was diagnosed with cancer.
    He was named Player of the Year by the NCAA (1985) and the International Volleyball Federation (1995).
    He started a successful real estate business while still playing volleyball.
    He was a founding member of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
    He said, 'Oftentimes, I see people willing to settle for giving less than their best.... I'd rather try for something great and fail than never try at all.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying