Hot Bay Area Olympians: Ogonna Nnamani
You pronounce it "Oh-GAH-na Nuh-nuh-MAH-nee". And then you ask her for her phone number! Known as O.G. to her teammates, Outside Hitter Ogonna Nnamani and the ladies roared to a silver medal finish in the Women's Volleyball competition late last night. Ultimately bested by the gold-winning Brazilian ladies, the U.S. women enjoyed their best olympic showing in 24 years. They had not been favored to win any sort of medal at all.
A 2004 Stanford grad, Ogonna was the top-recruited high school women's volleyball player in the whole U.S. of A. coming out of high school. Volleyball fame and fortune came to her after Stanford, as she now plays professionally in Italy for Asystel Volley Novara. She even scored a U.S. endorsement deal to do a commercial in which she personally thanks her mom for keeping that fabulous ass of hers rash-free during infancy with Johnson & Johnson products.
And that's it! Now, go watch the closing ceremonies, free Tibet, give China the stink eye, or whatever. Bye!
USA's Ogonna Nnamani spikes the ball against Agnieszka Skowronska (1) and Agnieszka Bednarek of Poland during their women's volleyball preminary Pool A match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)