Danielle Racquel Scott-Arruda (born October 1, 1972) is an American-

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ian indoor

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player. She has played at the 1996,

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, 2004,

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and the 2012 Summer Olympics, breaking a U.S. female volleyball athlete record for Olympic appearances. She's currently playing professionally for

ian league Banana Boat/Praia Clube. Scott-Arruda carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic C ...

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

High school and personal life

Scott-Arruda was born in

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, and attended Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge, where she was an All-State performer in volleyball and

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. Scott-Arruda's parents are Charles Young and Vera Scott. She has one brother (Charles) and one late sister (Stefanie). She was married to Eduardo Arruda. And a daughter Juliánne Scott Arruda. She also loved her high school. She states, " My math teacher never gave up on me she will never be forgetting.".

Long Beach State

Scott was a Three Time First Team American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American and was the National Player of the Year in 1993. In her career, she posted 1,778 kills, 693 digs and 604 blocks and also earned All-

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honors in basketball, becoming the first Big West student-athlete to earn all-conference accolades in two sports in one season. In 1993, she led the 49ers to the NCAA National Championship and won the Honda Sports Award as the top college volleyball player. She was AVCA All-Northwest Region and the Big West Conference Player of the Year, as she led the nation in hitting percentage. In 1992, she was the Big West Conference Player of the Year and helped Long Beach State to the NCAA semifinals. In 1991, she helped Long Beach to the NCAA championship match. In 1994, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player. ArrudaBushOlympics

Recent international competition

Scott-Arruda has played in 371 international matches, as of August 24, 2008. 2008 *

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(silver medal) *U.S. Olympic exhibition for Brazil *

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(fourth place) 2007 *Pan American Games (bronze medal) *

(eighth place) *NORCECA Championship (silver medal) *FIVB World Cup (bronze medal) 2006 *

(seventh place) *World Championships (ninth place)

Individual awards

* '' 2000 Summer Olympics "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix "Most Valuable Player"'' * '' 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Scorer"'' * '' 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2002 World Championship "Best Blocker"'' * '' 2009 Pan-American Cup "Best Blocker"''

Sports Diplomacy

In 2019, Scott-Arruda visited Fiji as a Sports Envoy for the U.S. State Department's

Sports Diplomacy Politics and sports or sports diplomacy describes the use of sport as a means to influence diplomatic, social, and political International relations, relations. Sports diplomacy may transcend cultural differences and bring people together. The us ...

Office.

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