“When we started playing together back in 2015, all our goals and other plans were geared towards the 2020 Olympics, which in the end happened in 2021,” 27-year-old Perusic told Volleyball World. “We knew that by the time we finish university we would have a better idea what to do afterwards – play professionally for a couple more years or just play for fun and pursue a working career. We discussed it many times over the last two years, not only within the team with the coaches, but also with our families, girlfriends and so on…”










