Congratulations, Simona! And many congratulations the Italian Women's team! Way to go!
In my long-spent youth, I played some volleyball, and I came to understand that it's far more than repeatedly whacking the ball over the net. I never had the physical tools to play it competitively, but I always enjoyed it. I know that, on my best day, I might have lasted fifteen seconds against players of the caliber of the Olympic-level teams (assuming that they weren't trying very hard and were quite ill). So once again, I say, Way to go!
