Years-long project that culminates in “If Gold Is Our Destiny”
He wanted something inspirational, something with a sports theme.
So in a moment of reflection, Murray turned to his youth, when he was a 13-year-old boy and his father was the team psychologist for the 1984 U.S. Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team.“I wanted to write a real story, a story with some importance,” Murray said. “I was inspired by ‘The Boys in the Boat.’” “You talk about ‘Miracle’ and this book could be turned into a movie,” said Chris Marlowe, the captain of that ’84 U.S. volleyball team.
A starving actor himself as a young man, Marlowe’s father, Huge Marlowe, and mother, K.T. Stevens, were both acclaimed actors.“This is a good book, informative,” Marlowe said. “I know Sean worked hard on it. And I, especially, thought, I was portrayed fairly.”And the ’84 Olympic team trained at old, smelly Muni Gym in Balboa Park, working around pickup basketball games, after relocating from Dayton, Ohio.
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