Logan Tom is finally in Brazil!

Sadly, she didn’t get her visa on time which cost her to miss the official presentation of her Brazilian club team, Unilever. In case you didn’t know, the 2 time Olympic silver medalist is playing with 4 Olympic Champions namely 2008 Olympic Champions Fofao & Valeskinha, 2 time Olympic gold medalist Fabi and 2012 Olympic champion Natalia.

Logan is not the only foreigner on the team. Canadian opposite hitter, Sarah Pavan, has also joined Coach Bernardinho Rezende’s squad.

Unilever Team Presentation

When she arrived the other in Rio De Janeiro, the 31 year old went straight to practice.

By the way, Logan was quite overwhelmed with the media attention that she had to ask one cameraman to go away while she was picking her nose on the treadmill.

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Take note, Logan (who speaks Portuguese) politely asked the media upon her arrival to give her some space and that she will only speak in English since she was not that comfortable yet talking to them in Portuguese.

Coach Rezende came to the rescue as well defending Logan’s diva demand.

“Just understand her. She is not used to that attention. Logan just wants to be like every other player.” says Rezende.

Source says that Unilever staff wanted her to get some rest but Logan told them she’s ready to play. “Logan is not interested much in events organized by the team sponsors but and she will do it if she has to because it’s part of the job. She’s here to play volleyball and wants to remain focus which is important for the team.” adds the source.

Later on, Logan talked to the media with a million dollar smile on her face.

Press Quote:

“Ten years ago I had my first experience in Brazil. A lot has changed. I changed also, people change in ten years. Volleyball is even stronger in Brazil now. You passes by the beach and get impressed with the number of people practicing this sport. With no doubts it is the second favorite sport in the country. I love Rio. I have many friends here. It is very comfortable for me to have come to play here in the city. In 2006 I came to visit, but it was fast, and now I will get to know it better. Volleyball is very strong, it is the Olympic City and has a very strong league.”

It’s great to hear that Logan is taking her responsibilities with Team Unilever seriously but Brazil loves volleyball so hopefully she will learn to tolerate the media attention or at least give them a chance to put the spotlight on her.

As long as she doesn’t punch a table while in Brazil nor demand a modelling contact like that girl from last season then she should be ok. LOL! Just Kidding!

Unilever Team Roster

Setters: Fofão, Roberta
Opposite Hitters: Sarah Pavan, Bruna
Outside Hitters: Natália, Logan Tom, Regiane, Amanda, Gabi
Middle Blockers: Juciely, Valeskinha, Mara
Líbero: Fabi, Ju Perdigão

Side Dish: Logan Tom made her professional debut in the Brazilian League during the 2003 season.

We wish Logan and Team Unilever the best!

Good luck ladies!