Each week as he packs his bags for the next AVP Tour stop, Matt Olson receives some silent treatment and big sad eyes from one of the members of his family.
"We have a little dog Playa, a female German Sheppard and Labrador mix, who will see me start seeing me packing each week and goes and lays down with her ball and gives me the look," said Olson, who finished in fifth place in Long Beach this weekend.
Olson and his wife Lindsey have only had Playa for a few months, but it has been Olson's commitment to the AVP since the 2000 season that has helped him get other kinds of looks from his fellow players.
"He is a young guy who works hard and has really good skills," said partner Kevin Wong. "I was talking to Matt Gage about some players and he told me that Matt was one of those guys who makes his partners play better."
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