"People always want me to come back home. Some said, 'Why not coach China women's volleyball? We love you. One day you will beat us and it will hurt our feelings.'
"I would say 85 percent of the people understood my decision and they support me as an international coach. After that I made my decision."
Lang, 48, is one of the few women coaches in global volleyball circles and will join Hungarian 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympic coach Gabriella Kotsis as the only woman to guide teams in multiple Olympics.
"For international games, you travel too much. You don't spend time at home with your family. That's why a woman coach doesn't want that job," she said.
"We have a lot of female coaches in universities. I wish we had more female coaches in international volleyball."
As hard as she will try to guide the Americans past China, Lang admits the defending Olympic champion Chinese team will be tough to top.
"China's team looks very well. They have prepared very well. They have time to prepare for every angle and all the details. I think they have a very good shot at winning the gold medal," Lang said.
"They won the gold medal in 2004. They don't have to worry too much. China has one of the top teams in the world."
Lang has had the US women play several tune-up events in China to become adjusted to conditions there and to see how security, transportation and food will be handled when the Olympics arrive.
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