Sport: Softball
Class: Senior
Age: 18
Claim to fame: My last name
Bet you didn’t know: I have a twin brother
Toughest opponent/why? Dixie, because we’ve always been evenly matched with talent, and last year we lost in extra innings by one run at the sectional finals
Favorite book: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Favorite movie: Dirty Dancing
Favorite TV show: Survivor
Favorite musical artist: Migos, Future, Rihanna, Beyonce
Favorite pro athlete/why: Brandon Phillips, because he has such good character, always upbeat and smiling, and is an amazing baseball player
Favorite smell: Peach scents
Favorite home-cooked meal: Turkey and sweet potato cranberry casserole
Game-day rituals: Listen to songs that pump me up, touching a Ken doll arm before we step on the field, and eating with my teammates
Person who would play me in a movie/why: Emma Stone, just because she is one of my favorite actresses
Words you live by: Give, but don’t allow yourself to be used. Love, but don’t allow your heart to be abused. Trust, but don’t be naive. Listen to others, but don’t lose your own voice.
Biggest influence/why: My mother, because she is tough, smart, fun, patient, understanding, and much more. I aspire to be like her when I grow older.
I am most annoyed by: People who lie
I can’t live without: My family
Most embarrassing moment: When I was in middle school, I tripped and fell on flat ground in front of the whole baseball team
In 10 years, I’ll be: Working at a business, married, with some cute kids, living in a beautiful house in South Carolina
Best thing about softball: Doing something you love with your friends
Worst thing about softball: Losing
Vegetable I just won’t eat: Asparagus
Favorite junk food: Pizza
Favorite school subject: English/Literature
Last DVD or video game I bought: Safe Haven
Person whose brain you’d like to pick: William Shakespeare
Love to trade places for a day with: Blake Lively
When I’m bored, I like to: Listen to music
Worst habit: Picking at my nails
On your bedroom walls: Pictures of my family, myself and friends, and a corkboard with letters and notes from family and friends
Talent I’d most like to have: To be able to draw
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