Athlete of the Week: Allison Savage, Waynesville High School

Allison Savage

Allison Savage

Name: Allison Savage

School: Waynesville High School

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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