Sport: Tennis
Class: Junior
Age: 16
Claim to fame: Getting Athlete of the Year in tennis last year
Bet you didn’t know: That I’ve been playing tennis since I was 3 years old
Toughest opponent/why: Myself because I have to remember to be confident and stay positive in order to play my best
Favorite book: Harry Potter
Favorite movie: Jurassic Park
Favorite TV show: Shark Tank
Favorite musical artist: Bollywood
Favorite pro athlete/why: Roger Federer because he’s great at everything he does
Favorite smell: Anything fruity
Favorite home-cooked meal: Baked ziti
Match-day rituals: I always have to have apple juice with me during my matches
Person who would play me in a movie/why: Priyanka Chopra because I guess she looks like me
Words you live by: Whatever happens happens for the best
Biggest influence/why: My sister because she’s such a hard-working, positive person
I am most annoyed by: When people enter through exit doors or exit through entrance doors at stores
I can’t live without: Apple juice
Most embarrassing moment: When I fell in gym class
In 10 years, I’ll be: Out of college and have a job
Best thing about tennis: Requires mental and physical work
Worst thing about tennis: Can’t think of anything
Vegetable I just won’t eat: Chayote squash
Favorite junk food: Teddy Grahams
Favorite school subject: History
Last DVD or video game I bought: I have never bought a DVD or video game
Person whose brain you’d like to pick: Mahatma Gandhi
Love to trade places for a day with: My parents
When I’m bored, I like to: Read
Worst habit: I still watch some PBS kids shows
On your bedroom walls: A painting of a family of horses
Talent I’d most like to have: Playing a musical instrument. I’ve never been good with music.
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