Grade: Incoming senior
Age: 17
Sports: Tennis, soccer
Claim to fame/honors: Three-year varsity tennis player; two-year varsity soccer; Scholar-Athlete Award for both sports each year
Bet you didn’t know … I constantly have to fight through asthma and severe allergies
Words you live by: Never give up, always give as much as you can and try to give a little bit more each time
Toughest opponent: Centerville in both sports
Biggest influence: My family, how much they’ve given me support
Match-day rituals: I always eat a good meal, listen to music, and if I have homework I work on that before I get ready for the match
What’s on your bedroom walls? Mainly just some pictures playing sports, Star Wars posters
When I’m bored I like to … read a book, watch TV, play video games, if I can’t find someone to hang out with
Favorite movie: Star Wars: A New Hope
Person who would play you in a movie: Tom Holland
Favorite TV show: NCIS Los Angeles
Favorite musical artist: I listen to Bruno Mars quite a bit
I can’t live without: Good food
I can live without: My allergies and asthma, be nice to live without those
Event you’d like to attend: Tie between Wimbledon and soccer World Cup
Favorite book: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Favorite home-cooked meal: Baked pasta with extra cheese and extra Italian meat (pepperoni and sausage)
Favorite restaurant: Olive Garden
Favorite smell: A fresh can of tennis balls just opened
Favorite cereal: Lucky Charms
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Adidas super store
Vegetable you won’t eat: Brussels sprouts
I’d love to trade places for a day with … any of the Marvel actors, Chris Evans, Chris Helmsworth, Chris Pratt, Tom Holland
Whose mind would you like to read? Alexander the Great
Place where you’d love to travel? Italy
Talent you’d like to have? Really good acrobatics and agility
Favorite school subject: History
Favorite athlete: Roger Federer
Favorite team: Manchester United
Favorite Olympic sport: Fencing
Something in the world I’d like to change: People’s negative perception of others
Favorite sports moment: When I was in the middle of a soccer game, I had gotten fouled really hard, but ref didn’t call and I scored the winning goal right after.
Favorite junk food: Donuts
Best thing about your sports: The improvement it gives to your quick thinking, movement, strategizing and execution; for soccer the feeling of teamwork, unity and whenever you make a good play the feeling of sheer accomplishment.
In 10 years, I hope to be … in a profession I really love; hopefully something involving ancient history and hopefully it helps people and teaches them or helps them become better people
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