When did you start playing soccer?
Age 5
What is your favorite thing about playing soccer?
The thrill
What was your most memorable game experience?
My first professional start ever against FC Gold Pride in April 2009.
What is something you always have in your soccer bag?
Those little black rubber pebbles from turf fields. Blech.
What was your most interesting and fun soccer trip and why?
I don’ think there was a trip last season that WASN’T interesting. Washington always seemed to be the most eventful. We’ve gone to some fun places, met some characters and the hallway races were to die for.
What's your perfect day off?
Ideally a day filled with random wackiness. For instance, kayaking in the rain, or taking pictures with large polar bear statues, maybe even some firefly baseball.
Name a sports team other than Sky Blue FC that you can’t live without?
Manchester United.
What famous person most inspires you?
Michael J. Fox, Stefan Sagmeister – Graphic designer
If you could only eat one food item/meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Yogurt and granola.
What's on your workout/pre-game iPod playlist?
My iPod does not discriminate…but if you’ve got synthesizers and or a catchy beat and you’re in for sure! This week Julian Casablancas, Notorious B.I.G. Al Green made the cut.
Aside from soccer, I'm really good at…
Teaching my parents how to use technology.
Not many people know that I can…
Throw the javelin
If my parents were describing me, they’d say that…
Have panache
If I were stranded on a deserted island with one of my current Sky Blue FC teammates, I would want to be with…
Yael Averbuch because she’s the only one that hears my jokes and maybe I’ll finally finish my crossword with her help.
I want my experience in WPS to be…
Filled with awesomeness
QUICK HITS – List your three favorites:
TV Shows:
1. House
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. Flight of the Conchords
Places to Shop:
1. Target
2. Forever 21
3. Urban Outfitters
Restaurants:
1. Midori Sushi
2. Magic Wok
3. Ruth’s Chris
Professional Athletes:
1. Ryan Giggs
2. Eric Cantona
3. Michael Jordan
What are the three things you can never be without while traveling?
Sketchbook, iPod, phone.
If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you want to go and why?
New Zealand; I hear they have a lot of sheep.
Did you have a childhood pet? What was its name?
I had a black cat named Fred.
What was your favorite TV show, movie, and music group?
Care Bears, Oliver and Company, Ace of Base.
What was the first concert you ever attended?
The Mickey Mouse Club tour, circa 1995.
What was your favorite Halloween costume that you wore?
Dude! My Mom made the coolest lion costume ever!
What was your dream profession as a child?
Killer Whale trainer at Sea World.
What was your first job?
I was Goofy and Tigger at Disneyland, true story.
What celebrities have your friends told you that you look most like?
Ugh…Tilda Swinton
If you had a dinner party, who are the four people you would invite (can be living or dead) and why?
1. David Tennant – He’s dreamy.
2. Will Ferrall - For just one night we could be “co-people.”
3. Steve Martin – He’s a wild and crazy guy.
4. Seth McFarlane – Anyone who does impersonations or voices is welcome at my dinner table.
Describe your impression of New Jersey in three words.
Eclectic, Unpredictable, Historical
Who would you most like to meet in New Jersey?
Guidos, Snooki, Gas station attendants
What’s your favorite restaurant in New Jersey?
Midori Sushi
Surely it took a lot of hard work to get to this level, what motivated you to keep working hard?
It’s intrinsic, but my friends and family play a big role.
When it got hard, or you didn’t make the cut what did you do? What advice could you give kids about working hard and overcoming moments like this?
Things never completely work out the way you want them to, it’s your ability to be flexible, see the best, a challenge, or an opportunity and attack it head on that defines you. Never stop believing in yourself!
When going through school and playing soccer at the same time, how did you fit all the pieces together (soccer, school, social life)
I don’t really know how I did it all now that I look back on it, I suppose I prioritized and just took it one step at a time.
What advice would you give to a young girl who dreams of playing in WPS one day?
Support the WPS now and go for it when you’re older!