Student Athlete Profile - Missy Briery, Field Hockey
August 24, 2006 | General
Aug. 24, 2006
 | Missy Briery Field Hockey 5-4 * Junior * M/B Delmar, Calif. (Torrey Pines) |
Post-college ambition: To work with deaf athletes and with college athletics
Person with the greatest influence on her athletic career: Kari DiGiulio (high school field hockey coach) and Doug Gilbert (high school basketball coach)
Biggest thrill in sports: Pulling out a win at the very end of the game after being down the whole game
Athletes she most admires: John Lynch and Diana Taurasi
What impresses her most about her coach: Her ability to be your friend, mentor, and coach at any given time
What has been her biggest obstacles to overcome: Moving away from home to come to U of L
Hobbies and outside interests: Surfing and coaching basketball
Favorite movies: Remember the Titans, Wedding Crashers, Top Gun, The Devil Wears Prada, Mean Girls
Favorite TV shows: American Idol, Project Runway, CSI and Survivor
Favorite Musical Artists: Panic at the Disco, Rascal Flatts, OAR, The Fray, James Blunt, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews Band, Missy Elliot, Jimmy Eat World
Favorite food: Ice cream
Favorite class: American Sign Language
Favorite funny movie quotes: "Stop looking at me swan" - Billy Madison
Favorite professional team: San Diego Padres and Chargers
A "stupid human trick" she can do: Move her throat similar to that of a frog
Person she'd most like to meet: Chris Daugherty from American Idol and Angelina Jolie
Words that best describe her are: Caring, loving, crazy, easy-going
Best advice she's gotten about sports: "Always put your whole heart into it! Never give up!"
What people should know about her but probably don't: She practiced martial arts for nine years
If they filmed a movie of her life, who would star in it and what would it be called: I Hope You Dance starring Julia Stiles
If she could have dinner with three people (current, historical, fictional), who would it be: Chris Daugherty from American Idol, Princess Diana, and Superman
Why she chose U of L: Team Cardinal
Best part of being an athlete: The friends you make along the way and the competition!
If she won the lottery, she'd use the money for: I would donate some of the money to the American Cancer Society, donate some to Make A Wish Foundation, and I would travel around the world.
The strangest thing that's ever happened to her while she was competing: In a high school basketball game, I realized the girl I was guarding was my best friend in the 5th grade.
The moment she realized she was really good at her sport: When I helped my high school team win CIF my junior year.
Pre-Competition Superstitions: Stepping over the sideline after a moment of silence with Beth Latham.
