Student-Athlete of the Week - Tori Collins
February 04, 2009 | Softball
Feb. 4, 2009
Name: Tori Collins
Sport: Softball
Post-college ambition: To have a happy family, a fulfilling career, and a happy life
Person with greatest influence in athletic career: My parents
Biggest thrill in sports: Winning as the underdog - beating teams you "aren't" supposed" to beat
Athlete you most admire: Kassie Stanfill
What impresses you most about your coaches: How passionate they are for the game
What has been your biggest obstacle to overcome: Self-limitations
Hobbies and outside interests: Being with people I care about, shopping, singing, playing cards
Pre-competition superstition: Putting a ribbon in my hair and making sure everyone's is perfect
Favorite movie(s): My Best Friend's Wedding, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Favorite TV show(s): Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy
Favorite musical group/artist: Carrie Underwood
Favorite foods: Panda Express orange chicken
Favorite book: Daddy's Little Girl
Favorite funny movie quote: "Baby I've got moves you've never seen." - My Best Friend's Wedding
Favorite professional team: New Orleans Saints
Favorite sports writer or announcer: Kelly Crull
Person you'd most like to meet: Jennifer Aniston
Words that describes you best are: Driven, bubbly, caring
Best advice you've gotten about sports: "Good is the enemy of great."
What people should know about you but probably don't: I love musicals.
If they filmed a movie of your life, who would star in it and what would it be called:
If you could have dinner with three people (current, historical or fictional), who would it be: Reggie Bush, Oprah, Mike Candrea
Why you chose U of L: Felt like home - like where I was meant to be
Best part of being an athlete: Team camaraderie
The moment you realized you were really good at your sport: When I received the Indiana Miss Softball Award
If you won the lottery, you would use the money for: Shopping and Children's Cancer Research
The strangest thing that has ever happened to you while you were competing in your sport: Playing my future roommate at nationals
What is your favorite place you have ever visited: The Don CeSar Resort in Florida
What is your favorite season or seasons of the year (spring, summer, etc.): Summer
