Student-Athlete of the Week - Christina Roesel
March 23, 2009 | Softball
March 18, 2009
Name: Christina Roesel
Sport: Softball
Post-college ambition: Play professionally or teach and coach softball
Person with greatest influence in athletic career: Coach Tom DiBiase
Biggest thrill in sports: Game saving defensive play vs. UK
Athlete you most admire: Derek Jeter
What impresses you most about your coach: Very enthusiastic and energetic!
What has been your biggest obstacle to overcome: Leaving my friends and family at home
Hobbies and outside interests: Play cards, shop
Pre-competition superstition: Not to step on white lines and candy bar from my grandma Pam
Favorite movie(s): Night at the Roxbury
Favorite TV show(s): Niptuck, American Idol
Favorite musical group/artist: Dave Matthews Band
Favorite foods: Spaghetti
Favorite class: Sports Psychology
Favorite book: Little Critters
Favorite funny movie quote: "How long have we been friends? All seven years of high school." - Night at the Roxbury
Favorite professional team: New York Yankees
Favorite sports writer or announcer: Dot Richardson
Person you'd most like to meet: Christian Troy (Niptuck)
Words that describes you best are: Caring, loveable, energetic, enthusiastic
Best advice you've gotten about sports: "Reach for the sky and believe in yourself."
What people should know about you but probably don't: My name is Christina! I hate cheese but eat pizza.
If you could have dinner with three people (current, historical or fictional), who would it be: Coach Tom, Derek Jeter, Nick Borgelt
Why you chose U of L: Amazing facilities, great people and wonderful staff
Best part of being an athlete: Friendships I've made and traveling everywhere
The moment you realized you were really good at your sport: Starting at age seven and playing on all boys teams
If you won the lottery, you would use the money for: Give back to my mother and support her
The strangest thing that has ever happened to you while you were competing in your sport: Warming up hitting and dislocated my Achilles tendon
What is your favorite place you have ever visited: Montego Bay, Jamaica
What is your favorite season or seasons of the year (spring, summer, etc.): Spring
