Student-Athlete of the Week - Lianne Bobal
March 05, 2009 | Women's Lacrosse
March 4, 2009
Name: Lianne Bobal
Sport: Women's Lacrosse
Post-college ambition: To be a strength and conditioning coach at the college level
Person with greatest influence in athletic career: Dad
Biggest thrill in sports: To now be in the BIG EAST
Athlete you most admire: Peyton Manning
What impresses you most about your coach: Intensity and will-power
What has been your biggest obstacle to overcome: Being mentally tough
Hobbies and outside interests: Music, friends, I love watching and playing football and baseball
Pre-competition superstition: I must listen to music Favorite
Favorite movie(s): Taken, Bad Boys 2, Peter Pan, Aladdin, Failure to Launch
Favorite TV show(s): It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Friends, House, Bones
Favorite musical group/artist: Nickelback and Angels&Airwaves
Favorite foods: Mexican and Italian Foods
Favorite class: Anything to do with my major, Exercise Physiology
Favorite funny movie quote: "Shampoo is better. I go on first and clean the hair. Conditioner is better. I leave the hair silky and smooth. Oh, really fool? Really. Stop looking at me swan." - Billy Madison
Favorite professional team: New York Giants
Favorite sports writer or announcer: Bill Simmons
A "Stupid Human Trick" you can do: Kind of difficult to explain but being able to hold my stick and pull my body through while still holding onto the stick.
Person you'd most like to meet: Brady Quinn
Words that describes you best are: Serious
Best advice you've gotten about sports: "Even the biggest mistake beats the heck out of never trying."
What people should know about you but probably don't: My favorite animal is a squirrel.
If you could have dinner with three people (current, historical or fictional), who would it be: Brady Quinn, Matthew McConaughey and Peyton Manning
Why you chose U of L: To make history as one of the first women to be a part of the lacrosse team
Best part of being an athlete: The different experiences and opportunities you can encounter
The moment you realized you were really good at your sport: When I got calls from colleges my junior (high school) summer
The strangest thing that has ever happened to you while you were competing in your sport: My cleat flew off in mid-sprint down the midfield in high school
What is your favorite place you have ever visited: Hawaii
What is your favorite season or seasons of the year (spring, summer, etc.): Fall
