Student-Athlete of the Week - Adam Duvall
April 01, 2009 | Baseball
April 1, 2009
Name: Adam Duvall
Sport: Baseball
Post-college ambition: To be a successful dad and roll model
Person with greatest influence in athletic career: Mom and Dad
Biggest thrill in sports: Going to the JUCO World Series
Athlete you most admire: Derek Jeter
What impresses you most about your coach: His will to win and passion for the game
What has been your biggest obstacle to overcome: Back surgery my senior year
Hobbies and outside interests: Go to the beach/lake
Pre-competition superstition: I go into the bathroom to collect myself right before we get called out.
Favorite movie(s): Forest Gump
Favorite TV show(s): ESPN
Favorite musical group/artist: Garth Brooks
Favorite foods: Mexican
Favorite class: Math Finite
Favorite book: The Secret
Favorite funny movie quote: "Put a little shrimp on the bar-b." - Dukes of Hazard
Favorite professional team: New York Yankees
Person you'd most like to meet: Derek Jeter
Words that describes you best are: Passionate
Best advice you've gotten about sports: "Have fun."
What people should know about you but probably don't: I am a neat freak.
If you could have dinner with three people (current, historical or fictional), who would it be: Derek Jeter, Pete Rose, Tiger Woods
Why you chose U of L: Because its my hometown school and I liked the program
Best part of being an athlete: The feeling when you win
The moment you realized you were really good at your sport: It wasn't one day, but more of a realization over time.
If you won the lottery, you would use the money for: A house, a nice car, support my entire family and donate to charity.
The strangest thing that has ever happened to you while you were competing in your sport: I broke a vertebrae
What is your favorite place you have ever visited: Florida
What is your favorite season or seasons of the year (spring, summer, etc.): Spring
