Student-Athlete of the Week - Colby Wherry
February 03, 2010 | Softball
Feb. 3, 2010
Name: Colby Wherry
Sport: Softball
Post-college ambition: Be on TV
Person with greatest influence in athletic career: Family
Biggest thrill in sports: Clutch situations and coming through
Athlete you most admire: Lance Armstrong
What impresses you most about your coach(es): P - Understanding, B - Enthusiastic
What has been your biggest obstacle to overcome: Reconstructive knee surgery
Hobbies and outside interests: Wakeboarding
Pre-competition superstition: Hair
Favorite movie(s): Little Rascals, Finding Nemo
Favorite TV show(s): Animal Planet
Favorite musical group/artist: Boys Like Girls
Favorite foods: Chips & Salsa
Favorite class: Sign Language
Favorite book: Coraline
Favorite funny movie quote: "Hey look, my mom's here!" "Whoopi!" - Little Rascals
Favorite professional team: Tennessee Titans
Favorite sports writer or announcer: Carolyn Peck
A "Stupid Human Trick" you can do: Pop all my joints out of socket
Person you'd most like to meet: Ellen Degeneres
Words that describes you best are: Sarcastic, reals
Best advice you've gotten about sports: "You can't go back so make it count."
What people should know about you but probably don't: I'm greek and live on a farm
If you could have dinner with three people (current, historical or fictional), who would it be: Ellen Degeneres, Rosa Parks, Rosie the Riviter
Why you chose U of L: Cause it felt right...players, coaches, facilities
Best part of being an athlete: The family of a team
The moment you realized you were really good at your sport: When the boys didn't want me to switch to softball
If you won the lottery, you would use the money for/to: My family
The strangest thing that has ever happened to you while you were competing in your sport: Saw a station wagon drag the field
What is your favorite place you have ever visited: Prague, Czech Republic
What is your favorite season or seasons of the year (spring, summer, etc.): Autumn
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