Student-Athlete of the Week - Phil Wunderlich
April 28, 2010 | Baseball
April 28, 2010
Name: Phil Wunderlich
Sport: Baseball
Post-college ambition: To play professional baseball
Person(s) with greatest influence in athletic career: Coach Mac
Biggest thrill in sports: Hosting and winning 2009 regional
Athlete you most admire: Albert Pujols
What impresses you most about your coach(es): His ability to motivate and desire to win
What has been your biggest obstacle to overcome: Off-season shoulder surgery
Hobbies and outside interests: Playing cards with teammates, movies
Favorite movie(s): Avatar, Gladiator, The Godfather
Favorite TV show(s): Sportscenter, reality tv
Favorite foods: Chicken Parmesean
Favorite book: Lone Survivor
Favorite professional team: Chicago White Sox
Person you'd most like to meet: Tiger Woods
Words that describe you best are: Funny, loyal, intelligent, hardworking
Best advice you've gotten about sports: "Don't settle for less than your best."
If you could have dinner with three people (current, historical or fictional), who would it be: My two brothers and my grandfather
Why you chose U of L: Baseball
Best part of being an athlete: Winning and traveling all over the country
The moment you realized you were really good at your sport: When I received scholarship offers
If you won the lottery, you would use the money for/to: Starting my own business
The strangest thing that has ever happened to you while you were competing in your sport: Getting hit in the face with a pitch
What is your favorite place you have ever visited: Bahamas
What is your favorite season or seasons of the year (spring, summer, etc.): Summer
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