Student-Athlete of the Week - Chris Malec
March 01, 2012 | Academic Services
March 1, 2012
Post-collegiate Ambition: Professional golf
Person with Greatest Influence on Athletic Career: John Graham (swing coach)
Athlete You Most Admire: Jaromir Jagr
What Impresses You Most About Your Coach: He is very competitive
What Has Been Your Biggest Obstacle to Overcome: My mind
Hobbies and Outside Interests: Hockey, fishing, and boating
Competition Superstition: Always mark my ball heads up
Favorite Professional Team: Buffalo Sabres
Favorite Movie: Scarface
Favorite TV Shows: Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Eastbound & Down, and Boardwalk Empire
Favorite Food: Chicken wings
Favorite Musical Group: Gucci Mane
Favorite Book: Kick, Pass, and Run
Favorite Professor: Charles Zimmerman - Communications
Favorite Class: COMM 111 - Introduction to Public Speaking
Favorite Funny Movie Quote: "If you're not first, you're last"
Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Tiger Woods
Best Advice I Have Gotten in Sports: Believe in yourself and work your butt off
Words That Best Describes Me: Happy, funny, loving, and ridiculous
What People Should Know About Me but Probably Don't: I spoke Polish before I learned English
If You Could Have Dinner With Three People, Who Would It Be? Jack Nicklaus, Larry David, and Wayne Gretzky
Why I Chose UofL: I wanted to be a Cardinal
Best Part of Being a Student-Athlete: All the perks
If I Won the Lottery, I Would Use the Money For: Primarily take care of my family
Moment You Realized You Were Really Good at Your Sport: When I won the Junior College National Championship
Strangest Thing That Ever Happened to Me While Competing: I hit a huge beehive trying to hit a shot through a tree, out came a lot of angry bees.
What Is Your Favorite Place You Have Ever Visited: Hilton Head, South Carolina
Favorite Season: Summer
