Checking in with Michael Eastman

Throughout the remainder of the 2020, we will check in with the athletes on the University of Louisville swimming and diving team as they complete their semesters online. This week we check in
Michael Eastman, a sophomore sprinter from here in the Ville by way of St. Xavier High School.

Q: What is your favorite pump-up song?
A: Dreams & Nightmares – Meek Mill

Q: What is your favorite pregame meal?
A: Jimmy Johns

Q: Excluding your sport, what is your favorite sport to watch?
A: Football

Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift

Q: If you could pick any college to compete against, who would it be?
University of Arizona

Q: Who is your hero/role model?
A: My Dad

Q: If you could eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
A: French Toast

Q: What is your favorite animal to see at the zoo?
A: Monkeys

Q: What is your biggest pet peeve?
A: When people eat with their mouth open

Q: If you could go against anyone one-on-one, who would it be?
A: Kobe (even tho I would get bodied)

Q: If you could see one artist in concert, who would it be?
A: Tupac

Q: What is your favorite song to sing karaoke to?
A: Are you gonna be my girl - Jet

Q: What is one thing most people do not know about you?
A: Everything

Q: Besides your own, what is one sport you wish you were really good at?
A: Basketball

Q: Who is your celebrity crush?
A: Selena Gomez/Zendaya

Q: What celebrity do people often say you look like?
A: Uh…

Q: Who is your favorite fictional character?
A: Ironman

Q: What is your best memory/experience playing your sport?
A: Going to my first ACC championships

Q: Why did you choose Louisville?
A: I really believe in the coaching staff

Q: How do you know coming to Louisville was the right decision for you?
A: I am in a better spot in my life now than I was before UofL

Q: What is one thing our program has taught you?
A: Realizing what really is important to me

Q: What is your favorite thing about our team/program?
A: Being able to be with my friends when I am intense pain from Arthur

Q: What is the best part about being a student-athlete at Louisville?
A: Having lots of people to support me for both my athletics and academics

Q: What do you miss most about being on campus?
A: My friends and TACE

Q: What are you doing with yourself during your free time?
A: Lots of movies and video games (Warzone)

Q: What's one thing you wish you had with you during this time?
A: A dog

Q: How are you continuing to stay in shape during this time?
A: Lifting with lots of biking and running in the afternoon.

Q: How have you and your teammates been keeping in contact?
A: Social media and the occasional Facetime.

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