
Getting to Know ... Rosie Devine
July 31, 2020 | Rowing
Let's check in with Rosie Devine of Beavercreek, Ohio, a sophomore Health and Human Performance major.Â
Q: What is your favorite pump-up song?
A: Bonfire- Childish Gambino
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Q: What is your favorite pre-competition meal?
A: Anything from Panera
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Q: Where is your favorite place you have competed?
A: Nathan Benderson Park- Sarasota, FL
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Q: Excluding your sport, what is your favorite sport to watch?
A: Football
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Q: What is your go-to emoji to use?
A: The one with one of its eyebrows raised
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Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Top Gun
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Q: What is a hobby that you have that most people do not know you have?
A: I really love to cook.
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Q: Do you have any pre-race rituals?
A: Meditate/ quiet time
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Q: If you could pick any college to compete against, who would it be?
A: Alabama
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Q: Who is your hero/role model?
A: My mom
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Q: If you could eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
A: Grilled chicken
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Q: What is your favorite animal to see at the zoo?
A: Koala
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Q: What is your biggest pet peeve?
A: Messy people
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Q: If you could see one artist in concert, who would it be?
A: Post Malone
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Q: What is your favorite song to sing karaoke to?
A: Boyfriend by Justin Bieber
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Q: What is one thing most people do not know about you?
A: I'm very OCD
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Q: Besides your own, what is one sport you wish you were really good at?
A: Swimming/DivingÂ
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Q: Who is your celebrity crush?
A: Joe Burrow
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Q: Who is your favorite fictional character?
A: Kat Stratford (the main girl in 10 things I hate about you)
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Q: What is your best memory/experience playing your sport?
A: Crossing the finish line at 2019 Head of the Charles. I felt very accomplished and proud of the work our boat did. The outcome wasn't first place but we achieved all of our goals that day.
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Q: Why did you choose Louisville?
A: I wanted a school that felt like home even though I was far away from home. I felt that as soon as a stepped foot on campus. I knew the team and the coaches were a group of people that would encourage me to grow.
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Q: How do you know coming to Louisville was the right decision for you?Â
A: It was the place that made me the happiest. I knew that is where I wanted to be.
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Q: What is one thing our program has taught you?
A: How to overcome. It has showed me that no matter how hard the challenge is, I am strong enough to get through it.
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Q: What is your favorite thing about our team/program?Â
A: The constant support from every single girl. We always have each others backs.
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Q: What is the best part about being a student-athlete at Louisville?
A: All of the opportunities we get from our support staff. They work so hard to make sure we have the tools and resources we need to be great students and to be prepared for life when we are no longer athletes.
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Q: What do you miss most about being on campus?
A: Seeing my friends and coaches every day
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Q: What are you doing with yourself during your free time?Â
A: Working, hiking, cooking, spending time with my siblings.
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Q: How are you continuing to stay in shape during this time?
A: Hiking, body weight circuits, yoga
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Q: How have you and your teammates been keeping in contact?
A: Snapchat and Facetime.
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Q: What is your favorite pump-up song?
A: Bonfire- Childish Gambino
Â
Q: What is your favorite pre-competition meal?
A: Anything from Panera
Â
Q: Where is your favorite place you have competed?
A: Nathan Benderson Park- Sarasota, FL
Â
Q: Excluding your sport, what is your favorite sport to watch?
A: Football
Â
Q: What is your go-to emoji to use?
A: The one with one of its eyebrows raised
Â
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Top Gun
Â
Q: What is a hobby that you have that most people do not know you have?
A: I really love to cook.
Â
Q: Do you have any pre-race rituals?
A: Meditate/ quiet time
Â
Q: If you could pick any college to compete against, who would it be?
A: Alabama
Â
Q: Who is your hero/role model?
A: My mom
Â
Q: If you could eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
A: Grilled chicken
Â
Q: What is your favorite animal to see at the zoo?
A: Koala
Â
Q: What is your biggest pet peeve?
A: Messy people
Â
Q: If you could see one artist in concert, who would it be?
A: Post Malone
Â
Q: What is your favorite song to sing karaoke to?
A: Boyfriend by Justin Bieber
Â
Q: What is one thing most people do not know about you?
A: I'm very OCD
Â
Q: Besides your own, what is one sport you wish you were really good at?
A: Swimming/DivingÂ
Â
Q: Who is your celebrity crush?
A: Joe Burrow
Â
Q: Who is your favorite fictional character?
A: Kat Stratford (the main girl in 10 things I hate about you)
Â
Q: What is your best memory/experience playing your sport?
A: Crossing the finish line at 2019 Head of the Charles. I felt very accomplished and proud of the work our boat did. The outcome wasn't first place but we achieved all of our goals that day.
Â
Q: Why did you choose Louisville?
A: I wanted a school that felt like home even though I was far away from home. I felt that as soon as a stepped foot on campus. I knew the team and the coaches were a group of people that would encourage me to grow.
Â
Q: How do you know coming to Louisville was the right decision for you?Â
A: It was the place that made me the happiest. I knew that is where I wanted to be.
Â
Q: What is one thing our program has taught you?
A: How to overcome. It has showed me that no matter how hard the challenge is, I am strong enough to get through it.
Â
Q: What is your favorite thing about our team/program?Â
A: The constant support from every single girl. We always have each others backs.
Â
Q: What is the best part about being a student-athlete at Louisville?
A: All of the opportunities we get from our support staff. They work so hard to make sure we have the tools and resources we need to be great students and to be prepared for life when we are no longer athletes.
Â
Q: What do you miss most about being on campus?
A: Seeing my friends and coaches every day
Â
Q: What are you doing with yourself during your free time?Â
A: Working, hiking, cooking, spending time with my siblings.
Â
Q: How are you continuing to stay in shape during this time?
A: Hiking, body weight circuits, yoga
Â
Q: How have you and your teammates been keeping in contact?
A: Snapchat and Facetime.
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