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Student Athlete Profile - Jenean Pressley, Women's Track & Field
June 21, 2007
Post-college ambition: To be a trainer for a professional baseball team People with the greatest influence on her athletic career: Herself
Biggest thrill in sports: Improving and beating personal records Athlete she most admires: Teammate Andre Black What impresses her most about her coach: The way he can help an athlete improve so much What has been her biggest obstacle to overcome: Believing in herself Hobbies and outside interests: Music Pre-competition superstition: Listening to aggressive music on her iPod Favorite movie: Friday After Next Favorite TV show: America's Next Top Model Favorite musical artist: Lil Wayne Favorite food: Her mom's shepherd's pie Favorite class: Sports psychology Favorite book: The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah Words that best describe her best are: Quiet but secretly crazy Best advice she's gotten about sports: "It's all mental; if you believe you can do it, you can." If they filmed a movie of her life, who would star in it and what would it be called: Kimora Lee Simmons in "Cry Me a Freaking River" If she could have dinner with three people (current, historical or fictional), who would it be: Cat Williams, Tyra Banks, Will Demps Why she chose U of L: Because it was close to home, but not too close and because of jumps coach Jake Jacoby Best part of being an athlete: Revolving everything around what you love If she won the lottery, she'd use the money for: Her dream home in South Carolina The strangest thing that has ever happened to her while she was competing in her sport: Her Achilles tendon popped right before she did her first phase in the triple jump. |
