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Aug. 27, 2008

Name: Freddie Braun

Sport: Men's Soccer

Post-college ambition: To be a salesman for adidas or Nike

Person with greatest influence in athletic career: Dad

Biggest thrill in sports: Winning the state championship in high school

Athlete you most admire: Michael Phelps

What impresses you most about your coach: His drive to be successful

What has been your biggest obstacle to overcome: Getting through the spring season

Hobbies and outside interests: Wakeboarding and snowboarding

Pre-competition superstition: Praying

Favorite movies: Superbad, Napoleon Dynamite

Favorite TV shows: The Hills, Entourage

Favorite musical artist: Blink 182

Favorite foods: Pancakes

Favorite class: Healthy Lifestyles

Favorite book: To Kill a Mockingbird

Favorite funny movie quote: "You know, like nunchuku skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills... Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills." - Napoleon Dynamite

Favorite professional team: Manchester United

Favorite sports writer or announcer: Andy Gray

Words that describe you best are: Driven, confident, determined

Best advice you've gotten about sports: "It's all for fun."

What people should know about you but probably don't: I was born on Friday the 13th

If you could have dinner with three people (current, historical or fictional), who would it be: Michael Jordan, Mother Teresa and Superman

Why you chose U of L: To play soccer

Best part of being an athlete: Tickets to other sporting events

If you won the lottery, you would use the money for: A trip to Europe

The strangest thing that has ever happened to you while you were competing in your sport: A ball hit the crossbar, then hit me in the face and then scored a goal

What is your favorite season of the year (spring, summer, etc.): Winter