Just For Kicks!
10/11/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Oct. 11, 2006
Name: Shelley Wong (link to official Rice bio)
The nickname my teammates call me: Lil' Shell, Shelleh
Rice College: Will Rice
My favorite soccer player: Zinedine Zidane
My favorite movie: Heartbreakers
My favorite web site: nike.com
My favorite music artist: Kenny Chesney
My pet peeve is: people leaving their blinker on while they are driving, but have no intention of turning
My favorite snack: popcorn
My favorite meal at the Rice servery: Tuna sandwich, pineapple, strawberries and rice
My favorite class at Rice: Religion and Hip hop
What I like most about college life or specifically college life at Rice is: there is more diversity
One athlete (non soccer player) I would like to meet: Andy Roddick
One person (non athlete) I would like to meet: Kenny Chesney
My favorite moment of my soccer career so far: winning the state championship in high school my senior year
Who got me interested in soccer: my parents
The best soccer advice I ever had: "take a shot" my dad
My favorite sport besides soccer: field hockey
The Rice team I like to watch play their sport: baseball
The most embarrassing soccer moment or thing that ever happened to me was: It was raining during one of my high school games, and it was a really intense game. We were down 1-0 and the ball went out of bounds. The field was surrounded by a cement track and I sprinted after the ball because time was running out in the game. My cleats slipped on the surface, and my feet flew up in the air and I landed right on my butt.
I describe myself as: tired
My teammates think I am: their little sister
Coach Huston thinks I am: always tired
My favorite coach Huston expression is: "work rate guys!"
Other than myself, the Rice soccer player to keep an eye on this season is: Christine Petric
The Rice soccer player with the best or most interesting non-soccer talent: Traci Fraser - she can specifically identify the type of guy every girl on the team would date
One thing I'd like to say, but you didn't ask is: I am obsessed with microwave popcorn
