Indiana University Athletics
Ryan Mack Up Close (11-21-02)
11/21/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 21, 2002
Up Close With Ryan Mack
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Bloomington, Ind. – Ryan Mack is in his fifth year with the Indiana soccer program and is enjoying an outstanding senior season. He is second on the team with 21 points (6 goals, 9 assists) and was recently named one of 15 finalists, along with teammate Pat Noonan, for the the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy, which honors the nation's best collegiate soccer player. Mack returned to the Hoosier starting lineup after missing the 2001 season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. He is four-time All-Big Ten Conference honoree and played on IU's 1998 and 1999 National Championship teams as a freshman and sophomore. To learn about Mack, off the field, read on ...
1. The best thing about playing soccer at Indiana is:
The competitive Attitude
2. The thing that impresses me most about the coaching staff is:
Their professionalism
3. I came to Indiana because:
They were number 1
4. What three words would you use to describe yourself?
funny, kind, energetic
5. Who was your sports hero as a little kid?
Diego Maradona
6. Favorite pregame meal:
Shrimp and Pasta
7. Favorite magazine:
Maxim
8. What is your greatest ambition?
Being a professional soccer player
9. Favorite movie line, or the one you are constantly repeating, and what movie it’s from:
“Hanging around, always just hanging around,” ‘Rounders’
10. What’s the best advice I have ever heard and who it came from?
“Win the Moment”
-Rob Keho
11. What’s your most memorable sports moment is?
99’ semi final; scoring the winning goal against UCLA
12. What’s the TV show you never miss if you can help it?
Dismissed
13. After graduation I want to:
Play Professional Soccer
14. Person who has had the most influence on my athletic career:
Dad
15. If you could have only four CDs, none of them mixed, what would they be?
Michael Jackson, Tupac, Biggie, Madonna
16. Why did you choose your jersey number?
The best players in the world wear number 10.
17. Who is the funniest person on the team?
Phil Presser
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