Athlete of the Week: Ryan Beatty, Waynesville High School

5:55 PM Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Sport: Soccer, football.

School: Waynesville High School.

Class: 2009.

Age: 18.

Claim to fame: “I will play college soccer at Shawnee State next year.”

Bet you didn’t know: “I like to watch ‘Spongebob’ on a regular basis.”

Toughest opponent: “My mom, Michele, because I don’t like to do what she wants me to do.”

Talent you’d most like to have: “I’ve always wanted to be able to do what they do on ‘Cirque du Soleil.’ ”

Person whose brain you’d like to pick: “Albert Einstein, because he was a genius and he knows a lot more than I do.”

Person who would play you in a movie: “Brad Pitt. I think that’s who every guy would pick.”

Favorite movie: 
“Tropic Thunder.”

Favorite smell: “Freshly baked cookies out of the oven.”

Favorite TV show: “Scrubs.”

Favorite home cooked meal: “My mom makes a mean DiGiorno’s Pizza.”

When I’m bored, I like to ... “Play video games.”

Favorite junk food: Swedish fish.

Worst habit: “Not cleaning my room.”

On your bedroom walls: “Transformers stickers.”

Nothing annoys you more than: “When I eat a Hot Pocket or a burrito and the center is still frozen.”

Favorite pro athlete: “Ronaldinho because he’s amazing at soccer.”

Most embarrassing moment: “Not knowing the rules to football while playing on the team last fall.”

Last DVD that you bought: “Boondock Saints.”

Best thing about soccer: “Scoring or defending a goal.”

Worst thing about 
soccer: “Getting scored on.”

In 10 years I’ll be ... “Preferably, alive.”

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