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GETTING TO KNOW ALEX EMERSON...
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Name: Alex Emerson
Favorite Food: Willy’s Burrito
Favorite Movie: Shrek
Favorite Television Show: Arrested Development
Favorite Musical Artist: Yonder Mountain String Band
A word to describe me while I am competing: Totally extreme
A word to describe me away from the pool: Relaxed
My most memorable athletic moment was: Beating teammate Nate Briones in tennis this fall
My most memorable Emory athletic moment: Help to win UAA conference ‘06
What I like most about Emory: The campus, the people, the weather and the swim team.
I would like to switch places for the day with: President Bush
My favorite place on the Emory campus: Clairmont Campus
Favorite pro athlete: Peyton Manning
The sports teams I followed when I was younger: Indiana Hoosiers, Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Cubs
My favorite class at Emory and why: Survey of Western Music, because I had a great professor and the material was interesting.
The people who have helped me most at Emory are and why: My head coach Jon Howell, because his office is always open to talk, and his couch is always the most comfortable one on campus. Also, assistant coaches Cindy Fontana and Chris Marshall for supplying me with gummy bears throughout my college career.
Any pre-meet rituals: I eat a bagel sandwich and have a cup of Einstein’s Darn Good Neighborhood blend.
The sport I would be playing if I were not on the swimming & diving team: FIFA, the soccer video game.
If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be: Jesus, Samuel Beckett, and Roald Dahl
The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to you: “Do something that you’ve never done before.” – My teammate Andrew Callam
What is something that very few, if any, people know about you: After graduation, I want to own my own microbrewery.
Alex is a senior from Fishers, IN. He would love to answer e-mail
questions from Emory recruits and fans.
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