Athlete of the Week: Travis Foster, Waynesville

Name: Travis Foster

School: Waynesville High School

Sport: Wrestling

Class: 2017

Age: 18

Claim to fame: I’m smarter than you

Bet you didn’t know: I earned my advanced scuba diving certification

Toughest opponent/why? Myself — no one else can get in my head like I can

Favorite book: The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Favorite movie: Atlas Shrugged

Favorite TV show: Hogan’s Heroes

Favorite song? Save Yourself by Rob Curly

Favorite smell: Any soup my mom is cooking

Favorite home-cooked meal: Any soup my mom makes

Match-day rituals: Trying to keep my head on straight the whole day

Person who would play me in a movie/why? Leonardo DiCaprio, because of his role in “Catch Me If You Can”

Words you live by: Time waits on no man

Biggest influence/why? My friends — nobody else has had such a profound impact on my life

I am most annoyed by: Ignorance

I can’t live without: Wrestling

Most embarrassing moment: Getting locked in the trunk of my own car

In 10 years, I’ll be: Running a Fortune 500 company

Best thing about wrestling: Getting your hand raised after a victory

Worst thing about wrestling: Cutting weight

Vegetable I just won’t eat: Cauliflower

Favorite junk food: Oreos

Favorite school subject: Business law

Person whose brain you’d like to pick: Rex Tillerson

Love to trade places for a day with: Donald Trump

When I’m bored, I like to: Read

Worst habit: Not getting enough sleep each night

On your bedroom walls: Red paint

Talent I’d most like to have: I’d like to be multilingual

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