Athlete of the Week: Alexis Strother, Lebanon High School

Name: Alexis Strother

School: Lebanon

Sport: Softball

Class: Senior

Age: 17

Claim to fame: I can quote lines from One Tree Hill

Bet you didn’t know: I can sing like Shakira

Toughest opponent/why? Mason because they’re extremely fast and they always have high energy

Favorite book: The Fault in Our Stars

Favorite movie: The Heat

Favorite TV show: One Tree Hill

Favorite song: “Yours” by Russell Dickerson

Favorite pro athlete/why? Brianna Hutchinson. She isn’t pro, but her story to success is eye-opening

Favorite smell: Rain

Favorite home-cooked meal: Chicken Bruschetta

Game-day rituals: We always pray right after coach goes over the lineup

Person who would play me in a movie/why? Melissa McCarthy because she is hilarious and has no filter

Words you live by: Legs feed the wolf

Biggest influence/why? My older sister because she introduced me to softball

I am most annoyed by: My puppy Skylar

You can’t live without: Chipotle

Most embarrassing moment: One time I hit a double and when I was running to second I tripped and face planted

In 10 years, I’ll be: Hopefully an occupational therapist somewhere

Best thing about softball: The family unit you create with the team

Worst thing about softball: Losing

Vegetable I just won’t eat: Corn

Favorite junk food: Chips

Favorite school subject: Ceramics

Last DVD or video game I bought: Daddy’s Home

Person whose brain you’d like to pick: My anatomy teacher Mr. Links

Love to trade places for a day with: Bethany Joy Lenz

When I’m bored, I like to: Complain about how bored I am

Worst habit: Not putting my clothes away

On your bedroom walls: Paintings my mom and I have made

Talent I’d most like to have: Lightning speed

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