Athlete of the Week: Emily Worley, Oakwood High School

Name: Emily Worley

School: Oakwood

Grade: Senior

Age: 18

Sports: Soccer, track

Claim to fame/honors: Academic All-Ohio for track, won districts for soccer in 2015, won districts in track and third in the region in the 400-meter dash, won SWBL in track sophomore and junior year

Bet you didn’t know … I tore my ACL the end of my sophomore year, but came back stronger then ever

Words you live by: We may encounter many defeats in life, but one must not be defeated. — Maya Angelou

Toughest opponent: Bellbrook

Biggest influence: My parents

Match-day rituals: Listening to pump-up music and getting ready in the locker room

What’s on your bedroom walls? Many pictures of me and my friends

When I’m bored I like to … watch Netflix and listen to music

Favorite movie: Crazy, Stupid, Love

Person who would play you in a movie: Emma Stone

Favorite TV show: Revenge

Favorite musical artist: Khalid

I can’t live without: Music

I can live without: Negative people

Event you’d like to attend: Lollapalooza

Favorite book: Milk and Honey

Favorite home-cooked meal: Million dollar spaghetti

Favorite restaurant: Bibibop

Favorite smell: Vanilla

Favorite cereal: Life

Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Tilly’s or Lulu Lemon

Vegetable you won’t eat: Cauliflower

I’d love to trade places for a day with … the president

Whose mind would you like to read? Albert Einstein

Place where you’d love to travel? Tahiti

Talent you’d like to have? Dancing

Favorite school subject: Math

Favorite athlete: Megan Rapinoe

Favorite team: Ohio State

Favorite Olympic sport: Soccer

Something in the world I’d like to change: Poverty

Favorite sports moment: Winning districts in soccer my sophomore year

Favorite junk food: Carmel’s milk chocolate carmel candy bar

Best thing about soccer: The team, all the amazing people I get to play with, and the special bonds we make through wins and losses

In 10 years, I hope to be … Traveling the world

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