Proust Interview

What is your most marked characteristic?
My perfectionism when it comes to playing golf or basketball. I hate to do poorly in a game or hit a bad shot. I hate losing too.

What is the quality you most like in a man?
Humor and honesty.

What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Humor and honesty.

What do you most value in your friends?
Trustworthiness. I want to be able to tell them anything in confidential without worry.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Not working or trying as hard as I can at everything that doesn’t involve sports.

What is your favorite occupation?
A sports writer.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being surrounded by the ones I love and being able to write and play golf as much as possible without a care in the world.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Not loving myself for who I am.

In which country would you like to live?
Anywhere in Europe where I can write about sports and play golf.

Who are your favorite writers?
I don’t really have any favorite writers. I’m just a fan of reading good sports stories about games, people, teams and recruiting.

Who are your favorite poets?
I’m not a big fan of poetry.

Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Probably one of Spiderman, Batman, or Captain America.

Who is your favorite heroine of fiction?
I don’t have one.

Who are your favorite composers?
I don’t have any favorite composers, but my favorite musicians are Aerosmith and American Authors.

Who are your favorite painters?
Van Gough or Da Vinci.

What are your favorite names?
I like my own name.

What is it that you most dislike?
People who try to tear others down.

Which talent would you most like to have?
I would like to be able to sing. Who doesn’t like to sing?

How would you like to die?
Peacefully in my sleep.

What is your current state of mind?
Curious to what my future holds.

What is your motto?
Work hard and be a good person and you’ll be rewarded in life.