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Get To Know Your Favorite Tiger Soccer Players, Part VI

Nov. 9, 2005

What is your full name?
Amanda Kathleen Van Dorn

What is your nickname?
Mandi

What made you become a Tiger?
The school and the girls on the team

If you weren't playing soccer at Pacific, what would you be doing?
Probably just going to school somewhere enjoying the college experience

What is your favorite sport outside of soccer?
Football to watch, snowboarding/wakeboarding to do

If you could pick one team to play this season that you do not have on your schedule, which team would it be?
Santa Clara or UCLA

What type of pre-game rituals or superstitions do you have?
High fiving Carmen while warming up

What is your favorite movie?
Liar Liar and Remember the Titans

What is your favorite television show?
Friendsi>

What is the last book you read for pleasure?
Jamima J

What is your most prized possession?
My grandfathers track cleats

If you could listen to just one song for the rest of your life, which song would it be?
Sister Hazel's "Your Mistake"

If you had a personal chef, what type of food would he/she make most often for you?
Italian Food

If you won $1 million dollars, what is the first thing you would buy?
A Range Rover

If you could be a superhero (or super villain), what would your name be and what would your super power be?
Magic Mandi - I would have all the super powers of a witch to use for good or evil as I chose

If we asked your teammates what your most endearing and obnoxious qualities are, what would the say?
Endearing: Trustworthy and Loyal
Obnoxious: Being lazy and asking people to do things for me that I can do for myself. I do that all the time

What's your biggest pet peeve?
When people try to fit in. Also, when the ball goes out during possession and the ref says "Play on!"

If you could invite three people (past or present) to do what ever you want with, who would they be and what would you do?
Oprah, Britney Spears and Joe Montana - We would watch and quote funny movies and we would go wakeboarding

Who or what most inspires you?
My mom and dad

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Happily married with children, working hard and having accomplished many of my life goals, including going to the Oprah show.

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