New feature.....4 Questions for Scott Selin

We have at least one more soccer game, and I thought it would be interesting to give a better glimpse into who our players are. This feature will consist of several of our players answering four various questions (one for each semester in the program) designed to let our players and fans better know the members of our team. I'll start by highlighting myself.

1. What would be your dream job?- Whenever people ask me what career I'd like to get into, I always answer the same thing. I say that I'm interested in local government, particularly in City Management. It is a practical response. Usually, I preface that comment with a dumb joke about how I'd like to be the general manager of the Phoenix Suns. Everyone laughs, including me, but it's not really a joke. My dream job would be in some kind of management role within professional sports. There has to be space in all the soccer leagues and all the basketball leagues for someone like me, and if I ever get the opportunity, I'll seize it. But I probably won't get the chance, for the same reason George Costanza couldn't get into sports announcing.

2. What has been the most significant sports occurrence in your lifetime?- The 1992-93 NBA season, when the Suns picked up Charles Barkley, revamped their uniforms, opened a new arena, and went to the Finals, only to suffer this heart-breaking moment, setting the tone for the next 15 years within the Suns organization.

The shot that tortures Suns fans

3. What has been your finest sports-related achievement?- I was an avid wrestler in junior high and high school, and that gave me some memorable experiences. During my senior year, I flew under the radar all season while quietly amassing an impressive record (37-3 going into the state tournament). All the talk at the state tournament in my weight class was about two wrestlers in particular, who had met the previous year in the state finals and everyone expected a rematch. I got to the semi-finals, faced one of these two wrestlers, and beat him. Walking off the mat after that match was probably the finest moment I'd ever had.

I then got pounded in the final. Oh well.

4. What soccer player do you model your game after?- Two words. Sergio Ramos. I love how he is staunchly defending in one instant, and in the next he is sweeping up the right side in an attacking position. He was most responsible for Spain's Euro2008 victory, and I love watching him.


Thanks everyone. Game is this Saturday at 3 PM.