Dec. 11, 2006
1. In which event do you feel the strongest when in your game: singles or doubles?
GB - Singles
2. Being on the road for tennis, how do you prioritize your school and your game?
GB - My game comes firs then there's school when we have nothing. It's really just organization.
3. Is the intensity of the game different here than in France?
GB - It's more intense here than in France. The matches and practices are more intense.
4. How do you anticipate the spring season to go? How are you preparing?
GB - I'm just trying to play as much as I can. I hit balls whenever I can...and I will be eating relatively little during the Christmas break.
5. Do you have any pre-match rituals or a meal?
GB - No
6. What is your favorite tennis racket?
GB - Head Radical.
7. What kind of court do you prefer to play on?
GB - I prefer clay courts.
8. Do you have a pro tennis player that you most admire and would like to play similar to?
GB - I admire Fabrice Santoro
9. What is the notable difference of playing against a right-handed player and a left-handed player?
GB - I hate left-handed players. It is totally different since they play on opposite sides.
10. Does weather effect the way you play the game?
GB - Not really.
1. What is the first thing you pack when going on a road trip?
GB - I pack about three rackets.
2. What were your first thoughts when you landed in the states?
GB - It is really humid. I came over here in August, and it was really humid.
3. When was the first time you picked up a tennis racket?
GB - When I was around six years of age.
4. When was the last time you went back home and spend some time with your family?
GB - This past summer. I will be going home to see my family for Christmas.
5. When was the last time you did something absolutely crazy?
GB - In May...I went to Mexico to go see a girl I had gone out with twice.
6. What was the last game in which you were totally psyched to play in?
GB - It was a team match in France, we were in the playoffs.
7. When was your last game-winning finish?
GB - That would have to be my sophomore year.
8. What is the first thing that crosses your mind when you hear the alarm clock going off?
GB - A bunch of bad words...DARN!?!?
9. When was the last meal you cooked for a loved one?
GB - Yesterday for my girlfriend.
10. What was the first thing you did when you arrived in the Valley?
GB - I had to fill out some paperwork for school...and then more paperwork.
1. Tennis: Doubles or Singles?
GB - Doubles
2. Tournaments: U.S. Open, Wimbledon, French Open, or Australian Open?
GB - French Open
3. Late Nite TV: Late Show with David Letterman, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, or Late Night with Conan O'Brien?
GB - I don't own or watch TV.
4. Snack food: Pringles or Pepperidge Farms Goldfish?
GB - Goldfish
5. Manly man foods: Beef jerky or Buffalo wings?
GB - Beef Jerky
6. Secret crushes: Lois Lane and Superman or Jean Grey and Wolverine?
GB - Jean Grey and Wolverine
7. Fast food mascots: Ronald McDonald or the Burger King King?
GB - Ronald McDonald
8. Trashing talk show: Jerry Springer or Maury?
GB - I hate Jerry Springer... Maury.
9. Best Will Ferrell movie: Talladega Nights, Wedding Crashers, Ron Burgundy, or Old School?
GB - Wedding Crashers
10. Time Waster: MySpace or Channel flipping?
GB - Both are equal time wasters
1. The best thing about Texas?
GB - Austin
2. The worst thing about Texas?
GB - The humidity
3. The best thing about playing on different types of courts?
GB - You have to play different types of games.
4. The worst thing about playing on different types of courts?
GB - You have to play different kinds of games
5. The best snack to eat while watching a movie?
GB - Pizza
6. The worst snack to eat while watching a movie?
GB - Salty popcorn
7. The best moment in your collegiate career?
GB - Getting a 3.0 my first semester without being able to speak English
8. The worst moment in your collegiate career?
GB - Having to take Political Science
9. The best road trip you've taken (team or individual)?
GB - A trip to California...that was an individual trip of mine
10. The worst road trip you've taken (team or individual)?
GB - Wright State
1. If you could be any Disney character, who would you be?
GB - Mowgli from the Jungle Book
2. If you could have your own sitcom on TV, what would it be about?
GB - It would be about the college life
3. If you could have your own Neverland Ranch, what kind of animals would you have?
GB - Snakes, spiders, monkeys, rats...anything people didn't like
4. If you could sell one thing on EBay, what would you sell?
GB - I would sell my X-Box
5. If you weren't playing tennis, what other sport would you have liked to play?
GB - Basketball
6. If you could play doubles with any person (alive or dead), who would that be?
GB - Martin Luther King
7. If you could change the location of the White House, where would you have it re-located?
GB - I would move it to Paris
8. If you had to write a fortune on a fortune cookie, what would you write?
GB - Good Luck
9. If you had a clone, what exactly would you have that clone do?
GB - My clone would get all the idiots away from me.
10. If you could pick one court in the world to play on, what court would you chose?
GB - Center Courts in Paris, France