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Spotlight Athlete: Jimmy Papadimos

11/8/2012
Jimmy Papadimos
Jimmy Papadimos

School: St. John's

Year: Senior

Sports: Football; soccer

Notes: Football -- Averaged 40 yards per punt; Soccer -- plays in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy; striker/forward plays for the Columbus Crew Academy based in Wixom, Mich.; as sophomore played in England; recruited by Division I colleges and plans to major in biology

FAVORITES & MORE

School subject: Chemistry

Car: Audi A8

Facebook or Twitter? Twitter

Store: Niketown in Chicago

Musical artist: Zac Brown Band

Song: "Whatever It Is ," by Zac Brown Band

TV show: Walking Dead

Movie: Warrior

Actor: Tom Hardy

Actress: Hayden Panettiere

Magazine: FourFourTwo

Radio station: 99.9 FM

Food: Mom's spaghetti

Beverage: Blue Powerade

Fast food: Subway

Can't resist snack: Chips and salsa

Place to visit: Florida

Athlete: Fernando Torres (Spanish soccer player)

Baseball team: Tigers

NFL team: Lions

NBA team: Knicks

Person I most admire: My mom, Chris

Person I'd like to meet: Alex Morgan (U.S. soccer player)

It really bothers me when: People chew with their mouth open

In 10 years I hope to be: A doctor

My No. 1 goal this year: To finish the year out with strong grades

Top sports moment: playing and scoring with Wolverhampton (in England)

Ohio State or Michigan? Ohio State