The Observer, October 13, 2006
Volume XXXIX, Issue 7
Spartan Spotlight: Bob Niccoli
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Major, sport, et cetera: Bob Niccoli is a junior civil engineer from Brecksville, Ohio. He plays midfielder for the varsity soccer team.
Years Participating in soccer: 19.
Who inspired you to play soccer: Greg Gasbarro.
Favorite Athlete: Ron Jeremy.
Jeffrey T. Verespej: And what an athlete he is. Do you have any athletic or academic honors?
Bob Niccoli: I made the All-Case soccer team and kept my scholarships.
JTV: Congrats on your everyday achievements! Best and worst soccer memories?
BN: Piling on top of RJ French after the Wooster game was great, and I had an accident one time during a game.
JTV: Your favorite quote?
BN: "Do you want me to touch it?"
JTV: I'm going to presume you're talking about the molten hot lava….Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
BN: In a sleazy bar, picking up strange women with Vlado Hrelja.
JTV: I'm already there, and it's great. What makes soccer stand out from other sports?
BN: We are able to use our feet to play with our balls.
JTV: Thank you for that very mature statement. What super power would you want and why?
BN: I wish I had the power to get a date.
JTV: No super power could help you with that. Have you been listening to what you say? If you could be at one place but Case (like you would ever want to leave), where would you go?
BN: The World of Warcraft.
JTV: You could probably get a date there. What's the best thing a coach has ever said to you?
BN: "You really suck." –Matt Gerding
JTV: You may at soccer, but not at making great cheers for the football games. If you could be a girl for a day, what would you do?
BN: Cook and clean.
JTV: Oh honey, you're silly (wink). What would we find in your locker right now that might surprise us?
BN: A fifth of Grey Goose, a substitute for champagne when we win the UAA.
JTV: Way to be innovative. What's the weirdest nickname you ever had?
BN: Turkey Tits and Nickel-tits.
JTV: You do know that you live an amazingly weird life, right? So what goes through your head during a game?
BN: Where is the afterparty?
JTV: Having your eye on the horizon, very important for goal planning. What's it like being a sex symbol to millions of lonely Case girls?
BN: I'd prefer being a sex symbol to millions of Arizona State girls.
JTV: We're talking about you, not Matt Leinart. Finish this sentence, soccer is like a girl…
BN: Because Justin Steggerda will never score on either venue. Girls are very difficult defenders on the soccer field.
JTV: What's the high point in a soccer player's season?
BN: A big conference win like the one we are going to have against Wash U. on Friday night (7 p.m. start time).
JTV: Nice plug. Yell it louder next time and everyone in Nord will come. Do you have a soundtrack for your life? Or your athletic ability?
BN: Journey's Greatest Hits.
JTV: That really lets all the readers see a slice of your life. What has benefited you the most at Case?
BN: Well, I did have two of the best RAs ever.
JTV: I'm sure you did. Good luck with the games this week!
