The Observer, September 7, 2007
Volume XL, Issue 2
Spartan Spotlight: Matt Paglia
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The Basics: Matt Paglia is a junior nursing major from Bethel Park, Pa.
Sport: Soccer.
Position: Forward.
Years Participating in soccer: 14.
Hobbies/Extracurricular Activities: Boxing, lifting.
Athletic Honors: 2nd Team All-UAA Player, 2nd Team All-Regional Player
Favorite Quote: "The medals don't mean anything and the glory doesn't last. It's all about your happiness. The rewards are going to come, but your happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing."
Favorite Athlete: Mike Tyson.
Joe Amick: My favorite Tyson quote is "I want to rip out his heart and feed it to him [Lennox Lewis]. I want to kill people. I want to rip their stomachs out and eat their children." Not only a great athlete, but also a great man. Best soccer memory?
Matt Paglia: Beating Rochester to win Case's first men's soccer UAA championship.
JA: Nice. Where do you see yourself in ten years?
MP: Knocking patients out in an operating room somewhere on the west coast.
JA: No smothering elderly patients? Oh wait, I don't ask follow-ups. What makes soccer stand out from other sports?
MP: Soccer players can go for 90 minutes in at least 11 different positions.
JA: I don't get it. Would you rather have the strength of 1000 (wo)men, be able to fly, or be invisible?
MP: Be able to fly for sure.
JA: You really can't go wrong with that question, but I would choose to be invisible because I'm shy and have few friends. If they made a movie about your life, who would you want to play you?
MP: Chris Cservak.
JA: You could be one place but Case (like you would ever want to leave). Where would you go?
MP: Panama City Beach, Fla. for spring break with the soccer team.
JA: Well, good luck with that.
