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		Michelle Quon
		Sport: Women's Volleyball Year: Senior Position: Defensive Specialist Hometown: Dana Point, Calif. High School: Dana Hills

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Favorite food:
"Just about everything and anything."

Favorite book:
"The Places You Will Go by Dr. Seuss."

Favorite class:
"Psychology"

Favorite hobby:
"Sleeping, eating"

Favorite movie:
"Pretty Woman, Shawshank Redemption"

Favorite TV shows:
"Felicity, Friends"

Favorite athlete:
"The entire 1999 USA Women's World Cup Team."

How do you prepare before a match?:
"I like to listen to music, usually rap. It helps me relax and focus on the upcoming match."

If you could play another sport at UCLA, what would it be and why?:
"Probably tennis. I used to play when I was younger but chose to focus on volleyball instead. I always enjoyed playing and watching tennis, but I think that I would miss the team atmosphere that comes with volleyball."

Best sporting event you've attended as a spectator?:
"The 1998 UCLA vs. Arizona football game in Tucson. Our volleyball team was in Arizona that weekend as well. We sat in the corner of the stadium with all of the Bruin alumni and we did the 8-clap and cheered on the Bruins as we beat one of the best football teams in the nation.

Somewhere you've never been that you'd most like to visit?:
"I want to travel everywhereŠEurope, Japan, South America, etc. I had a chance to go to Italy a few summers ago and that experience made me want to travel even more."

If you could have dinner with a famous person who would it be?:
"The Pope. I think it would be the most interesting and educational conversation of my life."

What do you see yourself doing in 10 years?:
"Hopefully successful and happy while living in a nice house somewhere close to the beach with a dog and hopefully a husband as well."

What's your most memorable athletic experience?:
"Playing my first game in a UCLA uniform. We were playing the University of Texas in Austin. I was so nervous! One of our seniors at the time, Tanisha Larkin, saw how nervous I was and started laughing at me. I don't really remember what happened during the match, I just remember how nervous I was those first few minutes."

What do you like to do when you in your spare time?:
"Sleep, go to the Farmer's Market, watch movies and hangout with friends."

What would you want people to say about you when you leave UCLA?:
"That I was a good player, a smart player and a good friend."

Most embarrassing moment?:
"Every time I have to tell someone that I had to get 14 stitches in my knee and miss the first three matches of my freshman year because I fell off of my bunk bed in the dorms."

Opponent you most like to beat?:
"USC and Stanford."

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