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GET TO KNOW: Addie Forbus
7/14/2015 | Soccer
Summer is upon us and in preparation for the 2015 season, OleMissSports.com is bringing fans of Ole Miss Soccer and the Rebel Nation a look at the players who will make up the latest incarnation of the Rebels on the pitch.
We'll take a look at what makes each player unique, how they came to choose Ole Miss as their home and family for their collegiate career and what they hope to do after college.
Addie Forbus
Jr., F, 2L
Amory, Mississippi (Amory HS)
Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders
1. What made you choose Ole Miss and how did you know it was the right place for you to play soccer?
I knew that I wanted to be close enough to home that my friends and family could come watch me play my home games. After attending a soccer camp, I genuinely loved the atmosphere of the campus and the coaches. I grew up around Ole Miss athletics and sporting events my whole childhood and it just felt right accepting the opportunity to represent Ole Miss myself.
2. What are your goals for the season?
Go undefeated in the non-conference. Have a winning record in SEC play. Make it past the second round of the SEC Tournament. Make the NCAA Tournament. When we take the lead in a game, KEEP the lead.
3. What is your favorite athletic memory at Ole Miss?
Scoring the first goal of my career in the first game of the 2013 season. Also, scoring in under a minute at Mississippi State last season.
4. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I barely completed the questionnaire on time and feel accomplished to make it to practice in the correct attire, so 10 years in the future is quite hazy. If I had to guess, I'd like to be traveling the world playing pickup soccer or being a personal trainer or coach.
5. What's something most people don't know about you?
I'm obsessed with peanut butter, pugs and elephants. Also, I would be perfectly content and satisfied if I became a hobo.
6. If you could meet anyone living or dead (or fictional), who would it be and why?
Jesus. How cool would it be to sit and have a casual coffee chat with Jesus. If there is one person who's brain I could pick, it would be his.
7. Do you have any superstitions before a game?
I have to put on my attire in a certain order - it's a must. Also, if you watch me in warmups I untie and retie my cleats because I can't have one tighter than the other.
8. If you had a day off from soccer, what would you do?
Buy a plane ticket to travel the world and not come backรขโฌยฆ.just kidding, I would have to be at practice the next day.
9. What is your favorite class at Ole Miss and why?
Anything that's not math or science. I am not a black and white type person. Probably literature or English because I love to read and words.
Favorite Movie: The Dark Knight or Phantom of the Opera
Favorite Band: NeedtoBreathe and Trevor Hall
Favorite TV Show: Lost
Favorite Book: Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
Favorite Food: Medium-Rare Steak and Peanut Butter
Favorite Place To Eat In Oxford: Oxford Grillhouse.
Favorite Pro/Athlete: Daley Blind for Manchester United. He's attractive.
Favorite Pro Team: Manchester United
Favorite Sport (other than soccer): Tennis (to play)
