Nicole Perullo, softball

1. What is your major?

Human Growth and Development with a concentration in Child Life?

2. What is it about your field of study that intrigues you?

That it can change a family's and child's life for the better while they are going through a rough time, and letting them know i was also in their shoes once.?

3. Favorite athletic moment at Wheelock?

Hitting the winning run in to pick up our first win 2010 in extra innings against Newbury

4. People will be surprised to know . . .

My name, my mom and dads names, and my two brothers names are written on the door to the entrance of the left field scoreboard at Fenway Park (my father and his company renovated it)

5. Describe your sport in 3 words?

exhilarating, powerful, and tense

6.What goes through your head as you are "at match point", at the free throw line, during a race, etc.?

Use what ever you have left, even if it is painful, it will be worth it!

7. Favorite part about being a student-athlete at Wheelock?

I love getting to attend college for the career I want while playing the sport that I love.

8. Favorite quote?

"If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell." - Lance Armstrong?

9. Favorite food?

Lobster.

10. Best part about living in Boston?

Cheering for the best sports teams around, and it's the city I grew up in and love.

11. If you could bring anything from your hometown what would it be?

My home town (city) is very close but if we could have a Kelly's Roast Beef on campus, that would be awesome.

I would spend time with my mom in the kitchen cooking and baking.

14. Where do you get your motivation from when things get tough?

I think about my best friend Vanessa Ardagna who never gave up and always played her hardest, and always smiled, she was an amazing person R.I.P #21

15. What would you like to achieve most in your life?

I would like achieve a high position at my future job which I know I will enjoy and I would like to be a great mom and have a big family.