Aug. 9, 2010
GamecocksOnline.com caught up with junior guard Courtney Newton for a quick Q&A. Here are some things you might not know about the Gamecocks’ all-purpose, blue collar player. Keep checking back with GamecocksOnline.com periodically for an inside look at other players on South Carolina’s 2010-11 women’s basketball team.
What’s the best part of a cake – cake, frosting or filling?
The frosting for sure – the corner piece!
Which bowl is best to lick – chocolate brownie batter or raw cookie dough?
Raw cookie dough
What’s your favorite flavor M&M – plain, peanut, almond, dark, peanut butter, pretzel?
Peanut
How do you eat Oreos – lick center first, dunk in milk, no special way?
Dunk in milk
Do you drink the milk left over from a bowl of cereal?
Yessssss
| What sweet food could you never ever give up? Ice cream! (Mint Oreo Blizzards from DQ!) What’s your favorite breakfast food? Who is the singer whose songs you own the most of? Where is the hottest place you’ve ever been? Where is the farthest place you’ve ever traveled? |
What’s something you’d love to wear but don’t have the nerve?
Hmmm, I don’t know. This happens to my daily… half the stuff I own I have never worn 🙁
What is your absolute favorite article of clothing?
Any hoddie, but my favorite one is my Red Falcons Baseball one from high school
| What’s something you own that would surprise your friends? A fake fish – I have killed too many real ones! Who is the most stylish person you know? Who is the funniest person you know? |
Who do you usually see movies with?
My teamies
Who do you call when you’re upset?
The person who is number one on my speed dial
What magical power you wish you had?
To be a fly on the wall
Name something make-believe you wish was real.
Time traveling!!! I would love to do this!
Have you ever taken the blame for something someone else did?
Yes
Where do you do most of your heavy thinking?
In my car!
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Name something you love the sound of. The rain Do you take the road less travelled or the one everyone else follows? What’s the worst pain you ever felt? |
How long do you stay mad when you are wronged – min, hrs, days, forever?
Minutes … I think
What two things you want very badly at the moment?
To be able to play basketball and a Starbucks coffee
What do you do when you’re mad?
Vent to someone
Do you untie your sneakers before you take them off?
No way!
Are you scared to travel over tall bridges?
No, but my dad is.
Are you afraid of public speaking?
I was but not anymore. I do it a lot now.
Do you talk during movies – never, sometimes a little, always?
Always yet I don’t like when other people talk. I just get confused sometimes.
Do you sing in the shower? If so, how do you sound?
Amazing! Until someone screams at me to shut up
Do you make plans and stick to them or wing it?
Somewhere in the middle
Do you have awful, OK or great handwriting?
AWFUL!!! The world’s worst
Do you have any nervous habits?
Bite my lip
When are you at your best – morning, afternoon or late night?
Morning
| What game are you good at? Rummykube… I will take on anyone! What movie you can watch over and over? Which best describes you – emotional, logical or 50/50? |
Are you extroverted, introverted or somewhere in the middle?
Somewhere right in the middle, until you get to know me then I’m extroverted
Are you fearful or fearless?
What would courage be if we don’t have a little fear? You have to be both.
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