Getting to Know Izabela Grot
Aug 21, 2011 | Women's Volleyball
I chose Tulane because...
I can attend one of the best business schools in the country and live in an exciting city.
The best part about playing volleyball at Tulane is...
Playing our games in Fogelman Arena.
My goal(s) for this season is...
Winning as many games as possible.
Do you have any pregame rituals/superstitions?
Writing initials of my loved ones on my right hand.
When you're not playing volleyball, what do you like to do for fun?
Traveling and trying new things.
Nobody knows how much I...
Snooze in the morning.
If you were a superhero, what would your superhero name be?
Volleybizzy.
What is your favorite food? Favorite Game Day Meal?
Anything that contains shrimp or pesto, preferably both.
Who was your idol growing up?
My Mom, she was the only person I would listen to.
Do you have any phobias?
No.
What is your hidden talent?
I want to believe it's cooking.
What is your favorite animal?
Anything fluffy and cuddly!
Why did the chicken cross the road?
He is running away, because someone wants to sue him.
What is your favorite thing about New Orleans?
The local food, you can get a different seafood dish every day of a year and never have to repeat.
If you were going to be stranded on an island and could have 3 things with you, what 3 items would you take with you?
Definitely my iPod, so I am not bored, water, so I won't die, and some kind of radio, so I can contact someone to save me!
What is the one store you have to go in at the mall every time you are there?
J.crew
What's something no one knows about you?
If there is such a thing I will keep it to myself
Vanilla or Chocolate?
Chocolate.
Coke or Diet Coke?
Neither and never.
Apple or Orange?
Strawberries.
White or Wheat Bread?
Italian herbs and parmesan.
The best advice you've ever gotten from a coach is...
More line!
Favorite Athlete?
Bartosz Kurek
Favorite Sports Team?
New Orleans Hornets
Describe yourself in one word...
Business- oriented.
Describe the team in one word...
Young.
To whom it applies, what's the best and worst part of being taller than average?
There is nothing bad about being tall.
If you could have any job post-graduation, what would it be?
CFO in an oil corporation.
What's your favorite volleyball memory?
Playing volleyball in the United States as a whole is my best volleyball memory.
What and Where was your first job?
Volleyball is my job, haha!
What's your favorite guilty pleasure?
Watching Sex and the City.
Mac or PC?
I am PC.
What's your favorite Gatorade flavor?
Purrrrrrple.
What's your favorite color?
I like all the colors.
What goes through your mind when you step on the court?
This is what you have practicing for last nine years.
Short socks or tall socks?
Always short.
What's your favorite/best Halloween costume you've ever worn?
I'm a Halloween hater.
What's your favorite movie?
`Paris, I Love you' and `A Single Man'
If you could have dinner with any three people (dead or alive), who would they be?
Donald Trump, my great grandmother and Bill Gates
Where is your favorite place on campus?
GW II
If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
I would live each day of the year in a different place.
Favorite place to eat near campus?
Superior Grill!
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Enough to build a bridge connecting the Americas and Europe
