Today, I would like to introduce you to someone who might look vaguely familiar to you. His name is Cecil Mamiit. Cecil is a professional tennis player. Cecil captured the NCAA singles title in 1996, becoming the first freshman to win since John McEnroe in 1978. Cecil once had a commercial for K-Swiss which aired every 27 seconds on ESPN.
Cecil took the time to graciously answer ten questions for me over IM. Let's get to know Cecil, shall we?
warren: When did you first realize that you were good enough at tennis that you could do it for a living?
cecil: my senior year of high school playing as an amateur before going to college
cecil: beating college players
warren: If you could have the game of Lleyton Hewitt, or date Jennifer Love Hewitt, which would you choose?
cecil: game of hewitt
warren: If you and Serena Williams played Scrabble, who would win?
cecil: i would
warren: How would you describe your game?
cecil: aggressive baseliner
warren: What do you consider your biggest tennis victory?
cecil: beating chang at the sybase
warren: You're in a dark, dark room, all alone.
warren: If I gave you a flashlight, what shadow animals could you make for me?
cecil: bird
warren: Any others?
cecil: dog
warren: Who was your favorite tennis player growing up and why?
cecil: boris becker
cecil: and chang
warren: Why?
cecil: becker's aggressive play.. risking and taking chances
cecil: chang for his consistency
cecil: and speed
cecil: and he's asian
warren: And of course, because he's celibate.
warren: If Andy Roddick needed a kidney and you were a perfect match and would make a great donor, would you give him yours?
cecil: nope
warren: You ass.
cecil: hahaha
cecil: i'm just messing
warren: What is your favorite Grand Slam event to play?
cecil: aussie to play
warren: Why? All the marsupials?
cecil: laid back.. fans have fun and get into it
cecil: tournament is run well
cecil: treat players well
warren: Oh, I guess that's good too.
warren: And finally...
warren: MC Hammer once said, "U Can't Touch This."
warren: What exactly was he referring to?
cecil: his dance moves
warren: No, i'm sorry. His penis. He was talking about his penis.
cecil: no he was talking about his dance moves
warren: I stand corrected.
Thanks to Cecil Mamiit. Cheer him on at a tennis tournament near you.
