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Question and Answer with Wide Receiver Charlie Saunders

Aug. 31, 2005

What is something most people don’t know about you?

People might not know that when I get done here, I’m planning on going to work at my dad’s architecture firm which focuses mostly on commercial design.

What would be your ultimate Sports Center highlight?

As a wide receiver, it would probably be running a perfect route and catching a deep pass for a touchdown.

Tell about one visible scar…

I have three scars on my right bicep from a chain-link fence when I was 17.

If you could relive any single family outing in your life, what would it be?

I went on a snow skiing trip in Utah when I was 17 and I enjoyed that quite a bit.

Who’s had the greatest influence on you in your athletic career?

My dad. At 6 years old, he was the one that pushed me to go play football and that’s how I started.

If you were forced to give up all your possessions but one, what would it be?

I would have to keep my super-duty pickup truck. It’s a great hobby and I enjoy working on it.

What is your best non-athletic talent?

Fabrication and design.

What is the most valuable thing you’ve learned from being a college athlete?

I would have to say perseverance by far.

Do you have any pre-game rituals?

I don’t really have any pre-game rituals and I have to say I don’t believe in them.

What is the best thing about being a college athlete at Tech?

For me, it’s to the opportunity to participate and compete on the college level. Other than that, what I’ve learned from being a college athlete is an extreme knowledge of how to overcome obstacles and continue to persevere no matter how much adversity you face.

Besides Bobby Dodd Stadium, what is your favorite stadium top play in?

I would say playing at Georgia is the most exciting because of all the hype and how involved the fans are during the game. Playing there is also great because it’s such a heated rivalry and the atmosphere in their stadium gets pretty intense.

Latest music CD that you’ve bought:

Seether

Favorite musical artist:

I don’t really have a favorite artist or band. I’m all over the map when it comes to music and I tend to listen to almost any genre that’s out there. My radio never stays on one station too long.

What is your all-time favorite meal?

Spaghetti with meat sauce.

Athlete you most admire:

Jerry Rice. He wasn’t the fastest wide receiver in the NFL but I admire the way he runs his routes so precisely and the fact that he works so hard at his game. I think that’s what stands out in my mind about him.

If there was another sport you could play at Tech, what would it be?

They don’t have it here at Tech but I would have to say wrestling. I wrestled in high school and I enjoy the fact that it’s just you out there competing against one other guy.

What’s been the most memorable game that you’ve been a part of?

Beating Georgia my freshman year really stands out as the most memorable game.

What will you not miss about being a college athlete?

I won’t miss the time constraints we all have as college athletes because of all the commitments we have during the season and off-season.

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