Athlete of the Week: Katie DeBord, Mason

Katie DeBord

Katie DeBord

Name: Katie DeBord

School: Mason High School

Sport: Softball

Class: 2019

Age: 17

Claim to fame: Staying cool under pressure

Bet you didn’t know: I’m addicted to using Chapstick

Toughest opponent/why:Lakota West, they are great hitters

Favorite book: The Hunger Games

Favorite movie: A Dog’s Purpose

Favorite TV show: Flip or Flop

Favorite musical artist/song: Sixteen, Thomas Rhett

Favorite pro athlete/why: Eugenio Suarez- He is my favorite Reds player.

Favorite smell: Coconut

Favorite home cooked meal: Spaghetti and meatballs

Game day rituals: For breakfast, I eat a mint chocolate protein bar, a teammate braids my hair the same way, and I use the same Chapstick.

Words you live by: Discipline is doing the right thing, the right way, the right time, all the time.

Biggest influence/why: My dad- He works so hard to make me better and is my biggest motivator.

I am most annoyed by: People complaining

You can’t live without: Chapstick

Most embarrassing moment: Falling on the wet turf on the way to first base

In 10 years, I’ll be: Married, and a college softball athletic trainer

Best thing about softball: The feeling when you work so hard for something and succeed

Worst thing about softball: Morning workouts

Vegetable I just won’t eat: Mushrooms

Favorite junk food: Watermelon sour patch kids

Favorite school subject: Chemistry

Person whose brain you’d like to pick: Cat Osterman

Love to trade places for a day with: Kim Kardashian

When I’m bored, I like to: Go on my phone

Worst habit: Worrying

On your bedroom walls: Motivational quotes

Talent I’d most like to have: Being a fast runner

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