Feb. 14, 2013

STANFORD, Calif. - Each week GoStanford.com will feature a Q&A with a different member of the 2013 Stanford softball team. This week get to know sophomore Hanna Winter.

Nicknames: Nabbers or Nabs

How old were you when you first started playing softball? 7 years old

If you could have one superpower what would it be? To fly!

Besides softball, do you have any unique talents? Taking softball out of the equation suddenly leaves me with very, very few talents...

Do you have any pregame superstitions or rituals? I just like to listen to pump-up music and be anti-social before a game.

If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go? Korea (again) because they have awesome street food there ^_^ and I can see K-pop concerts whenever!

If you won the lottery what is the first thing you would buy? A Tesla. Or at least put myself down on the waiting list to get one.

If you could attend one professional sporting event what would it be? I really want to see an ice skating competition.

Favorite candy? Sour patch kids!!

What is your favorite thing about being a Stanford student-athlete? I mean, the Nike gear is always nice, but I love the team and being with all my teammates.

What is your dream job? I would die if I worked in animation for Pixar >_<

What is one material thing you could not live without? Definitely my laptop. Life would be so difficult without it.

What song do you always get stuck in your head? Call Me Maybe, haha

Favorite music/artist? I'm a K-pop fan, but I also love regular music. Beyonce is one of my favorite American artists.

Biggest pet peeve? When people leave dirty, smelly dishes in my room.

Who on the team does the best Coach Rittman impersonation? Alyssa Lombardo

This or That
Ice cream or frozen yogurt? Ice cream
Coke or Pepsi? Coke
Sunrise or sunset? Sunset (I can't wake up early enough for sunrises)
Dogs or cats? Dogs
Beach or mountains? Mountains
Walk or bike? Walk
Books or movies? Movies
Real mayo or Miracle Whip? Real mayo
Cheez-its or pretzels? Cheez-its all the way
Hot dog or hamburger? Hamburger
NorCal or SoCal? I'm from SoCal, but I've been converted. NorCal
Ski or snowboard? Snowboard. Although I really want to learn to ski too...
Ryan Gosling or Channing Tatum? Ryan Gosling
Grey's Anatomy or House? House
Cardinal or White? Cardinal
Facebook or Twitter? Facebook
Karaoke or dancing? Omg this is really tough... I can't choose I love both too much
Shorts or pants? Definitely depends on the weather
Pearls or diamonds? Pearls
Sneakers or flip flops? Flip flops
Jennifer Aniston or Angelina Jolie? Jennifer Aniston
Chocolate or vanilla? Vanilla
Coffee or Tea? Tea
Phone call or Skype/Facetime? Skype