Bengal Chat: Denise Cockrell
Joe Williams
Issue date: 2/8/06 Section: Sports
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Bengal - Let's start out with some of your favorites. Color?
Cockrell - Blue.
Bengal - Movie?
Cockrell - Old School.
Bengal - Food?
Cockrell - Cheeseburgers.
Bengal - Athlete?
Cockrell - Andre Agassi.
Bengal - Team?
Cockrell - St. Louis Cardinals.
Bengal - Did you play any other sports?
Cockrell - I did track when I was in middle school. I ran the short ones.
Bengal - Do you prefer to play singles or doubles?
Cockrell - I like singles better. In doubles there is more pressure because if I screw up I feel like I'm letting my partner down.
Bengal - I hear that your whole family plays tennis. Can anybody in the family beat you?
Cockrell - No. They could when I was younger but not now.
Bengal - You have teammates from all over the globe. What is it like to be on such an international team?
Cockrell - I like it a lot. You learn about all the different cultures.
Bengal - Do you teach each other different languages?
Cockrell - Yeah. It gives me a chance to test my Spanish knowledge.
Bengal - Did you think about choosing any other schools before you came to ISU?
Cockrell - I was at Portland State and they dropped the program so that's when I decided to transfer here.
Bengal - Are you a morning person?
Cockrell - No.
Bengal - What is in your CD player right now?
Cockrell - Techno music.
Bengal - Do you have any superstitions?
Cockrell - If I wear a certain pair of shoes and I lose then I'll wear a different pair the next time I play.
Bengal - How do you pass the time before a match?
Cockrell - I listen to my techno music. I usually talk to my parents. That motivates me.