Get to Know: BP football player Riley Olson

Published 8:17 pm Monday, September 14, 2015

Riley Olson is a senior lineman on the Blooming Prairie football team. The Awesome Blossoms are off to a 3-1 start this season.

Age: 18

Riley Olson, Blooming Prairie

Riley Olson, Blooming Prairie

Q: How did you originally get into your sport?

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A: Football seemed fun and all my friends did it.

Q: What’s your favorite sports memory?

A: Beating Rushford-Peterson my junior year of football to go to state.

Q: What have you learned from playing sports?

A: Work hard for what you want.

Q: What is the hardest part about your sport?

A: Giving 100 percent every play and not taking plays off.

Q: Who is your biggest sports role model and why?

A: J.J. Watt. He goes hard every play and dominates his position.

Q: What is your favorite movie or TV show?

A: The Big Bang Theory.

Q: What is your favorite subject in school?

A: Accounting.

Q: What is your dream job?

A: Sports talk show host.

Q: What is your favorite food?

A: Pizza.

Q: What are your plans after high school?

A: Attend a 4-year college.

Q: What’s a fun fact about you or hobby you enjoy most people don’t know about?

A: I like to dance to the ‘watch me whip’ song.

Q: What are your top three pump songs before a big game?

A: ‘Cinderella Man’ by Eminem, ‘Pass Out’ by Tinie Tempah and ‘Where da hood at’ by DMX.

Q: What are your top three guilty pleasure songs?

A: ‘My Way’ by Fetty Wap, ‘Party in the USA’ by Miley Cyrus and ‘Mind Your Manners’ by Chiddy Bang.