Jean Kim: Junior on the Girls Varsity Tennis Team

Q: How long have you played this sport? What inspired you to start?

A: 6 years I always liked watching tennis on TV and the strategy that played into every move, and I wanted to play an independent sport.

Q: Are you planning to continue this sport in the future?

A: I might do club tennis in the future, but I don't see myself playing professionally in college.

Q: Is there someone you look up to within the sport?

A: Serena Williams and Coco Gauff.

Q: What has been the most challenging part of playing this sport?

A: Probably the mental aspect of it. The nerves can get to you and make you not play to the best of your ability.

Q: What is one book/movie you think everyone should read/ watch?

A: Good Will Hunting because it teaches you a lot of realistic life lessons.

Q: What subject interests you and why?

A: Anatomy and biology because I want to go into the medical field in the future, and it is very interesting.

Q: What is your favorite place you have ever been to?

A: South Korea, because I'm South Korean, so I feel at home there, and a lot of my family lives there too.