20 QUESTIONS WITH... Victoria Anthony
Victoria Anthony, a two-time Junior World champion, enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2013. Anthony made her first Senior World Team after bumping up a weight class to 51 kg/112.25 lbs. Anthony advanced to the semi- finals of the 2013 World Championships before finishing fifth. Anthony, 22, a California native, is off to a strong start this season at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. She was a four-time WCWA Women’s College Nationals champion for Simon Fraser. Anthony took time out of her busy schedule to talk recently
with USA Wrestler: 1. Favorite movie? Good Will Hunting 2. Favorite TV show? Super Fun Night 3
3. What music do you listen to before you compete? It changes all the time! Usually hip hop, and most recently the new Beyoncé album!
4. Favorite food when not watching your weight? Pad Thai or sushi
5. Favorite sport other than wrestling? Wrestling-room soccer
6. Favorite athlete to watch in another sport? Floyd Mayweather is the man 7. Favorite wrestler and why? That’s so tough! Probably Besik Kudukhov, for his movement and style. Rest in peace.
8. Best piece of advice you've received? “There is no glory in holding back” – Terry Steiner 9. What kind of advice would you give a young wrestler? Learn to enjoy the process, because both wrestling and life are a whole lot of process.
10. Best moment as a wrestler so far? Making my first Senior World Team last year. 11. Name three people you would love to invite to dinner? Michael Jordan, Eckhart Tolle, and my mom because she would definitely keep the conversation rolling. 12. What is one thing you are afraid of? Heights!
13. How did you become involved in wrestling? I started in judo, and broke my wrist competing right before entering high school. My parents suggested I wrestle on my high school team after I recovered from surgery because I was getting fat and lazy. I thought that was a ridiculous idea because I didn’t want to wrestle boys or wear a onesie. A few weeks later, my eventual high school/life coach Dennis Piramo did a demo to get people to come out for the team. I realized wrestling looked a lot like judo, and it would get me out of P.E. 14. How were you able to adjust to the Senior level? There were a lot of ups and downs. Coming off of two Junior
World Titles, entering a higher level of wrestling where in the beginning I was just scratching at the door was tough - but that’s a part of the process! Going through that was valuable, and it’s exciting to look back and see my growth. I finally feel established as a Senior level competitor and am ready to add Senior titles to my name. 15. Any idea what you will do when you stop competing? The more MMA I watch the more interested I am, so fighting will probably be next for me. I may also continue schooling in
Two-time Junior World champion Victoria Anthony qualified for her first Senior Worlds in 2013. Tony Rotundo photo.
psychology past my undergrad degree – I’m not sure how far I want to take it yet.
16. What do you like about the Olympic Training Center? The Caf! Huge thanks to the Dining Room staff, they save me from eating eggs for three meals a day because that’s all I really know how to cook. Aside from that, the focused competitive energy the room provides.
17. What are your goals for international wrestling? Olympic gold
18. Coolest place you've traveled to and why? India. They put on a great tournament, and being able to experience a country so different from our own was awesome. There were also monkeys hanging around like they were squir- rels in Colorado Springs. Monkeys are pretty cool. 19. What do you like about the international wrestling? It’s so fun! For my style especially, since it rewards throws,
trips, and being offensive in general. 20. Funniest girl on the team and why? Randi Miller and Veronica Carlson make me laugh constantly – they’re both kind of crazy in a good way, which turns into com- edy a lot of the time.
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