Austin Gleeson
Q1. Nickname: “Aussie or Willie”!!
Q2. Favourite Position: Corner-Forward.
Q3. Club Honours: Under 14 and Under 16 County.
Q4. When and where did you first play hurling (who was your coach, friend etc.) In my Grandad’s back garden with my Grandad!!
Q5. Childhood heroes: Ken McGrath and Eoin Kelly (Tipp)!
Q6. Your Biggest Fear? Heights!!!
Q7. What is your Favourite Food? Spaghetti Bolognese!!
Q8. What is your Favourite Film? Coach Carter!!
Q9. What is your Favourite Music? Bit of anything really!
Q10. What is your Favourite Holiday Destination? Ibiza some spot.
Q11. Best sporting event Watched/Witnessed: Waterford vs Tipp in ’08 watching Waterford get to All Ireland final!!
Q12. Best Mount Sion memory? Munster final in ’02.
Q13. What has been your greatest moment in sport? Winning a county championship with my friends!
Q14. What is your favourite Hurling ground? Mount Sion .. on a summers day nothing comes close to it!!
Q15. What celebrity do you think you most look like and why? Emmm….. I’ve been called Justin Bieber with my hair but I don’t see it!!
Q16. What is the toughest part of your sporting life? All the training.. it’s a nightmare
Q17. Least memorable game and why? Under 16 county final, was sent off mid way true first half!!
Q18. If you were an animal, what kind would you be? A monkey could just hang round all day!
Q19. In your opinion what is the worst invention ever created? Why? I don’t know…. I suppose everything has a purpose!!
Q20. What is your secret skill? Singing Billy Joel – Piano Man !!
Q21. Talk or Music…..How do you like your radio? Oh music no question!!
Q22. Who is your ideal date, why? Eva Longoria just unreal!!!!
Q23. If there was a transfer market, what player would you like to see on the Waterford Panel? Why? Tommy Walsh what an athlete!!
Q24. If you had 3 people around for dinner, who would they be and why? The Rock, Roy Keane, Davy Fitz be an interesting conversation!!!
Q25. What is your signature dish? Chicken Wraps!!
Q26. If your life was a movie, what would the title of it be? The ups but mostly downs of life!!
Q27. Who is the best & worst dressed on your team, why? Best is probably Mark Flan or Eoin Daniels .. The winner of the worst is Aaron Coady haha
Q28. Who is the longest in the showers after training? Probably me or Joey Sinnott!!
Q29. Facebook or Twitter? Which one takes your fancy? Why? Twitter better banter on it
Q30. If you could go back in time, where would you go? 1950’s see how tough hurling was!!
Q31. If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional with whom would it be? Why? Lionel Messi man is a genius!!
Q32. What rule would you change in the GAA and why? The referees not being so strict!!!
Q33. Who do you admire most in Mount Sion and why? All the managers who give their time out most nights during the week!!
Q34. Advise to younger players…. always listen to your managers and never put your head down when things aren’t going right for you in a match!!
Q35. What does Mount Sion mean to you? Everything love the club!!!
Q36. How do you want the world to remember you? A nice guy and good sportsman!!!
Q37. In ten years time, I hope to be ……… Hopefully playing senior with club and county!!