Player Profile with Central Coast Mariners? W-League midfielder Teresa Polias
The Young Matildas playmaker has been known to be good on the ball and this shows due to her passion for arguably the most well known footballer in the world, Diego Maradona whom she idolizes.
Polias is hoping that she and her Mariners team-mates can continue their winning streak right through in reaching the finals series of the W-League in 2008.
Name: Teresa Polias
Nickname: T
Date of Birth: 15/5/90
Height & Weight: 152cm, 50kg
Place of Birth: Sydney
What school did you go to: UWS, Bankstown
What is your best subject: –
When did you start playing soccer: When I was six
Who have you played for: NSWIS and have played for the Young Matildas
Favourite playing position: Centre-Midfielder
Favourite soccer player: Diego Maradona
Favourite soccer team: Arsenal
Favourite food: Seafood
Favourite movie: Sex and the City
Favourite TV show: Greys Anatomy
Favourite song: Too many to name
Favourite band: U2
Favourite celebrity: Johnny Depp
Favourite colour: Light blue
Favourite quote: ?Defeat isn?t the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.? (George Edward Woodberry)
What do you like to do in your spare time? Relaxing or hanging out with close mates
What would be your ideal day? Sleeping in on a hot day then hanging out with my friends, then playing a soccer match at night.
What is your dream holiday? Spain
What would you buy if you won ten million dollars? Houses for my family
Where do you see yourself in ten years from now? –
You are having a dinner party and can invite three people dead or alive, who you invite? Martin Luther King, Theo Walcott, David Beckham
What is your favourite sporting moment of all time? Winning the Nationals in 2006
Who would you love to play for? The Matildas
Who would you love to spend a day training with? FC Barcelona
What inspires you? –
Who inspires you? –
What motivates you to succeed? The love of the game
What is your definition of success? Achieving your goals
Who is your sporting hero? Diego Maradona
What makes some a hero? Someone who beats the odds to be successful
What qualities in a person do you most admire? Honesty, loyalty, humor
If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? I would make myself a little taller
If you could change one thing about Australia what would it be? The Drought
If you could change on thing about the world what would it be? Poverty
What is the biggest issue facing the future of women?s soccer? Money
What is the biggest issue facing the future of the world? Greed
Catch Teresa and the Mariners as they clash with the Queensland Roar on Saturday at Campbelltown Stadium, with kick off at 6pm.
*Additional reporting by Mark Stavroulakis
