Player Bio: David Sender

Getting To Know DavidSender

Born:

Parents:

Ira and Bonnie Sender

Major:

Biological Sciences

Nickname:

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The best thing about Stanford is:

The weather or the imported palm trees

My favorite place on campus is:

anywhere open field on a sunny, warm day

Ten years from now I hope to be:

A veterinarian. Plus, I plan on saving the world

My favorite class at Stanford:

Human Behavioral Biology

Something people would be surprised to know about me:

I have a pet goldfish that is 8 years old

The place I would most like to visit:

Costa Rica

My favorite pre-meet rituals are:

Eating

Stanford Men's Gymnastics will be fun to watch this year because:

We are going to completely dominate everyone all year long.

My greatest athletic moment was:

Either going to the Olympic Trials in 2004, or being on the World Championship team in 2006

The athlete I admire most:

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The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoying watching perform:

Dan Gill

Since coming to Stanford, I have learned:

Common sense goes a long way.

Best book I have ever read:

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Favorite food:

Skirt steak with mashed potatoes and sauteed mushrooms

Least favorite food:

California pizza

If I had to cook all of my meals, I'd probably survive on:

Spaghetti and meat ball because it has everything you need

Favorite movie:

Shrek

Favorite TV show:

Family Guy

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My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would be:

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My favorite musical group:

Alkaline Trio

The best advice I ever received was:

Stop complaining!

If I could invite three people to dinner in history, they would be:

Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, and Ben Franklin

I'd like to switch places for a day with:

Jason Shen--you never know what's going on in his head

If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be:

Chicago-style pizza that actually tastes good

If I had one CD to listen to it would be:

A CD with every song ever made

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