Bio
Name: Manuel Flores
Hometown (High School): Lisbon, Portugal
Year: Junior
Sport: Men’s Soccer
Major: Exercise Science
Why did you choose to be an NAIA athlete? Because it gave me the opportunity of playing soccer and being able to get a college degree.
What is the greatest lesson you have learned from being a student athlete? Being able to focus on the things that are in my control.
When you were growing up, what did you want to be? I always wanted to be a professional soccer player.
What is your fantasy job/ career? My fantasy job is being a professional soccer player but if that does not work out, I want to be an athletic trainer.
What is your favorite:
Spot on campus? East Campus
Class? Assessment and Care of Athletic Injuries
Movie? Coach Carter
Food? Pasta
Holiday? Christmas
TV show? Prison Break
Sports team? Benfica
Professional Athlete? Cristiano Ronaldo
Quote? “I’d rather fail while trying to be brilliant, than succeed being mediocre.” – Samuel Eto’o.
What is your greatest sports moment? Scoring a golden goal winner against a top-25 team in my freshman year.
Your most prized possession is? My very first pair of soccer cleats
A non-athletic talent that you have? I can mimic bird sounds
The best sporting event that you ever attended was? Any Portugal’s Soccer National Team game that I have been to
What does your bucket list include? Watching a premier league game on the stadium
Do you have any pre-game/pre-event rituals? Listening to music
Your worst habit is? Overthinking