Q&A with Fairland’s Colt Kinsey
VYPE: What goals do you have for this year in basketball?
Colt Kinsey: My goal is to make it to the state playoffs this year.
VYPE: What has basketball taught you that you use in your daily life?
CK: Basketball has taught me to do everything 100 percent all the time.
VYPE: What’s your favorite style of shoe to wear in game?
CK: My favorite shoes to wear in a game are Kobe’s.
VYPE: Who inspires you and why?
CK: My Grandpa Doyle Kinsey inspires me because he has always taken time to take me to the gym to rebound or whatever I need in life. My Papa Ross is also an important inspiration to me because of his support to be at all my games, and has always been there for me.
“ ”VYPE: What do you think is the biggest challenge in basketball?
CK: The biggest challenge in basketball is to remain mentally strong.
VYPE: What do you think makes a great basketball player?
CK: A basketball player must be coachable to be great.
VYPE: Who in your family is the best athlete? Explain.
CK: The best athlete in my family was either my grandpa or dad. My grandpa was an all-state basketball player, and my dad played college baseball and was drafted.
VYPE: What’s one sport you wish you could play that you don’t already play?
CK: I wish I could play golf. I love playing it on the weekends and would like to play it in school too.
VYPE: What’s your go-to pregame song?
CK: I don’t have a pregame song. My pregame is talking to my teammates before each game.
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