Friday, July 24, 2009

Interview with Clint Johnson


Clint is one of the most well recognized people on campus and there is no one who knows more people than he does. Whenever you run into Clint, you get a cheery hello. Oh, and in case you didn't notice...he's a huge basketball fan!


Q. What year did you graduate from Grace and what was your major?
A. I graduated from Grace in 2005, and I majored in Criminal Justice

Q. What are you spending your time doing this summer?
A. I am working on a website for Grace's men's basketball team, which y'all can go surf at http://gracehoops.sports.officelive.com/. I also like to surf the Internet a ton! Being a big Duke fan, I love the relaunched http://www.goduke.com/, and also http://www.dukeblueplanet.com/, http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/, and http://www.blueplanetshots.com/. I also love Social Networking, and you can contact me at http://facebook.com/clinttjohnson, http://myspace.com/clinttjohnson, and I have joined the Tweeting revolution at Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/clinttjohnson and http://www.twitter.com/GraceBasketball. I have lost around 19 pounds by being a coffee fiend and walking miles and miles around Winona Lake. Besides that, I enjoyed getting to hang out with the Lancer Basketball Camp staff and bond with everyone that came to camp! Grace is going to be so blessed with all of the signings Coach Kessler has made... I'm super stoked for this coming season!

Q. What do you do for leisure or on campus here at Grace?
A. Like I said above, I surf the Internet a ton. I like hanging out in the various computer labs, and just meeting everyone that I can. I like to make random Wal-Mart runs with people, and it's always fun to go on Applebee's 50% off appetizer excursions after 9 on weeknights.

Q. Are you currently reading any books? If so, what?
A. Besides currently reading through the book of Judges, and seeing what an awesome dude Gideon was, I'm reading "The Gold Standard" by Coach Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski of Duke and his daughter Jamie Spatola. The picture on this blog post shows me sitting in Coach K's chair following a Duke game last New Year's Eve. My buddies Mason Plumlee, Miles Plumlee, and Ryan Kelly (who by the way, is the cousin of Vic Casey, who plays women's soccer here at Grace) all play for Duke, and it has been great to read about Coach K [who I met last year on my visit] and how he got the National Team to play as one heartbeat, with one focus!

Q. What single bit of counsel has made the most significant difference in your life?

I would say that it's always think before you speak, from my parents. I haven't always thought before I've spoken, but it's something everyone needs to do. It's so easy to just blurt things out, however we need to process things so we can speak them eloquently, passionately, courteously, and encouragingly!

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