Donohue is in his second year with the Irish.

20 Questions With Dave Donohue

Nov. 8, 2007

1. Use five words to describe yourself.
Creative, ambitious, outgoing, diligent, competitive.

2. Describe your perfect day- who would you spend it with, what would you do, where would you be?
My perfect day would be with my family and friends. We’d be at my house by the pool having a BBQ.

3. What is your pre-game routine?
I put my right shin pad on first every time and listen to music.

4. Other than the Irish, what is your favorite sports team?
Boston Red Sox.

5. What do you miss the most about being at home?
My family and Friends.

6. Who was the most famous person you have ever met?
Matt Definis.

7. If your life was to be turned into a movie, what genre would it be; what would the title be; what actor would you have star in it?
It would be a comedy, like the Sandlot and I would be like Squints.

8. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Australia.

9. What was the most embarrassing thing that has happened to you?
I was on a road trip to Canada for soccer. A beautiful girl asked me to sit next to her on the bus and I threw up on her. But, she still likes me today.

10. What is the best advice you have received? Who was it from?
My dad always told me the sky is the limit and to never give up.

11. What are you listening to on your iPod right now?
Rascal Flatts.

12. If you had the choice to travel either forward or backward in time, which would you choose? Why?
I would travel backwards in time to see what my dad was like as a teenager.

13. Where is your favorite place at Notre Dame?
The Grotto.

14. What is your major? Why did you choose this major?
Finance, because I want to be part of the business world.

15. What is the first thing you think about when you wake up?
I am so tired.

16. Do you have any siblings?
I have an older brother – Mike.

17. What is your favorite class or professor so far at Notre Dame, and why?
Professor Hums, my accounting teacher. He is really fair and keeps class interesting.

18. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your life, what would you eat?
Candy.

19. Who was your role-model as a child? Why? Has your role model changed now that you are older?
My role model is my brother Mike. He is someone that is hardworking and driven and knows what he wants to do in life. He’s the man.

20. How has being a student and athlete at Notre Dame influenced your life?
Being a student athlete at Notre Dame has taught me to be committed and you need to work hard for everything in life.