Mike Ayo Andrew

20 Questions with Mike Ayo Andrew

Where were you born?
1. Born in Paddington St Mary's, London, i believe the same Hospital and year as Prince Harry
Where did you grow up?
2. Grew up in a place in Northwest London (burnt oak)
How old are you?
3. 25 years old

Do you have any brothers or sisters?
4. 1 brother ex England Rugby player, 1 sister who has a beautiful son and my home boy Latrell. I call all my friends my bros and sis'

What are your other intrests?
5. recently have become obsessed with trying to find new workouts, since I do sports science at university. I'm a download freak too, so I get all my movies, shows and albums online. (obviously spectacularly illegal)

What other sports did you play growing up?
6. I played football (soccer) from 9-14, then rugby from 14-16. 16-18 had 2 knee surgeries.

Who was or is your favorite professional athlete?
7. I always looked up to Ian Wright ex Arsenal Crystal palace and england Football player. Seeing another black athlete doing so well in a sport i loved was cool to see. he was just a regular guy and i felt at such a young age i could relate.

What high school or university did you attend?
8. I attended Mill hill County High in London, I was 1 of 10 black people in my year group of about 250. College I went to Derby University in the midlands, UK.

Why did you chose the university you attended?

9.I chose my college mainly because it was the only one on my list that had American Football, and i really wanted to play and try it out.

What do you like best about Germany?
10. Honestly the Women. the other thing is that its just different from home, i like it because its not as busy, and people move slowly, nobody is in a rush. in london everybody is in a rush to go nowhere.

What is the best moment of your football carear?
11. Best moment in football was either winning the german bowl in 2008 against Kiel (whoops). or Playing my first NFLE game for Amsterdam against Frankfurt in front of 45,000.

What is your off season training?
12. As soon as the season finishes i get my fat boy on, i eat whatever and don't check for any content. the greasier the better. as the season approaches, i fix up and start taking care of the body, and getting into shape. I do the bodyflife challenge by EAS, that helps a lot.

Who is your favorite music group?

13. I don't think i have a favorite music group. I listen to a lot of slaughterhouse at the moment (rap group). my favorite artist of all time is Anthony Hamilton.

Who is your favorite actress or actor?
14. Again i dont have a favorite actor/actress, but lately i have liked di caprio movies, kevin spacey is pretty good too.

What is your favorite movie three movies?
15. top 3 movies off head. shawshank redemption, green mile and Life.

What would you to see during your time in Germany?
16. More of Scandinavia - for sightseeing (women) i've been to Stockholm, Sweden and i thought i saw my wife 5000 times, but heard it gets better, or worse (however u see it) in other parts of the Scandinavia.

What 5 songs do you listen to on game day?
17. John Legend - Stay With You
Anthony Hamilton - Prayin for you/Superman
Rage against the Machine - killin in the name of
m.o.p - Monster
Klashnekoff - Murda

Do you have in any pre game rituals?
18. read a bible verse and a prayer of protection before each game. other than that i just try to relax.

Is there anything abnormal about you?

19. whats normal to me, might be odd to someone else, so u will have to ask someone else that question. I guess i find pleasure in people watching, just to see how people are in their day-to-day life. if I am on a date, i will get a date to people watch with me.

What are your goals for  the season?

20. I want to show to myself that I can play and there isn't a better player than me in the league at my position. I dont care too much about awards, as long as i am the best player from my time and that we fulfill our destiny in winning both german.