Name:
Peter Funchion.
Club:
Kells, Co. Kilkenny
Occupation:
Handball
Other sports played and to what level?
More Handball.
If you could attend any sporting event in the world what would it be?
Superbowl.
If you were throwing a party and could invite anyone in the world, dead or alive, who would you ask?
Mike Tyson.
Favourite song?
The auld triangle.
First concert you went to?
Bruce Springsteen.
If you weren’t playing handball, what would you be at?
Weight Lifting.
If you could be any animal what would it be and why?
A Kilkenny cat.
Name three things you would put on your “bucket” list?
World handball champion, Win a pro stop, All Ireland champion.
Are you a morning or night person?
Morning
What annoys you most?
Bursting a new handball.
What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten?
Chicken hearts.
What would be the first thing you would buy if you won the Euromillions, aside from the typical answers house/car/holiday etc?
A Kilkenny jersey.
One word to describe you?
Competitive.
What’s the best court you ever played on?
Jim Arlington's court.
Any odd items in your kit bag?
Euro coins.
Any pre-match superstitions?
No.
What’s your preferred footwear and gloves?
Asics and Owen.
Who’s the biggest joker you've met in handball?
Micah Weggel.
Of all the players you know, who spends the most time in front of the mirror?
Cian Counihan.
Who is the best dressed Handballer you know?
Sushil Wanigatunga.
Best memory in the game?
Winning both intermediate singles and doubles.
What Handballers would you want (and not want) on your team in a table quiz?
I would want Mike Flisk.
Toughest opponent you’ve faced?
Pat Funchion.
Favourite shot?
Kill shot.
Best game you've ever seen?
Paul Brady vs Naty Alvarado Jr.
Best ever performance?
Playing the brother in training.
One to forget?
My first pro stop loss.
What is your immediate goal?
Win a pro stop, singles or doubles.
How can handball improve?
Televise more handball on Irish TV.