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DEFENSE: Mercury guard Kelly Mazzante steps out to defend Silver Stars guard Helen Darling during a game at US Airways Center. June 6, 2009.
Ralph Freso, Tribune
Page Too caught up with Mercury sharpshooter Kelly Mazzante to find out about growing up in small-town Pennsylvania and one topic she can't stand hearing about from teammate Diana Taurasi.
PT: You grew up in Montoursville, Pa. (population 5,000). What else did you do besides basketball?
KM: Nothing. We went to school, shopping mall, played sports and hung out with our group of friends.
PT: Diana Taurasi and Connecticut beat Penn State pretty good in the 2004 Elite Eight (66-49). Still bitter?
KM: No, I'm over it. I'm sick of hearing about it. She brings it up every chance she gets, all the national championship (stuff).
PT: What was it like around Montoursville after 16 kids and five adults from the high school were killed on the TWA Flight 800 plane crash between New York and Paris (1996).
KM: It was surreal. It was terrible. We knew most of those kids, and I was just entering high school and supposed to play basketball for the next three years with a few of them, and being in a small town brought us all closer together.
Up close and personal
Favorite movie: "Notes on a Scandal"
Favorite TV show: "Nip/Tuck"
Last book read: Can't remember; it's been a long time
What do you drive: I'm buying a BMW white X5
Song you'd sing if on "American Idol": "Halo" by Beyonce. I would be awful.
Superstitions: I avoid the number 6.
Worst habit: Biting my nails
Ringtone: "Boom Boom Pow" by the Black Eyed Peas
Favorite childhood toy: Barbie with the car, and I had Ken.
First job: I've never really had a job. I did basketball camps at Penn State.
What would you eat for your last meal: Mom's lasagna, a Coke and carrot cake
Best sports movie: "Love and Basketball"
Something about you that would surprise people: I like to go fishing.
Person you'd switch places with for a day: Ellen DeGeneres. I'd like to be funny for a day.
Favorite athlete in another sport: Lolo Jones (track and field)
Favorite city you like to visit: New York
Reality TV show you'd like to be on: "America's Next Top Model"
Food you refuse to eat: Fast food
Favorite fast-food joint and item: Taco Bell's Taco Supreme
Possession you can't live without: Sidekick
Your hero: None
Your bucket list: Spend a week on a remote island and be a billionaire for a day.
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