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Basics:
Name: Eddie Umphrey
Hometown: Albuquerque, N.M
Birthday: June 8th 1983
Age: 23
Siblings: 2 brothers: Chainey and Greg - 3 sisters: Maria Frances and Natalie
Goal: Olympics and to become a heart surgeon
Hobbies: freestyling with my boy Justin Laury and making hip hop beats with my other team mate Brian Skvarla. Reading the bible. AIM. Chillin, playing ps2

Schooling:
High School: La Cueva High School
Graduated: 2001
Current School: University of Michigan
Year: Junior
Major: Sports Management and Communications

Gymnastics:
Began Gymnastics: age 9
Best Event: Changes from day to day. Whatever event is going the best for the day
Former Gym: Duke City Gymnastics
Former Coach: Jerry Nickles
Current Gym: University of Michigan
Current Coach: Kurt Golder
Major Accomplishments: 2001 Junior National Vault Champion, 7th on Vault at 2002 NCAA Nationals

Favorites:
Event: Which ever event I'm doing the best on that day
Skill: Cross on rings
Gymnast: Nemov, Bonderenko, Xiopeng, Ivonkov,
Athlete non-gymnast: Michael Vick, Alen Iverson, Hot Sauce (And 1 Basketball player)
Singer/band: Cross Movement, Jay -z, Usher, Dru Hill, Ludacris, Ja Rule, Missy, Ginuwine
Actor: Martin Lawrence
Color: Black and Yellow
T.V. Show: Dave Chappell show, Bernie Mac, Scrubs, Simpsons, Arrested Development, Even Stevens, Dave the Barbarian, Malcom In the Middle, Oliver Been
Movie: The Passion of the Christ, Blue Streak, Bad Boys II, Black Knight, Big Mommas House, National Security
Store: Footlocker, any place that has a good electronic section
Food: Mom's pancakes and sweet potato pies (basically anything mom cooks), chili (New Mexico chili)
Drink: Orange or apple juice, cherry Kool-Aid
Day of the week: Friday
Sport other than gymnastics: Big fan of basketball, Football and if spelunking becomes a sport then I'm a fan of that too (just kidding)
Favorite Saying: Chuuuch! Let it be know that I was saying this long before Snoop-A-Loop was saying it

Least Favorites:
Event: The one that I'm succeeding less on that day
Skill: Triple Lindy (I can't quit seem to perfect it yet. I have the triple down, but its just the Lindy that gives me problems.)
Gymnast: I like them all
Athlete non-gymnast: Karl Malone (not much on cheap shots)
Singer/band: Rosanne singing the national anthem
Actor: Jack Nickelson has always scared me since he played the Joker
Color: Pink
T.V. Show: Lizzie McGuire (sorry Hillary.nothing against you)
Movie: Any movie that has more than 13 Wayans brothers in it
Store: Barns and Noble because the guy looks at me like I'm going to steal his cd's. That's right buddy. I said it. It needed to be said. Chuuuch! Everyone stop going there.
Food: "everyone else's chili" a.k.a. beans (sorry to burst your bubble, but Hormel sauce doesn't count as chili)
Drink: does chicken grease count? Cause that's just nasty on so many different levels
Day of the week: I like all of the days. Each one gives you something different to expect.
Subject in school: Underwater basket weaving (I weave so much better above water)
Sport other than gymnastics: ice dancing (if your on ice and your not doing a double axel or slicing someone with your skate then its not real sport)

Random:
Did You Know: "My friends and i did a performance in highschool and we lips sinked to N2Gether"