When Dan Hellie sat down with Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III Tuesday, he offered up some quick-hitters to let us get to know a little more about the rookie phenom's personality.
He shares his guilty pleasure, his celebrity connections and some thoughts about his teammates.
And he also made one spot-on Washington sports prediction.
Here they are in their entirety, including the first two submitted by fans via Twitter:
1. Would you be a better center fielder for the Nats or point guard for the Wizards?
ROBERT GRIFFIN III: You know my background, so you know I love basketball so I’d probably be a better point guard for the Wizards, but they got a pretty good point in John Wall. So if I had a choice, I’d probably go play baseball, play center field.
2. What’s the significance of the dog tags?
RGIII: It has my fiancée’s ring on it. It has a Bible verse, Jeremiah 29:11, just to remind me, and it’s something I’ve always worn. When it breaks, I get a new one. My dad will not let me wear his dog tags. He’s always been that way, so just have to wear something, and that’s what I decided to wear.
Jeremiah 29:11: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
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3. Sport you most enjoy watching other than football?
RGIII: I like watching tennis, honestly, but my favorite sport to watch would probably be track and field.
4. You are better at _______ than people would imagine.
RGIII: Ping pong.
5. And worse at ________.
RGIII: Trivia.
6. Guilty pleasure?
RGIII: Food, I guess. Now and Laters.
7. Should write a book about?
RGIII: Should write a book about the growth and development of Baylor University.
8. Celebrity you’ve been star struck meeting?
RGIII: Doug Flutie.
9. You own how many pairs of socks?
RGIII: Over 100.
10. Household chore you hate doing?
RGIII: The dishes.
11. Teammate who can almost beat you in the 40-yard dash?
RGIII: Aldrick Robinson.
12. LeBron or Kevin Durant?
RGIII: Kevin Durant.
Why?
RGIII: He’s from here. And Durant’s also a Redskins fan.
13. Steel cage match: Mike or Kyle Shanahan?
RGIII: Oh my gosh! Kyle. I’m going to go with the youth. I don’t know if Mike can climb the cage.
You know Mike could bench 300 pounds up until not too long ago. Maybe up until like 10 years ago.
RGIII: Wow.
14. Silliest money spent after signing your contract?
RGIII: I really haven’t spent any, but a Tempur-Pedic bed. It’s not really silly, but that’s the most I’ve spent.
15. Smartest teammate?
RGIII: That’s a hard one. (Chris) Cooley? Cooley’s pretty smart.
I was just getting ready to say he’s sneaky smart.
RGIII: Very smart.
People think he’s so weird, but he is really smart.
RGIII: He pays attention.
16. Funniest teammate?
RGIII: Eric Kettani. He’s on the practice squad. From Navy.
17. What happens first: The Wizards get their first win or Alfred Morris gets a new car?
RGIII: The Wizards get their first win. And Alfred Morris is not getting a new car. I’m going to have to buy him a new car.
You don’t like his ride?
RGIII: I don’t dislike his ride. I just think he needs to get a new car.
It’s about time.
RGIII: He can get a new car deal! It’s not like he has to pay for it. Hey, you’re almost a thousand-yarder. Is he a thousand-yard rusher?
He’s about 20 away.
RGIII: He’s close, so go get a card from the car dealership down the road. I betcha they’ll give it to you for free.
18. Favorite TV shows?
RGIII: “The Voice.” I love music so I like “The Voice.” And then other than that I really don’t watch too much. “Real World/Road Rules Challenge” and I guess you could say “Two and a Half Men.”
What network is “The Voice” on? I’m just curious.
RGIII: NBC. (Fist bump)
19. Last website visited?
RGIII: YouTube.
20. Last thing you cooked or fixed around the house?
RGIII: I’m not a handyman, but the last thing I cooked was probably pancakes, bacon and eggs.
21. Last book you read?
RGIII: “The Art of War.”
22. Last time you cried?
RGIII: In a movie. I can’t remember what the movie was, but, you’ve seen “John Q” before?
Yeah.
RGIII: I cried in that movie a long time ago, so I’ll go with that one.
23. Most famous person in your phone at Baylor? Most famous person in your phone now?
RGIII: Most famous person in my phone at Baylor was probably Mike Singletary. And now, the most famous person in my phone is Tom Cruise.
Got the Dan Snyder-Tom Cruise connection there, I like it!
