Former Wesley College rugby captain Avantha Lee is no stranger to followers of the sport in the country.
The fullback will make no secret of his passion for rugby, his ambition and his drive for courageous acts.
Born on March 29, 1998 in Sri Jayawardenapura, Kotte, Trueching Avantha Lee is straightforward in what he does and likes to see blue and black besides walking off the field in victorious colours that he gets into.
Could he be somebody’s role model?
Excerpts of an interview with the Sunday Observer:
Q: Can you describe yourself in one word?
Ambitious
Q: Any words or phrases you overuse?
“Shit” “Damn”
Q: What is your most marked characteristic?
I see myself as a courageous person
Q: If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Nothing to change, I like the way it is.
Q: What is the most important thing in your life?
Family and close friends
Q: Who has influenced you the most?
My dad
Q: Are you fashionable?
Yes
Q: What motivates you in your life?
Intention to be successful
Q: If you could choose any career right now, what would it be?
Pilot
Q: What forms of music do you listen to?
Pop music
Q: What’s the best thing you would like to hear from someone?
Anything related to games and movies, anime
Q: What made you to choose sports?
I always had a passion for sports from childhood
Q: Thus far what was your most unforgettable sporting incident?
My first year club rugby match CH and FC versus Kandy at Nittawela. It was a great sporting atmosphere and a memorable match
Q: So what was your best school sporting achievement?
Rugby coloursman and track and field champion
Q: What is your notion of happiness?
Traveling and gaming with friends
Q: Which person do you most admire and why?
There are few people in my friends and family circle and I’m a big fan of Lionel Messi
Q: What has been your biggest disappointment?
Giving up playing 1st XI cricket for my school Wesley.
Q: Most important lesson life has taught you?
Never give up
Q: What happens to the broken hearted?
Yet to experience
Q: What is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen?
So far the sea view from the Koneshwaram Temple (Trincomalee)