Q&A with Tavares Gooden

July 24, 2008

Rookie linebacker Tavares Gooden participates in drills at Ravens training camp. (Sun photo by Gene Sweeney Jr. / July 23, 2008)

Give inside linebacker Tavares Gooden a plate of fettuccine and shrimp and the rookie is a happy camper. But there is one culinary dish that will drive Gooden away.

Q: Is there a food you won't eat?

A: I don't eat fish. Growing up, I always had a fish tank. One day, my father put some fish on a plate, and I asked what it was. He said, "Fish." I said, "I can't eat my pets." I always thought it was funny to eat something that was your pet. Ever since then, I've never eaten fish. I think of them as my little pets that I had in that tank.

Q: If you could have dinner with anyone in the world, who would it be?

A: Eddie Murphy. That's the guy right there. Beverly Hills Cop 2, that's my favorite movie. I know a lot of lines from it.

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