Sam Willoughby became BMX World Champion last year after taking out the World Cup final round in France. After an unconvincing performance in the time trials, where he finished 17^th, Willoughby scraped through to the final round by a single point. The 18-year-old from Adelaide then went on to become the youngest rider to win the World Cup Series - and first Australian to claim the title.

01Who is your hero/heroine - sporting or otherwise?

I look up to a lot of people in, and out of, sport. (Fellow cyclists) Travis Pastrana, Sam Hill, Jared Graves and Maris Strombergs are just a few of my idols.

02What was your greatest act of courage?

When I was competing in the World Cup BMX title in 2009, I had to make the final to have any chance of winning it. I crashed in my first two heats and it was looking near impossible that I would ever make it. I managed to keep my head on, however, and came back and made the final and won.

03What is the most memorable sporting event you have witnessed?

The Adelaide Crows winning back-to-back premierships in 1997-98.

04Which sporting event in history would you most like to have attended?

The 2006 XGames in Los Angeles when Travis Pastrana did the first-ever double back flip.

05What keeps you awake at night?

Thinking about the future.

06Which talent would you most like to have?

Being able to predict the future.

07What bores you?

Soccer.

08On which occasions do you lie?

When it's not harmful.

09What trait do you most deplore in others?

Dishonesty.

10Who embodies your idea of a ‘good sport'?

I do.

11Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

‘Sweet'. When something's good, I always say ‘sweet' for some reason.

12What would you like, but can't have?
This sound weird but I have always wanted to go to a school which is a BMX school, where maths is learning about gear ratios and gym percentages, science is learning about vitamin supplements, PE involves sprints and track work, technology is bike mechanics and English is learning how to be a race commentator.

13What are you reading at the moment?

Nathan Buckley's book, ‘All I Can Be'.

14What is the best sports book written, or film made?

Travis Pastrana's documentary, 199 Lives.

15Which figure in history would you most like to have been?

Phar Lap.

16What is the greatest sports venue in the world?

The Chula Vista Olympic Training Centre in California, USA.

17Which living person/people do you most admire?

Travis Pastrana.

18Who is Australia's greatest sportsman/woman?

(Dual World Supercross champion) Chad Reed.

19What sport don't you ‘get'?

The Winter Olympics sport called curling makes no sense to me.

20How would you like to be remembered?

As a positive role model - and fun, caring person.