Profile:
Name- Priscilla (Pri) Eckstein Lese Lima
Date of Birth – December 19th, 1979
Place of Birth – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Nationality - Brazilian
Profession - Professional Beach Volleyball Player
Height – 5’ 11 ½’’
Education: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA USA.
Bachelor of Science- General Studies, focus on Health and PE ‘04.
Bachelor of Science- Kinesiology, Exercise Science
Quick intro...
Food: Brazilian food, Italian, Mexican, ALL OF THEM!
Movies: movies that make me laugh, and many other ones.
TV Shows: Friends (own all 10 seasons), House, Scrubs, The new adventure of old Christine, Family Guy, Inside the Actor’s Studio, Dog Whisperer, Kathy Griffin: My life on the D-list, The Office…
Actors: Steve Carrel, Merryl Streep, Anthony Hopkins, Jack Nickolson, Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, Susan Sarrandon… Musicians or Bands: Ana Carolina, Rita Lee, Marina, Duffy, Kristy Lee, Saint Cecilia, Kina, Marisa Monte
Restaurants: Porcao, Fogo de Chao, Cheesecake Factory, Chillis, RocknFish, North End…
Favourite dessert: chocolate molten cake from Chilis and anything from Cheesecake Factory.
Color: Blue, white and green
Athlete: Ayrton Senna Books: Anything from Dr. Wayne Dyer and Anthony Robbins. Real Love, Many Lives Many masters…
Vacation Spot: Rio de Janeiro, Arraial do Cabo, Grandpa’s Farm
Season: Summer
Sports Teams: volleyball, soccer, beach volleyball, beach soccer
Hobbies: dancing, singing, reading, playing with Rio (dog)
AVP Tour Best finishes
2009: 2nd at Muskegon; 3rd at Cincinnati; 3rd at Manhattan Beach; 3rd at Coney Island; 5th at Hermosa Beach; 5th at Atlanta; 5th at Huntington Beach (w/ Tati Minello)
2008: 5th at Long Beach; 7th at Louisville, Atlanta, Belmar; 9th at Charleston, Brooklyn, San Diego, Mason (w/ Angela Lewis).
2007: 5th at Dallas, Long Beach (w/ Angela Lewis).
2006: 9th at Ft. Lauderdale, Seaside Heights (w/Angela Lewis), Chicago, Cincinnati (w/Paula Roca).
2005: 9th at Huntington Beach (w/Angela Lewis).
2004: 17th at Belmar (w/Mary Hegarty), Hermosa Beach, Chicago (w/Kerri Eich).
Career Highlights
2009: Placed 5th, 3rd and 2nd with Tati Minello. AVP Most Improved Award 09'. Place 3rd with Taiana Lima in the Joao Pessoa Open.
2008: Placed 5th at Long Beach (w/ Angela Lewis).
2007: Notched career-best 5th place finishes twice with partner Angela Lewis. "Priscilla Lima and partner Angela Lewis had a Cinderella season in '07, rising in the ranks of women's professional beach volleyball. They placed among the top 10 at 11 AVP tournaments in 2007, with a pair of fifth-place finishes"
Louisiana-Lafayette: Ranked 4th in career digs, 4th in total attempts and 5th in kills on the school’s charts. Twice she was named all-conference, garnering first-team honors her senior season.
Going deeper into some facts
Fun, fun!
v Pri performed 3 push-ups on her very first max reps in one minute test in college.
v Pri appeared in a comic TV show in Brazil with Jackie Silva.
v Pri was a contortionist at the age of 4 til 8.
v Pri used to dance ballet, folk, jazz, until the age of 12, then started dancing Flamenco Dance (from Spain) until the age of 16.
v Pri was a beginners’ teacher for Flamenco Dance.
v Pri started to play volleyball when she was 15 years old.