The Dusosky Twins
Randy and
Riley got to meet Troy and Todd Dusosky from the Milwaukee Wave Indoor Soccer Team. They are awesome. Riley keeps asking when she will get to
meet them again. She comes home and says "I love Todd and Troy." It's the cutest thing because she's only 5. I was there doing the interview with Todd and Troy for the Wisconsin Organization of Mothers
of Twins Club. The twins were so incredibly sweet (did I already mention that?) but the public relations people
made me really nervous. I would have liked to ask them a million more questions but they only gave me 10 minutes. Literally. Anyway, here's my page dedicated to both of them! Thanks for the great interview!
And make sure you page down to see it. (and I
am so bummed that I couldn't be there!!)
Troy and Todd Dusosky from the Milwaukee Wave
By Jennifer
A few years ago, my son’s soccer coach invited his players to attend a Milwaukee Wave game. I had never been to any professional sporting event but I went along – a good excuse to get a well-deserved break from my 2 year old twins. Much to my surprise, two of the team players were twins and I loved the game! Recently, my twins and I got a chance to talk with Todd and Troy Dusosky. I wasn’t sure what to expect but they are genuinely awesome guys and every person we met at the Wave office was incredibly nice.
How old were you when you started playing soccer?
Troy: Around 4 or 5 years old, we were pretty little.
Did your parents make you play or did you want to? How did they motivate you?
Todd: Our parents made us but we really liked it so it didn’t take much motivation.
Did either one of you ever want to quit playing but you didn’t because of your brother?
Todd:
No, we were both really into soccer and hockey.
When did you realize that you were really good?
Troy: When the trophies started piling up.
Todd: High School – that’s when you start to see
where you really are in comparison to
other players.
Did your mom dress you guys alike?
Troy: Same outfits, but I was always in red
Todd: I was always in blue.
Were you separated or kept together for kindergarten?
Troy & Todd: Separated
Do you have any siblings?
Todd: 2 younger sisters.
Troy and Todd Dusosky
Were you raised in a strict organized environment or a more casual relaxed atmosphere?
Todd: Our parents were lenient but we were strict on them – we made sure they always got us to all our practices on time.
Troy: I ran the house.
Have you ever been involved in any special projects or anything because you’re twins?
Todd: When we were in high school, we were in a family twin study at the University of Minnesota.
They ran all kinds of tests on us, asked a lot of questions and had us hooked up to all these little electrodes.
Did
you ever get a label like “The Twins”?
Troy: Dumb and Dumber (Jokingly!!)
Todd: No, not really.
Was there a special coach or someone who inspired you?
Troy: Just Mom and Dad who always wore the referee shirts
Who’s older?
Todd: I’m older – 1 minute
How’s your relationship with each other?
Todd: We’re really close – we shared a room for 21 years.
Do you motivate each other?
Todd – Everything’s a competition, you always want to out do your brother
Todd, what’s the best thing about being a dad? (Todd is married and has a 2 year old son and you should have seen the glow in his eyes when I asked him this question!)
Everything – waking up and finding him in bed, seeing his face after a hard day of practice, he loves watching me play soccer, he’s just always ready to go.
What’s your best advice for parents of twins?
Troy: Don’t try to figure them out and don’t take sides.