1/24/11 - Jamie Smith
(2008-2010) has turned in his spikes for hip-hip. Known
as "Smiff The Great", here is his IUP video.
YouTube
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Getting To Know
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Jamie Smith
Q: What baseball memory stands out the most for you?
A: Winning the USSSA World Series in Oklahoma when I was 17.
Q: What is the best part of being a college athlete?
A: Being able to play against really good competition and represent your school.
Q: What is the best advice you have ever received from a coach?
A: Keep your eye on the ball.
Q: Who is your most influential role model?
A: My brother.
Q: What celebrity would you most like to meet?
A: Will Smith.
Q: Do you have a favorite type of music you listen to?
A: I like everything.
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Crash .
Q: What is your favorite sports movie?
A: White Men Can’t Jump.
Q: Do you have a favorite food or meal?
A: Anything home cooked.
Q: What is your favorite holiday?
A: Thanksgiving.
Q:
What is your favorite professional baseball team?
A: Toronto Blue Jays.
Q:
Who is your favorite professional baseball player?
A: Jimmy Rollins.
Q: Name one thing that people would be surprised to learn about you.
A: I’m Canadian.
Q: What is the place that you haven’t traveled to, that you would most like
to visit?
A: Australia.
Q: What
would be your dream job?
A: Sports Agent
Q:
What is it that attracted you to IUP?
A: Baseball and a teammate (Kyle Stryker) that I grew up with goes here
too.
Q:
What do you like most about the city of Indiana?
A: It’s a nice change from being back home in the big city.
Q:
What baseball team in the PSAC would you most like to beat?
A: Rock, Ship, Cal: three-way tie.
Q:
What is your favorite thing about the sport of baseball?
A: Body type does matter. Big or small, short or tall everybody still has
to hit, throw, and catch the ball.
Q:
What is your earliest baseball memory?
A: Getting the MVP award on my t-ball team.
Q:
If you could play any other sport in college, what would it be?
A: Basketball or football.
Q:
What (if any) pre-game superstitions or rituals do you have?
A: I have a specific warm-up routine I do.
Q:
What are some of your favorite things to do in your spare time when you are
not playing baseball?
A: Workout, play video games, watch movies.
Q:
What was your favorite TV show growing up?
A: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Q:
What is your favorite TV show now? Do you have a favorite character on that
show?
A: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Other than Will, Geoffrey is my favorite
character.
Q:
What are your career goals
A: Get a well paying job in the field of Economics.
Q:
What does it take to be academically successful at IUP?
A: Good work ethic.
Q:
What does it take to be athletically successful at IUP?
A: Good work ethic and time management skills.