UM Baseball: Around the Horn with Sam Robinson
Jan. 16, 2011
Coral Gables, Fla. – With the start of the 2011 `Canes baseball season just over a month away, University of Miami pitcher Sam Robinson sat down with Lindsay Bohlen of HurricaneSports.com to preview the 2011 UM season, as well as talk about some of the things that led him to become a University of Miami student-athlete.
Around the Horn with Sam Robinson…
Hometown… Miami, Fla.
High School… Killian Senior High School
Favorite Baseball Player… Jon Lester
Favorite Athlete in another Sport… Phil Mickelson
Favorite Pro Sports Team… Boston Red Sox
Favorite Movie… Inception
The farthest place from home I’ve been is… New Mexico
My favorite memory playing baseball is… The Texas A&M game last year for NCAA Regionals here in Coral Gables, and the game that I had on the mound that day.
My favorite show growing up was… Rugrats
When I was little, I always wanted to be a… Professional baseball player
My favorite thing about being part of the “U” family is… The prominence you get from playing here.
The most influential person in my life is… My father — Mark Robinson
No one can believe that I… Can play the piano
My favorite midnight snack is… Wheaties
An artist no one would believe I have on my iPod is… Rascal Flats
If you walked into my bedroom, the first thing you would notice is… I’m very clean
If I were a superhero, my name would be… The Flash, and my power would be… Invisibility
If I could eat one meal for the rest of my life, it would be… Spaghetti
My favorite class at UM is… Management
A pre-game ritual of mine is… I always put my uniform on the same way, and I always place my glove in the same spot in the dugout.
I hate to admit it, but I love… Watching Jersey Shore
If I could live anywhere in the world it would be… Monaco
If I could play any other sport at UM, it would be… Football
To me, being a Hurricane means… Having the ability to accomplish my goals if I just set my mind to it.
A secret talent of mine is… I can play the piano
My nickname is… Sam Dawg
How many text messages do you send in a day… 50
Facebook or Twitter… Facebook, and I don’t even use it
