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GETTING TO KNOW SAM CUNNINGHAM...

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Name: Sam Cunningham

Favorite Food: Steak, medium rare

Favorite Movie: Smokey and the Bandit

Favorite Television Show: Baseball Tonight

Favorite Musical Artist: The Allman Brothers

A word to describe me on the field: Ginger

A word to describe me off the field: Ginger

My most memorable athletic moment was: Playing in the finals of the USA Baseball Junior Olympics

My most memorable Emory athletic moment: Sweeping regionals in Jackson, MS

What I like most about Emory: You can stay as long as you want

I would like to switch places for the day with: My dog

The best thing about being part of the Emory Baseball Team is: The free pizza and Coach T’s mustache

My favorite place on the Emory campus: Chappell Park

Favorite pro athlete:  Albert Pujols

The sports teams I followed when I was younger: Atlanta Braves

Favorite Sporting Event to Watch: World Series

My favorite class at Emory and why: Neuroscience of Athletic Performance – I learned to juggle

The people who have helped me most at Emory are and why: Coach T, because my swing is always changing, and Dr. X, for keeping me tuned up

Any pre-game rituals: Anything that brings me good karma

If you could hit against any baseball player (current or past) who would it be? Nolan Ryan

The sport I would be playing if I wasn’t playing baseball: These days, probably golf

Ten years from now I see myself:
Finishing up my eligibility

If I could have dinner with only three people in history, they would be: John Steinbeck, Winston Churchill, and Babe Ruth

The best advice I have ever been given and who gave it to you: I guess any advice is good

What is something that very few, if any, people know about you: I am superstitious about the number 17.  I don’t like it.

Sam is a senior from Atlanta, GA. He would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.