Jeff Samardzija
Jeff Samardzija
Jeffrey Alan Samardzija, nicknamed The Shark, is an American professional baseball pitcher of Serbian descent for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He played college baseball and football for the University of Notre Dame, and was recognized as an All-American wide receiver. Previously, he played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs from 2008 to 2014, the Oakland Athletics in 2014, and the Chicago White Sox in 2015...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth23 January 1985
CityMerrillville, IN
brady coach instilled knows mentality physical smart talent
Everyone knows Brady's always had the arm. He's always had the physical talent. He's always been a smart quarterback. But once Coach Weis got here, he kind of instilled a mentality in Brady to let him know he's got that skill.
coach definitely gets none players riding second ship terms wants
Coach Weis is second to none in terms of preparation and getting you ready. Coach Weis is very straightforward. He definitely gets out of his players what he wants to get out of them -- nothing more and nothing less. With coach, you always know where you need to be and when you need to be there. We're going with him. We're riding the ship and we know he's going to take us in the right direction.
bled brought coach confidence feed key mentality team trying
Coach Weis has brought a confidence to this team that's just kind of bled through the team. It's kind of something we're trying to feed off of. ... He's brought a lot of things, but I think the mentality he's brought has just been probably the key part.
adjusted crowd fine noises prepare ways
The Big House' is 'The Big House', but there's ways to prepare for it. I think we're pretty adjusted to it. We go week-in and week-out with crowd noises in big stadiums, so I think we'll be fine with it.
along anytime dame honor mentioned names none recognized represent school second share tradition win won
It's really been great. What I've won or been recognized for, I share with my teammates. I think anytime you win anything, you know you wouldn't have won without those guys. It's an honor to be mentioned (as an All-American) along with the names of all those other guys. It's an honor to represent the school and the team. Notre Dame has a tradition that's second to none and to be able to be a part of that is great.
bad decision family good great head surrounded tough
I'm surrounded by the right people. I've got a lot of good family and friends, two great head coaches. It will be a tough decision but not a bad one to have.
corps plays receiving shoulders time understand weight
Any time you understand that the receivers are going to be a big part of the game, you've got to take that weight upon your shoulders and you've got to make some plays and make some big catches. I think the receiving corps did pretty good.
guys install ready smart stuff takes time toes tune
We've got a lot of things going into the offense, so you've got to be on your toes every day. Every time we install new stuff you've got to be ready to go. It takes a lot of smart guys, guys who are in tune to the system.
brady buying gotten paying
Brady makes big throws. He's gotten smarter. He's buying into the system, and it's paying off.
balls brady caught couple crazy left scoring
Brady and Mo put up some crazy numbers. I just caught a couple of balls, but those two were going crazy. They were scoring touchdowns left and right.
definitely feeling game instead maybe might screens three watch
It would have a lot of game film. It might have -- maybe -- some chips. But that's just if he's feeling nice. Definitely Gatorade, so we would be hydrated for the game. Maybe instead of just two screens, maybe three screens so we could watch more game film than possible.
ball coming concept fresh group last middle playing putting spring starting stuff towards
Right now it's kind of where we were towards the end or the middle of spring ball last year. We're coming out, we're starting fresh with installation and stuff but right now we're out there playing as a group and I think everyone has that concept down, everyone's putting it on each other to do their part.
advantage brady covered creates equals few inches taller understanding
It?s kind of an understanding between Brady and the receivers that being taller just creates an advantage in different situations. There?s times you can be covered but have a few inches on the guy, (and it) pretty much equals being uncovered.
coming east exciting friday game good home hopefully opener start
It's going to be exciting - especially being a Big East game - coming home and getting that first start of the year. We'll see, hopefully it'll be a good opener on Friday under the lights.