Top 44 Ben Zobrist Quotes

I’m just trying to create a working knowledge of my body. So it knows what to expect.

As I get older, I just need to continue to make sure I’m staying in peak shape and taking care of my body the best I can.

I’m not the most powerful. I’m not the fastest. I don’t have the best arm. I don’t have any of that, but put it all together and do the little details well, and you’re going to be a very productive player.

One-hundred years from now, nobody’s going to remember that I played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays – nobody!

I grew up in Illinois.

We’ve made a lot of strides over the years in making the game better for players to be able to stay healthy and showcase talent.

We don’t even think about it out there. We just focus on doing our job. The ball is the same baseball, the game is the same game. We’re going to just keep trying to do our jobs.

There are different angles you have to work with as a hitter. Figuring out with my body what helps me get into those angles… is a constant discovery.

Hitting is not an exact science.

When the ball was hit, my first reaction as a shortstop was always go in the direction of the ball. You can’t do that at first base. You go too far in that direction, and it’s hard to scurry back and be ready to pick the throw.

Occasionally, you have to make adjustments and try different things.

You just go through highs and lows as an individual payer and as a team.

When I’m at the plate, I’m not thinking about what I’m trying to do with the bat – I’m thinking about what the pitcher is trying to do with the ball.

You don’t get a chance to go to the playoffs and World Series very often, but to be able to experience it with the people you love most in the world is really fun.

Anytime you put your mind on the results, you lose something in the moment.

My dad was a pastor, so we were in church all the time.

We need to just stay in the moment and stay in our routine.

You want to represent Christ well with doing you job, first and foremost, because that’s what you’re there to do.

I was kind of a slap hitter, trying to get base hits, hit line drives, stay below a certain trajectory with my ball.

I knew all the right Bible answers and the Sunday school answers.

The most important thing is that we’re impacting people for the Kingdom of Jesus Christ… that’s why we’re here.

We know that as a Christian athlete, people are watching, and so we want to be the best example we can be and show that we are different – that Christ has changed our lives.

I’ve been back to the Kansas City area a lot in the past. My sisters went to college in the area. My brother went to college in the area. I’ve got friends there, so there’s some ties to the area.

There were always kids better than me. Because of that, I had to learn to be a role player and do my part.

We’ve got to win a championship and bring a World Series trophy back to Chicago.

The best things happen when you’re not overthinking it.

In the minor leagues, previous to 2008, I took a lot of pitches. I prided myself on on-base percentage. I made sure that I made the pitcher work.

I love second base.

You want to be comfortable, but it’s also good to stay on your toes, especially in the midst of a long season.

The one thing is the more I play second base, the more I can work on the intricate movements of that position.

I know what I need to do to prepare myself, and I try to do the best I can to take care of my body and prolong my peak years as a baseball player.

You just want the highs to start once the playoffs start.

I can’t take 200 hacks in the cage before the game. Not because I’ll get tired, but because I’ll hurt myself! I can’t do that. I might get injured.

I am a student of the game.

I still have a lot to learn about what the love of Christ is like – that it’s not just knowledge… but it’s allowing the truth to change you – allowing Christ’s message of grace and hope and love through the cross, that that message is the message that changes the way we look at everything in our lives.

If you’re free of mechanical thoughts and free of knowing that your body and bat are going to be in the right position at the right time, you can freely focus on the ball. It’s a great feeling.

There are times when your mind isn’t ready to go but your body is, and times when your body is ready to go but your mind isn’t. You try to get the two in sync as much as possible.

We all need grace. We all need Christ.

I’m not the best athlete.

I had a chance to choose a couple different places and, well, I grew up – I was a small-town kid from Illinois, so No. 1, just trying to win a championship for my home state.

Wiffle ball was my first experience hitting left-handed.

I was so engrossed in my sport, I wasn’t thinking about the future from God’s standpoint. I was thinking about just my sporting future.

My favorite day is relaxing at home with family and friends.

I love baseball history, and Wrigley Field is as good as it gets when it comes to that.