You want to represent Christ well with doing you job, first and foremost, because that’s what you’re there to do. – Ben Zobrist
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. – Ben Zobrist
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. – Ben Zobrist
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. – Ben Zobrist
We are perfect. According to God, we are perfect, yet we know that we are sinners. We believe in the fact that we are both saints and sinners at the same time as we live in this world. – Ben Zobrist
It really comes down to God opening the doors for me, and I’m trying to walk through them doing the best I can. – Ben Zobrist
When you get moved around, it can be jarring, but it helps to fine-tune your focus in the middle of the season, when other guys are getting a little lackadaisical. – Ben Zobrist
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. – Ben Zobrist
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. – Ben Zobrist
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. – Ben Zobrist
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. – Ben Zobrist
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. – Ben Zobrist
We are just so thankful that Christ does not measure us by what we do. God is not measuring us by that, He is measuring us by our faith in Christ. – Ben Zobrist
One-hundred years from now, nobody’s going to remember that I played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays – nobody! – Ben Zobrist
It was like a heavyweight fight, man. Just blow for blow, everybody playing their heart out. The Indians never gave up either, and I can’t believe we’re finally standing, after 108 years, finally able to hoist the trophy. – Ben Zobrist
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. – Ben Zobrist
I might have a great game hitting, but if I’m not having a great game fielding, if I feel like I let a guy get an extra base that I could have stopped, that’s something I’ve got to do better, got to get better at. – Ben Zobrist
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. – Ben Zobrist