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Ben Zobrist
American
Athlete
Born:
May 26
,
1981
Best
Get
Just
Me
Try
You
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Yogi Berra
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
Love
Truth
Hope
Knowledge
You
Change
Grace
Christ
Changes
Our
Everything
Way
Our Lives
About
Cross
Through
Allowing
Like
Look
Message
Learn
Still
Lot
Just
Lives
You just want the highs to start once the playoffs start.
Ben Zobrist
You
Once
Highs
Just
Want
Start
Playoffs
My dad was a pastor, so we were in church all the time.
Ben Zobrist
Time
Church
Were
Pastor
Dad
Knowing the opportunity to win a championship here in Chicago, right now, that's the main motivation for me.
Ben Zobrist
Me
Win
Opportunity
Main
Knowing
Motivation
Chicago
Now
Right
Here
Championship
I'm just trying to create a working knowledge of my body. So it knows what to expect.
Ben Zobrist
Knowledge
Knows
Expect
Trying
Just
Create
Working
Body
There have been nights I've stayed up late thinking about, 'What's wrong with my swing? What do I need to fix?'
Ben Zobrist
Thinking
Nights
Late
Stayed
About
Wrong
Been
Up
Fix
Swing
Need
We've got to do better at taking care of players and making sure the fans get the best of the players when they're showcasing their abilities.
Ben Zobrist
Best
Better
Fans
Care
Ability
Taking
Sure
Got
Making
Get
Players
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
Game
Better
Made
Healthy
Strides
Stay
Able
Over
Talent
Making
Years
Lot
Showcase
Players
If we just focus on stats, we're gonna eventually not have them.
Ben Zobrist
Focus
Just
Them
Gonna
Eventually
You have to catch the breaks.
Ben Zobrist
You
Catch
Breaks
A lot of times, if you stay in the present and focus on getting the most out of yourself today, then things work out the way they're supposed to.
Ben Zobrist
Work
Today
You
Yourself
Focus
Way
Out
Stay
Supposed
Most
Lot
Times
Getting
Work Out
Then
Things
Present
Outfield to infield is the most jarring because in the outfield, you have much more time to throw.
Ben Zobrist
Time
You
Outfield
More
Throw
Most
Because
Jarring
Much
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
You
Focus
Other
Guys
Around
Get
Getting
Moved
Middle
Little
Jarring
Your
Helps
Season
Wiffle ball was my first experience hitting left-handed.
Ben Zobrist
Experience
First
Ball
Left-Handed
Hitting
My dad used to do it when we were little, and I tried it when we played around in the back yard. Eventually, I got a bat and a real ball and played around to see if I could hit left-handed.
Ben Zobrist
Bat
Back
Tried
See
Could
Around
Ball
Yard
Got
Real
Were
Left-Handed
Hit
Little
If I Could
Used
Dad
Eventually
Played
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
Best
You
Together
Details
Put
Powerful
Arm
Most
Most Powerful
Well
Very
Any
Going
Little
Productive
Fastest
Player
I'm not the best athlete.
Ben Zobrist
Best
Athlete
I was never the star of my team, not even in my small town.
Ben Zobrist
Small
Never
Small Town
Town
Team
Even
Star
There were always kids better than me. Because of that, I had to learn to be a role player and do my part.
Ben Zobrist
Me
Better
Kids
Had
Part
Learn
Because
Always
Were
Than
Role
Player
I've always loved the infield, because I came up as an infielder.
Ben Zobrist
Because
Always
Came
Up
Loved
What I need as a player is just to get at-bats, I think.
Ben Zobrist
Think
Get
Just
Player
Need
Out in the field, I feel like I'm flexible enough to where I'm comfortable at different positions, wherever they want to put me.
Ben Zobrist
Me
Field
Positions
Enough
Out
Put
Feel
Like
Comfortable
Where
Different
Want
Wherever
Flexible
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
Great
Game
Better
Extra
Something
Guy
Having
Could
Feel
Like
Got
Get
Hitting
Stopped
Might
Base
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.
Ben Zobrist
Work
Myself
Made
Took
Minor
Percentage
Previous
Leagues
Sure
Lot
Pitcher
Pitches
I was kind of a slap hitter, trying to get base hits, hit line drives, stay below a certain trajectory with my ball.
Ben Zobrist
Kind
Stay
Drives
Ball
Line
Hit
Get
Trying
Hits
Hitter
Trajectory
Certain
Base
Slap
Below
For me, it's not so much about picking the right position; it's about the team.
Ben Zobrist
Me
About
Picking
Much
Team
Right
Position
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