Ben Zobrist Quotes
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.
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In my town, and especially in my area, there were people from everywhere: Algerians, Senegalese, French people, Asians, all kinds of immigrants and natives, and everyone circulated.
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Often I look back and see that I had been many kinds of a fool-and that I had been happy in being this or that kind of fool.
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Team members have to hold each other accountable. If there's a meeting, all members have to commit to be present and to help one another; they can't just check out when they feel they're not getting any benefits.
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You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.
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I just want to sit in my room and write books.
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The last romantic novel I think I read was 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles.'
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I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
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Your belief system saturates the space around you.
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I like doing my own stunts.
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We did a lot of those road trips, all the mandatory stuff that you should when you're a kid, like Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon and the Sequoias and the western coast.
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My brother Martin is two years younger than me. There has never been any competition between us - clearly he was the good-looking one; he was also very sporty, and I am not a football player.
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When you go from one place to another, you go with experience, you don't go with prescriptions.
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There's so much else to do in the world. To just be interested in doing films would limit my life.
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At the end of the day, yes, I'm looking to create a lot of wealth.
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I like having a private name and a public name. It helps keep things straight.
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I like my hands. They do most of the talking.
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Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it.
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I've learned 90 percent of what I know from watching and listening to actors. A good leading actor is the rock of the show. Their energy and their tone really sets the groundwork for how everything is going to work. I've been lucky to deal with stars who are very giving and generous.
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I'm not an outdoor girl. I can barely swim. I don't ride a horse.
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The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind ahead even more than teamwork.
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Our work can always get better, and we are constantly striving for that.
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Your attitude towards problems, difficulties, and adversities is the most important factor in overcoming them.
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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.
