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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.
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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.
Ben Zobrist
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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.
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You just have to keep grinding.
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One-hundred years from now, nobody's going to remember that I played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays - nobody!
Ben Zobrist -
I was kind of a slap hitter, trying to get base hits, hit line drives, stay below a certain trajectory with my ball.
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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 -
Like anybody else that goes and does their job, there's a way to do your job with excellence.
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When I left Tampa Bay, I felt like if my career ended at that point, I'd be okay.
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You're not going to hit a bunch of three-run homers every game.
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I'm not the best athlete.
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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.
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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 -
I didn't realize the ceiling that I had, and I don't think a lot of players understand what they're capable of. Some of them dream of what they're capable of, but you don't really understand until you get in the moment and you give it everything you got and see in the end where you can end up.
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You just keep working and try to have quality at-bats.
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I felt like in Tampa Bay a lot of people thought we were overachieving.
Ben Zobrist -
Wiffle ball was my first experience hitting left-handed.
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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 -
Hitting is not an exact science.
Ben Zobrist -
I love baseball history, and Wrigley Field is as good as it gets when it comes to that.
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There were always kids better than me. Because of that, I had to learn to be a role player and do my part.
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The best things happen when you're not overthinking it.
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 -
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.
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