Quotes from 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.

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'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.

I'm a manager's player, in a way, because he can use me in a lot of different ways, and I'm willing to do that.

The more I spend at one position, the more I can dive into those details.

I want to try and get better in every facet of the game.

I model my life after my Lord and Master Jesus Christ and his life. He has called me into God's family and I am a representative for him so I just try to be obedient to what He asks me to do.

I never even thought about playing professionally. I didn't think that was a possibility for a little kid from Illinois.

It really comes down to God opening the doors for me, and I'm trying to walk through them doing the best I can.

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

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

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.

We all need grace. We all need Christ.

You are either good or you're not at whatever your job is. And it is more important that you understand the grace and love and peace you have in Christ, whether you are good or bad at whatever you are doing every day.

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.

You just have to keep grinding.

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.

I hit my knees and I went to him with that and I said God I want to do what you want. I don't want sports to be an idol in my life.

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

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.

I can tell there are times when my body's getting tired and I just need to take a day here or there and make sure I'm healthy.

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.

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

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