Quotes from Ben Zobrist

It is natural for me to ignore autograph seekers, but God wants me to share my testimony card with them and be loving. That power and initiative comes from him.

One of my best friends, James Miller, managed to find the only Cubs hat that is all red.

The most important thing is that we're impacting people for the Kingdom of Jesus Christ... that's why we're here.

Knowing the opportunity to win a championship here in Chicago, right now, that's the main motivation for me.

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.

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.

Each new day has a different shape to it. You just roll with it.

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.

Occasionally, you have to make adjustments and try different things.

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.

I did the utility thing at first out of necessity to find a place on the team.

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.

Outfield to infield is the most jarring because in the outfield, you have much more time to throw.

I'm not the best athlete.

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.

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.