The best things happen when you're not overthinking it. Ben Zobrist More Quotes by Ben Zobrist More Quotes From Ben Zobrist 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. Ben Zobrist trying jesus christ Everything you do is measured by stats and it is difficult to keep your identity as a person out of the game. It can swallow you whole if you let yourself be engulfed by your statistics. Ben Zobrist statistics identity games 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. Ben Zobrist initiative want cards God brought me to Himself at about the age of 4. My parents were devout believers and my Dad was in Bible College at the time. I remember hearing the gospel in Sunday School and I talked to my Mom about it one night before bed. It was clear to me that I was a sinner and I was not going to heaven if I died without accepting Jesus Christ and what He did on the cross for me. I was brought to Christ out of fear of going to hell. I didn't want to go there if I died and there was only one other choice in my mind as a 4 year old. I wanted to go to heaven. It was and is that simple. Ben Zobrist dad mom jesus Each new day has a different shape to it. You just roll with it. Ben Zobrist new day you new-day When you're hot, you try to ride it as long as you can. Ben Zobrist ride you hot long Occasionally, you have to make adjustments and try different things. Ben Zobrist try things you different We are perfect. According to God, we are perfect, yet we know that we are sinners. We believe in the fact that we are both saints and sinners at the same time as we live in this world. Ben Zobrist god time believe world There are times when your mind isn't ready to go but your body is, and times when your body is ready to go but your mind isn't. You try to get the two in sync as much as possible. Ben Zobrist your you body mind 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 me you body work The more I spend at one position, the more I can dive into those details. Ben Zobrist dive more details i-can Half the time, I have trouble following our own pitcher's sequence. Ben Zobrist own half trouble time It was like a heavyweight fight, man. Just blow for blow, everybody playing their heart out. The Indians never gave up either, and I can't believe we're finally standing, after 108 years, finally able to hoist the trophy. Ben Zobrist fight man heart believe I love second base. Ben Zobrist base second i-love love Anytime you put your mind on the results, you lose something in the moment. Ben Zobrist lose moment you mind We've got to win a championship and bring a World Series trophy back to Chicago. Ben Zobrist trophy back win world 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. Ben Zobrist best i-can care body I'm not a cleanup hitter. I'm just batting fourth. Ben Zobrist hitter just fourth batting I had a chance to choose a couple different places and, well, I grew up - I was a small-town kid from Illinois, so No. 1, just trying to win a championship for my home state. Ben Zobrist choose win chance home Like anybody else that goes and does their job, there's a way to do your job with excellence. Ben Zobrist your job excellence way
