A biography for Ben Zobristhasn’t been written yet.
“We all need grace. We all need Christ.”
“For me, it's not so much about picking the right position; it's about the team.”
“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.”
“When I left Tampa Bay, I felt like if my career ended at that point, I'd be okay.”
“I didn't ever realize that my ceiling would be this high, that I would be able to play at the major-league level. But here I am. I've been doing it for a while now, so it's certainly a blast. It's something that I want to cherish and make the most of.”
“You just keep working and try to have quality at-bats.”
“I love second base.”
“My dad was a pastor, so we were in church all the time.”
“Each new day has a different shape to it. You just roll with it.”
“You want to be comfortable, but it's also good to stay on your toes, especially in the midst of a long season.”
“As a ballplayer, there is no Christian way to swing a bat. There is no Christian way to swing or throw.”
“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 grew up in Illinois.”
“When you're hot, you try to ride it as long as you can.”
“I never even thought about playing professionally. I didn't think that was a possibility for a little kid from Illinois.”
“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.”
“You just go through highs and lows as an individual payer and as a team.”
“You used to be taught to let the ball go as far as possible and then drop it on the runner, whereas now it might be even more advantageous to direct the ball in front of the bag and get the guy on the leg.”
“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.”
“One of my best friends, James Miller, managed to find the only Cubs hat that is all red.”