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> [If you're free of mechanical thoughts and free of knowing that your body and bat are going to be in the right position at the right time, you can freely focus on the ball. It's a great feeling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/if-you-re-free-of-mechanical-thoughts-and-free-of-knowing-that-your/)

[Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/)

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## More by Ben Zobrist

> [You want to be comfortable, but it's also good to stay on your toes, especially in the midst of a long season.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/you-want-to-be-comfortable-but-it-s-also-good-to-stay-on-your-toes/)

[Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/)

> [I played a lot of right field with Tampa.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/i-played-a-lot-of-right-field-with-tampa/)

[Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/)

> [I'm just trying to create a working knowledge of my body. So it knows what to expect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/i-m-just-trying-to-create-a-working-knowledge-of-my-body-so-it-knows/)

[Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/)

> [When I move to second after playing right field, I feel like my action has gotten too deliberate, and I have to switch back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/when-i-move-to-second-after-playing-right-field-i-feel-like-my-action/)

[Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/i-m-not-the-most-powerful-i-m-not-the-fastest-i-don-t-have-the-best/)

[Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/)

> [I just try to focus on one step at a time, what I have to do or what the team has to do to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/i-just-try-to-focus-on-one-step-at-a-time-what-i-have-to-do-or-what/)

[Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/)

> [You're not going to hit a bunch of three-run homers every game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/you-re-not-going-to-hit-a-bunch-of-three-run-homers-every-game/)

[Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/)

> [I want to try and get better in every facet of the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/i-want-to-try-and-get-better-in-every-facet-of-the-game/)

[Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/)

> [I grew up in Illinois.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/i-grew-up-in-illinois/)

[Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/)

> [You have to catch the breaks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/you-have-to-catch-the-breaks/)

[Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/i-was-so-engrossed-in-my-sport-i-wasn-t-thinking-about-the-future/)

[Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/)

> [We know that as a Christian athlete, people are watching, and so we want to be the best example we can be and show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/we-know-that-as-a-christian-athlete-people-are-watching-and-so-we/)

[Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/you-don-t-get-a-chance-to-go-to-the-playoffs-and-world-series-very/)

[Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/)

> [You just want the highs to start once the playoffs start.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/you-just-want-the-highs-to-start-once-the-playoffs-start/)

[Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/)

> [For me, it's not so much about picking the right position; it's about the team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/for-me-it-s-not-so-much-about-picking-the-right-position-it-s-about/)

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