When do you get into your best conversations? Probably when you're relaxed. — Gabe Kapler Best Copy Share Image
I want to display my failures at every turn, and ultimately I want to lead by example. — Gabe Kapler Example Copy Share Image
I've been privy to many athletic environments, both amateur and professional. — Gabe Kapler Amateur Copy Share Image
The New York Yankees signed Masahiro Tanaka, and the baseball world has yawned. — Gabe Kapler Baseball Copy Share Image
When I was 8 years old, I was struck by a car and broke a few ribs. — Gabe Kapler Broke Copy Share Image
Elite baseball mechanics feel different in the bodies of MLB players than they appear on film. — Gabe Kapler Baseball Copy Share Image
Despite the perception, players possess little free time in the cities they frequent on the road. They spend an extraordinarily unbalanced percentage… — Gabe Kapler Ballpark Copy Share Image
The squat is ideal for building strength in the glutes, perhaps the most powerful collection of muscles in our bodies. — Gabe Kapler Building Copy Share Image
Rehabbing any significant injury is a substantial challenge independently; braving the process twice makes for even longer odds. — Gabe Kapler Challenge Copy Share Image
Lower stress equals a calmer approach at the plate. Calm equals a still head, allowing us to see the ball better. Confidence… — Gabe Kapler Baseball Copy Share Image
We know that we can't make contact with the baseball with our front foot not firmly planted in the ground. So, in… — Gabe Kapler Action Copy Share Image
Green base ballers don't want to be viewed as unhealthy. Young players are constantly judged and evaluated on every layer of their… — Gabe Kapler Baseball Copy Share Image
Narcissism is a trait universally unappreciated by human beings, and NFL players fall into this human bucket. — Gabe Kapler Bucket Copy Share Image
Game 7 of a Championship Series sucks the emotion out of a player, particularly if you have to stroll home a loser… — Gabe Kapler Championship Copy Share Image
One of the first things I learned from veteran teammates - as a minor league player in the Detroit Tigers organization -… — Gabe Kapler Baseball Copy Share Image
I am immensely proud of our people. The way we have been persecuted, and our drive and our survival, is mind-boggling. I… — Gabe Kapler Holocaust Copy Share Image
I was forced to earn some extra glue and made the hysterically shortsighted decision to pose for photos in very tiny and… — Gabe Kapler Decision Copy Share Image
I knew after being drafted in the 57th round that I would be swiftly replaced if I wasn't able to play through… — Gabe Kapler Being Copy Share Image
When scouts evaluate players for power, they are not simply watching to see if the ball clears the wall. They're laser focused… — Gabe Kapler Baseball Copy Share Image
I loved having a fan appreciate my style of play, but nothing in the world is more gratifying than having 24 guys… — Gabe Kapler Loved Copy Share Image
Not only do squats build muscle in the quadriceps, hamstrings and calves, they also allow for the release of testosterone and growth… — Gabe Kapler Exercise Copy Share Image
If you've been apartment or home shopping and left disgusted because a realtor brought you into a space that hadn't been updated… — Gabe Kapler Brady bunch Copy Share Image
I was a Southern California boy raised on rap music and cussed like a sailor. — Gabe Kapler California Copy Share Image
As an average hitter myself, I lacked that true back knee drive. — Gabe Kapler Average Copy Share Image
I probably spend 14 hours a day, if you include a commute, at work. That doesn't leave a whole lot of time… — Gabe Kapler Commute Copy Share Image
After an injury left me unable to perform my usual routine, I focused on the best upper body workouts to keep myself… — Gabe Kapler Best Copy Share Image
I won't step foot inside a new eatery without some strong recommendations or after consulting a site like Yelp or Urban Spoon. — Gabe Kapler Food Copy Share Image
In 2005, when I felt my Achilles snap, I knew instantly that it wasn't just my anatomy that had changed, but my… — Gabe Kapler Anatomy Copy Share Image
On top of the highly variable necessary attributes to perform in each sport, human beings are like snowflakes; no two are alike. — Gabe Kapler Alike Copy Share Image
Wrigley, beyond its status as a baseball icon, has an undeniable positive energy all its own, which penetrates all who enter its… — Gabe Kapler Baseball Copy Share Image
In 2006, I woke up every morning and dreaded the ballpark. I knew how difficult it was to even prepare my body… — Gabe Kapler Body Copy Share Image
Despite my strict, healthy diet when mired within my regular routine, when I venture in a explorative fashion for a meal, it's… — Gabe Kapler Dessert Copy Share Image
When designing a workout program for high level performers, factors such as body type, previous training experience, and even pain tolerance come… — Gabe Kapler Body Copy Share Image
Chad Curtis told me I was going to hell if I didn't believe that Jesus Christ was my lord and savior. — Gabe Kapler Believe Copy Share Image
Independent of the strength implications, baseball, like most athletic events, is a game of feeling capable of handling the current challenge. — Gabe Kapler Baseball Copy Share Image
If Coors Field is the flashy youngster, Wrigley is a wise and weathered, tattered, beat up old man, but rich in charisma… — Gabe Kapler Baseball Copy Share Image