--- title: "7 Place Quotes By Ryan Zimmerman" description: "7 Place quotes by Ryan Zimmerman. Plus more from Ryan Zimmerman and more Place sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/ryan-zimmerman-4681_come_i-think-it-s-easier-to-play-in-a-playoff_802395.png" --- > [I think it's easier to play in a playoff race. This is exciting. It's a lot easier to come to the park…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/i-think-it-s-easier-to-play-in-a-playoff-race-this-is-exciting-it-s-a/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/ryan-zimmerman-4681_come_i-think-it-s-easier-to-play-in-a-playoff_802395.png) > [Few players stay in the same place their whole career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/few-players-stay-in-the-same-place-their-whole-career/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/ryan-zimmerman-4681_career_few-players-stay-in-the-same-place-their_1239845.png) > [I take a lot of pride in defense and try and dive all over the place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/i-take-a-lot-of-pride-in-defense-and-try-and-dive-all-over-the-place/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94a/ryan-zimmerman-4681_defense_i-take-a-lot-of-pride-in-defense-and-try_1742431.png) > [The truth is that D.C. is a place where not many people are born and raised, so a lot of people come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/the-truth-is-that-d-c-is-a-place-where-not-many-people-are-born-and/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c7/ryan-zimmerman-4681_born_the-truth-is-that-d-c-is-a-place-where-n_1889343.png) > [I'm been very lucky to be in the situation I've been in. I grew up in Virginia Beach, went to school at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/i-m-been-very-lucky-to-be-in-the-situation-i-ve-been-in-i-grew-up-in/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a1/ryan-zimmerman-4681_beach_i-m-been-very-lucky-to-be-in-the-situati_1928917.png) > [The system, the Draft are put in place to help teams that are struggling get better - be able to compete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/the-system-the-draft-are-put-in-place-to-help-teams-that-are/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/ryan-zimmerman-4681_better_the-system-the-draft-are-put-in-place-to_1946517.png) > [Baseball is baseball whether you're in last place in August or in first place in August.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/baseball-is-baseball-whether-you-re-in-last-place-in-august-or-in/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/ryan-zimmerman-4681_august_baseball-is-baseball-whether-you-re-in-l_3232912.png) ## Other authors on Place ## More by Ryan Zimmerman > [Pitchers pitch differently. Hitters, hardly anyone has the same stance. That's just how it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/pitchers-pitch-differently-hitters-hardly-anyone-has-the-same-stance/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) > [I always go for a cheeseburger. I do ketchup, mustard, and mayo all mixed together. Pickles have to be on it, and shredded lettuce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/i-always-go-for-a-cheeseburger-i-do-ketchup-mustard-and-mayo-all/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) > [You know, you can learn a lot from your past, but for me, the past is the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/you-know-you-can-learn-a-lot-from-your-past-but-for-me-the-past-is/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) > [I'm not much of a beer drinker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/i-m-not-much-of-a-beer-drinker/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) > [I'm an honest man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/i-m-an-honest-man/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) > [I enjoy playing baseball. Not being able to do it is tough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/i-enjoy-playing-baseball-not-being-able-to-do-it-is-tough/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) > [I mean sometimes baseball is like that. Sometimes the breaks go your way, you win 7 or 8 in a row and you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/i-mean-sometimes-baseball-is-like-that-sometimes-the-breaks-go-your/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) > [I wish we had a lockout every year and we'd miss spring training. That'd be great. I don't mean a lockout every year. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/i-wish-we-had-a-lockout-every-year-and-we-d-miss-spring-training-that/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) > [For me, it's just a cleaner game with the DH. You know what's going on. You know the lineup. The pitcher can just worry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/for-me-it-s-just-a-cleaner-game-with-the-dh-you-know-what-s-going-on/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) > [I think a lot of athletes, with as much social media and publicity and stuff like that that we get, I think a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/i-think-a-lot-of-athletes-with-as-much-social-media-and-publicity-and/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) > [My parents let me and my brother do what we wanted to do as long as we did it the right way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/my-parents-let-me-and-my-brother-do-what-we-wanted-to-do-as-long-as/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) > [Me and my buddies heard a lot about Brooks Robinson from our parents and coaches. My best friend from home that I grew up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/me-and-my-buddies-heard-a-lot-about-brooks-robinson-from-our-parents/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) > [I'm not going up there trying to hit more fly balls. I'm just trying to hit the ball hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/i-m-not-going-up-there-trying-to-hit-more-fly-balls-i-m-just-trying/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) > [Nobody wants to watch cheaters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/nobody-wants-to-watch-cheaters/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) > [I've always been taught just to go about your business and do things the right way on and off the field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-zimmerman/i-ve-always-been-taught-just-to-go-about-your-business-and-do-things/) [Ryan Zimmerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-zimmerman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/place/ryan-zimmerman/#itemlist", "name": "7 Place Quotes By Ryan Zimmerman", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think it's easier to play in a playoff race. 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