Ben Zobrist Quotes

It's always interesting when you're doing things yourself - getting the lighting, getting everybody together. It's exciting.

There is always a way to get what you need, and I really believe in taking what you have to make what you need.

Roseanne was incredible to work with. She was extremely bright.

If the work requires smart, talented, creative people, then more than anything, you want to enable folks on the team to create.

It's such a great thing to work with people and not have a plan.

God forgives those who invent what they need.

You walk into the class in second grade. You can't read. What are you going to do if you're going to make it? You identify the smart kid. You make friends with him. You sit next to him. You grow a team around you. You delegate your work to others. You learn how to talk your way out of a tight spot.

Don't wait for someone to tell you what to do. Develop an innovative solution and work as a team to make it happen.

A good head has one hundred hands.

The colonel replied that he didn't care how my men had got the job done. He was happy that it had been accomplished. He said that, obviously, no matter how much or how little I knew technically, I was able to get the best out of people I worked with.

Candidates need to demonstrate strategic thinking and strong problem solving skills. And, just as importantly, they need to know when and how to ask for help.

I feel like a great fit with any team, but Wizards for sure.

I'm used to having the ball, man. So, not really having the ball in my hands... it's just me trying to find different ways to impact the game.

Good leaders, good team players, know how to make the most of everything.

It ain't just one guy, it's a team game, and I'll get myself better, I'll keep working on my technique and trying to find ways to free myself and keep making plays.

When we set out to build Eventbrite, we had to face many challenges and come up with creative solutions to get past them. Each time we learned new ways to cope, we became a stronger and more cohesive team.

Teams know what I bring to the table.

I want to be a guy who helps the team a lot of different ways.

I think I have unique qualities that other people don't have that can contribute to the team.

It'll be a challenge for me to come in and fit with a team that's already good.

I know what I can bring to a team and I want to do that.

I think I can contribute to the team in a multitude of ways.

If I can do something, I do it. If not, I give the ball to someone else.

Tell me what you need, and I'll tell you how to get along without it.

Unlike in school, in life you don't have to come up with all the right answers. You can ask the people around you for help - or even ask them to do the things you don't do well. In other words, there is almost no reason not to succeed if you take the attitude of 1) total flexibility - good answers can come from anyone or anywhere (and in fact, as I have mentioned, there are far more good answers 'out there' than there are in you) and 2) total accountability: regardless of where the good answers come from, it's your job to find them.