Ben Zobrist Quotes

Whether it's from the biggest, most powerful city, or from the dinkiest little podunk town, there is a certain attachment and connection, and yes, pride about where you came from.

I'm lucky to have been raised in the most beautiful place - Amherst, Massachusetts, state of my heart. I'm more patriotic to Massachusetts than to almost any place.

I consider myself a product of Alaska. The love and the debt that I feel to my home state, you always want your hometown to be the proudest of you.

Arkansas Comes First.

I've never stopped being a Hoosier.

Since I belong to Chandigarh, I love coming to Punjab.

Straight up, I'm from Waldorf, Maryland, you guys. Let's not forget that.

People saying I want to come here, who doesn't want to play for their hometown? That's a dream come true, if you're a kid growing up on the outskirts of L.A., to be the man in your city.

I love my home state and my hometown. I'm so grateful to Birmingham and Alabama for what it made me.

I consider myself a product of Alaska. The love and the debt that I feel to my home state - you always want your hometown to be the proudest of you, and so it's heartbreaking to hear people say snarky things.

Pabst Blue Ribbon. I'm from Johnson City, Tennessee. I gotta go Pabst.

Yeah, I'm from Jersey; it's almost like I was automatically born a Nets fan.

I still think of myself as from Illinois.

I think Jersey stands alone, and because I'm from Jersey, I never make fun of where people are from. I'll make fun of what they look like, but I'll never make fun of where they are from. Jersey is special.

I'd rather have a real South Dakotan who has lived in this state and made her living here instead of someone with a fancy East Coast law degree any day.

I'm 31 years old and I want to be part of a championship team before my career is over.

The fact that I'm on 'Essex Anthems' makes me happy, especially because half of my family's from Essex.

I wouldn't have been able to move to L.A. if I felt I was going to lose my identity as a New Jerseyian. My accent has gotten thicker since I've lived here.

Every man has an idea, of course, that the State from which he comes possesses peculiar merit

One day, it just dawned on me that I'm from Texas, and that's what I am.

I'm still very much a West Virginia boy. I haven't forgotten my roots, because that's really who I am.

I grew up in Wahpeton, N.D., and I didn't leave until I was 18, and I've kept going back.

People always think it's about money, money, money, but I just want to win trophies.

I would love to play for Kerala because there is nothing like playing for a home team.

My wife and I have very deep roots in Colorado, and we can't see ourselves living anywhere else.