Ben Gibbard Quotes

I guess I set a world record for errors. I had a pretty good arm, see, but I didn't have much control.

I'm not Yadier Molina behind the plate, but I can throw a ball to second on a rope.

I'm not gonna throw a Ryan Leaf bullet, but I've got a good enough arm, where I think it'll turn some heads and keep them interested.

I'm a championship handball player. I'm a championship softball and baseball player. I used to be an extremely talented center in high school in football. I also dabbled in lacrosse and soccer. I'm really good at billiards, darts, shuffleboard.

At 19, I was still figuring out how to throw a fastball.

I'm actually a pretty good tennis player!

I can shoot pool, and I can play ping-pong. I'm pretty good at those games.

I was a very good baseball player and football player as a kid.

I certainly didn't think of myself as gifted. The standards for being gifted in my environment were if you were good in Little League or if you were good in football.

I've always been a pretty good athlete.

Maybe I'm biased because I'm a pitcher, but I think that's pretty cool that a guy can throw a ball 100 miles an hour.

I know my fastball command will get even better.

I'm pretty proud of my fastball. I can throw a screwball. It's not as accurate, and I don't have the velocity like I do with my fastball, but I think my fastball is not too shabby.

I think I throw the ball down the field pretty well, but I think I'm really accurate and make good decisions.

I can pick up any sport pretty quickly - believe me, I know how to throw a football.

I pride myself on being able to make all the throws.

I have natural talent when it comes to batting.

I was a better hockey player than I was a baseball player.

Fencing and shooting kind of came naturally. From the start, I knew that I had it in me.

I see myself as an average to above-average catcher in the big leagues.

When you have these big, strong power hitters who can hit the ball a country mile, and they're strong for a reason and able to do that, as a pitcher you have to keep up.

Usually, when I liked athletes growing up, it was because they could hit a ball very far or they can throw a ball very fast. They can shoot a jumper, or they can dunk the ball.

I've got some good movement on my sinking fastball, and I rely on that.

The furthest I have even thrown the ball was 85 yards. But I had a little wind at my back, so I don't claim that one.

I always said if I didn't focus on basketball, then it would have been football. I was pretty good and was asked to go to England trials.