Ryan Zimmerman
Ryan Zimmerman
Ryan Wallace Zimmermanis an American professional baseball first baseman for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. Zimmerman played college baseball at the University of Virginia and graduated from Kellam High School. He has been a member of the Nationals since his debut on September 1, 2005. He is well known for his clutch hitting and walkoff hits. Formerly a third baseman, Zimmerman transitioned to first base in 2015...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth28 September 1984
CityWashington, NC
behind name nice perform pressure sentence
If you put that much pressure on yourself, you are not going to be able to perform as well as you like, ... It's nice to have your name in the same sentence as those guys, but you have to put it behind you and play your game.
baseball nice player
It is nice to have the fans recognize you, not because it makes you feel like a big-time player, but because they enjoy watching baseball and they like watching us play. It's going to get even better being here. Pretty soon, the city could be one of the best places to play.
results trying worried
I'm not too worried about results right now. I'm just trying to go out and see some live pitching.
close early start talking
It's way too early to start talking about that. It's so early. We're really close to being where we want to be.
behind goes honor name perform pressure remember sentences
You take it in, and it goes right out, ... If you put a lot of pressure on yourself, you're not going to be able to perform as well as you like. It's an honor to have your name in the same sentences as those guys, but you got to put it behind you and remember what got you here.
figured game goes good guess learn learning might older
It was up to the older guys. I guess they figured I will be in the game for a long time, so they figure I might as well learn what goes on. It will be a good learning experience.
bunch expecting hanging learning whenever
I didn't come up here expecting to play. I am not really surprised. It's just whenever they need me. I am hanging out and learning a bunch of stuff.
handle respond struggle year
I am going to struggle. That's going to be a big part of my year is how I can handle that and how I respond to that, and am I doing it as well as I can?
confidence felt
I'm a little overwhelmed, but I always felt that I could play in the majors. If you don't have confidence in yourself, you don't have anything.
few fun hopefully people rookies watch
It's fun times. It's part of the experience. All rookies have to do it. Hopefully in a few years, I'll watch other people do it.
crazy
It's been a crazy, crazy two months, but it's been exciting,
almost fit perfect year
It's a perfect fit and all year long they've been interested. It's almost too perfect to be true.
against chance guys life surreal watching
It's surreal to see the guys you have been watching all your life and now you have a chance to play against them,
bad good playing timely
It's bad breaks. It's not getting the timely hit. We are playing good defense, making those plays, and we just can't really get down on ourselves.