Ryan Zimmerman
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"Ryan Wallace Zimmerman" is an American professional baseball first baseman who plays for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. Zimmerman attended the University of Virginia and graduated from Floyd E. Kellam High School/Kellam High School, and has been a member of the Nationals since his debut on September 1, 2005. Zimmerman is acknowledged to be the "face" of his franchise and a team leader. He is also well known for his clutch hitting and walkoff homerun/walkoff hits.

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It will be good for Chinese tennis.

We were a little bit nervous, it was our first time on center court and it was so big, and so many people. We just tried our best.

I was concerned about [the jealousy] in Double-A because I was younger than a lot of guys, ... I'm not too worried about that now. I'm a laid-back kind of kid that's not going to step over anyone. I'm just here to get better and learn.

I would trade playing five or six more games down there for the experience of coming up here any day, ... You can't come up here at 20 and expect to play every day.

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.

Those kind of comments, you take them in and let them go right out, ... It's certainly an honor to be compared to great players, but I can't be thinking about that when I'm on the field. I just want to relax and play.

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.

We feel very excited and very happy. Little bit nervous. Because first time in the centre court. It's so big and so many people.

I don't want to lose in the quarters again, so I told myself we had to tough it out. I just played point-by-point and we were able to win the match.

I can't complain. I am 20 years old up here learning, getting to hang out with these guys and getting to run around with them.

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.

They say your first hit is the hardest to get, ... I'm glad I didn't have to wait too long for mine.

It's been a crazy, crazy two months, but it's been exciting.