David Ortiz
David Ortiz
David Américo Ortiz Arias, nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican American professional baseball player who plays for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Ortiz is a designated hitterwho occasionally plays first base. He played for the Minnesota Twins from 1997–2002...
NationalityDominican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 November 1975
CitySanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
CountryDominica
everybody game happened learn needs people talented
Everybody in this game needs help, even I need help. When you are young and talented like Mo, you like to have people around you who you can learn from. That's why we are here. At one time, we were his age. The same thing happened to us.
against everybody throw
I tell you, I'd throw Wakefield against everybody right now.
best everybody game happened team winning
The best thing that ever happened to this team was winning this game tonight. Everybody was on their toes.
atmosphere everybody latin passion
The atmosphere is something that pretty much every Latin person has in their blood. Everybody has a lot of passion for baseball.
bunch camp deal everybody faces feels guys sure talked
That's my boy. I talked to him a lot before and after he went to the other side. You come to camp and see a bunch of new faces get in the mix. It's something that guys that have been around here have to deal with and have to make sure that everybody feels comfortable.
alex everybody great knows respect sit talk
Alex is a great guy, man, ... Everybody knows that he's very talented. Alex has a great personality. I have a lot of respect for Alex. Alex is very interesting when you sit down and talk to him.
thinking player trying
I'm just another player that comes in and comes out. Everybody's time is up at some point, I don't think that's my problem. I'm just going to keep on trying like I normally do.
play games fans
Trust me, I play the game for the fans, my family and myself.
play sake want
What I don't want to do is just play for the sake of playing.
years careers long
You don't get better as you get older in your career. It's not natural to have your best years late in your career. So I'm trying to do whatever I can to keep my body feeling good for as long as I can.
falling-in-love team fall
You can never fall in love with a team.
hitting coaches my-own
I've always been my own hitting coach.
games play worry
I just come do what I've got to do, play my game. And I don't worry if anybody likes it.
cities important
This is our f---g city. And nobody is going to dictate our freedom.