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
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.
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.
player swings giving
I'm the kind of a player who, if you give me something good to hit, I'm going to swing at it. Otherwise, there's nothing else you can do.
play everyday
I come to play everyday.
player order trying
You can't say that being a fan is more serious, because players are trying to do better in order to get paid better.
play levels body
If I can't hit at a high level, I won't play, and I know there comes a point where my body won't be able to do that.
hard-work player trying
I'm just trying to work hard every day, trying to be a better player and one day, to be right there with them, one of those special hitters.
baseball play want
I just want to play baseball.
boston play people
Sometimes you just don't feel the same everyday, it doesn't matter what you do, but when you have people looking forward to seeing you perform for them, that puts you in the mood, and that's natural in Boston. That's why it's such a special place to play.
winning play goes-on
I'm a winner, I play to win, I want to make good things go on around me.
baseball bench best guy kept players
He said he was going to quit. He wasn't going to play baseball anymore. The organization was going crazy, because you don't want a guy like that on the bench sitting. What they did, they kept (Fermin) up there. This is to one of the best players ever to play the game.
anybody ball harder hit seen
I've never seen anybody hit a ball harder than that guy.