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.
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.
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.
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 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.
good knew
I knew it was going to be like this at the end of the season. I had a good feeling.
best happened running team winning
The best thing that ever happened to this team was winning this game, ... When you see Manny running like he did, you know we're already in the playoffs.
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.
afraid bit face guess guys people step sure wrong
I'm pretty sure that there's nothing wrong with being famous. I guess that some guys are a little bit afraid. If you don't want to be famous, just step away. Other people are afraid to face the challenge. Some people like to be famous, some people don't. Some people do their thing, but they're afraid to be recognized.
career england finish good red sure
I want to finish my career as a Red Sox player. I'm going to be around for a while. I'm pretty sure New England is going to take this as good news.
career finish red
I want to finish my career as a Red Sox player.
ball cold crazy fight grip pitchers somebody tonight until weather wins
Tonight was a crazy night. It was cold out there and sometimes pitchers don?t find the grip on the ball when the weather is like that. You just have to fight, fight, fight until somebody wins the fight.
mom
My mom, she's still always there for me. Always.