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
running home guy
I'm the same guy I've always been. I'm the same guy now as when I was hitting 50 home runs. I don't change.
running home swings
I don't try to hit the ball 500 feet. It looks good when you hit it 500 feet, but as long as it goes over the fence, it's a home run. When you swing hard, it takes a little bit of recognition away from you. The power you're trying to increase - you're not all the way through it with your vision.
running home thinking
I'm not thinking home run, I just want to put a good swing on the ball. When you go looking for home runs, you get off of your swing. So you don't think of homers when you go up to the plate.
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.
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.
thinking alive want
I start thinking about life after death. I've got to quit thinking about it because it's very deep. Very deep. Sometimes you start thinking about it, and you don't feel like you want to be alive, so I don't like to get all quiet.
hurt men people
People, man, they love hurting people. It's not even fair.