Quotes by David Ortiz

About David Ortiz:

David Américo Ortiz Arias is a Dominican-American professional baseball player. Ortiz is a designated hitter who occasionally plays first base for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Minnesota Twins from 1997-2002.
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My teammates are the best.

David Ortiz

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.

David Ortiz

I just love the feeling from the fans and when I'm walking on deck I can hear people screaming and wishing you the best. That puts you into the game more than anything.

David Ortiz

Trust me, I play the game for the fans, my family and myself.

David Ortiz

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.

David Ortiz

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.

David Ortiz

I'm a winner, I play to win, I want to make good things go on around me.

David Ortiz

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.

David Ortiz

I swing hard all the time. That's what I've done my whole life - hit.

David Ortiz

Everybody goes through some tough times in their life, no matter what you do. Man, I've had my tough times.

David Ortiz

People, man, they love hurting people. It's not even fair.

David Ortiz

You can never fall in love with a team.

David Ortiz

I come to play everyday.

David Ortiz

Through the years I've been getting better and better and better, and it's what you learn though the seasons.

David Ortiz

Everybody has something to prove each year. Everybody has a responsibility in this game. Even the batboy.

David Ortiz

I showed people that it's not about guessing what people can do. It's about saying, 'Here, show me what you can do.'

David Ortiz

You just have to go as far as you can go. Everyone works his way up.

David Ortiz

I never thought that buying supplements and vitamins, it was going to hurt anybody's feelings.

David Ortiz

I'm going to be done when I've decided that I'm done.

David Ortiz

I stress a lot, sometimes.

David Ortiz

Author Bio

  • NameDavid Ortiz
  • DescriptionDominican-American professional baseball player, designated hitter
  • AliasesBig Papi
  • BornNovember 18, 1975
  • CountryDominican Republic
  • ProfessionBaseball Player