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
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.
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.
ideas want
All I like to do is work every day and have an idea what I want to do.
trying way right-way
I try to do things the right way.
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.
falling-in-love team fall
You can never fall in love with a team.
parent age taught
My parents always told me to stay away from trouble. When I moved away from them at a young age, I was fine because they taught me how to do everything right.
hitting one-thing hard
I'm very mechanical, so if I have one thing that's going in the wrong direction when I'm hitting, it's hard for me to get a hit.
hitting coaches my-own
I've always been my own hitting coach.
years get-better through-the-years
Through the years I've been getting better and better and better, and it's what you learn though the seasons.
attitude struggle easy
I'm an easy person to get along with. Even when I struggle, I have the same attitude.
swings cases hard
I just swing hard in case I hit it -- that's it.
negativity helping help-me
Negativity doesn't help me.
fighting mind needs
Sometimes when you're fighting, fighting, fighting, the mind needs some time off and you regroup and get back to normal.