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
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You just have to go as far as you can go. Everyone works his way up.
trying way right-way
I try to do things the right way.
people guy looks
I'm a guy that people look at me not only as a guy that hit the ball.
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.
mean thinking people
Some people think I'm mean, until they get to know me.
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.
mean things-in-life challenges
Life is a challenge that you need. There's things in life that are going to throw you into the ground, but if you learn how to get up, that means you are not a quitter.
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.
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.
hitting coaches my-own
I've always been my own hitting coach.
trying quiet plates
I try to be as quiet as I can at the plate, but still aggressive.
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.
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.