Quote

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

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

David Ortiz
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: November 18
Baseball Player
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Big Papi
David Americo Ortiz Arias
Giving
Going
Swing
Kind
Swings
Something
Otherwise
Good
Player
Else
Give
Nothing

More quotes by David Ortiz

Image
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
Image
I come to play everyday.
David Ortiz
Image
The fans know that I don't give at-bats away.
David Ortiz
Image
I know in my situation, my mind works more than everything else. I've been like that my whole career.
David Ortiz
Image
Sometimes when you're fighting, fighting, fighting, the mind needs some time off and you regroup and get back to normal.
David Ortiz
Image
Nobody is going to dictate our freedom.
David Ortiz
Image
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
Image
It doesn't matter if we are down 3-0. We just have got to keep the faith like that one piece you were saying in Keep on Going, because the game is not over till the last out.
David Ortiz
Image
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.
David Ortiz
Image
I guess the rules aren't for everyone.
David Ortiz
Image
I'm going to be done when I've decided that I'm done.
David Ortiz
Image
Everybody has something to prove each year. Everybody has a responsibility in this game. Even the batboy.
David Ortiz
Image
My teammates are the best.
David Ortiz
Image
This is our f---g city. And nobody is going to dictate our freedom.
David Ortiz
Image
You can never fall in love with a team.
David Ortiz
Image
I'm an easy person to get along with. Even when I struggle, I have the same attitude.
David Ortiz
Image
My whole career, my swing has always been the most important thing to me. Even when I'm taking a shower, I work on my swing.
David Ortiz
Image
This jersey that we're wearing today doesn't say Red Sox. It says Boston.
David Ortiz
Image
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
Image
I've always been my own hitting coach.
David Ortiz