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This is our f---g city. And nobody is going to dictate our freedom.

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David Ortiz
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: November 18
Baseball Player
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Big Papi
David Americo Ortiz Arias
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Nobody
Cities
Freedom
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I showed people that it's not about guessing what people can do. It's about saying, 'Here, show me what you can do.'
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Trust me, I play the game for the fans, my family and myself.
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I know in my situation, my mind works more than everything else. I've been like that my whole career.
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I'm an easy person to get along with. Even when I struggle, I have the same attitude.
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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.
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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.
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I swing hard all the time. That's what I've done my whole life-hit.
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The fans know that I don't give at-bats away.
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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.
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You can't say that being a fan is more serious, because players are trying to do better in order to get paid better.
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I've always been my own hitting coach.
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I just want to play baseball.
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I'm the kind of guy that I never forget my teammates.
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If I can't hit at a high level, I won't play, and I know there comes a point where my body won't be able to do that.
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Through the years I've been getting better and better and better, and it's what you learn though the seasons.
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You can never fall in love with a team.
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Everybody has something to prove each year. Everybody has a responsibility in this game. Even the batboy.
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