Top 30 David Ortiz Quotes

I’m a guy that people look at me not only as a guy that hit the ball.

I try to be as quiet as I can at the plate, but still aggressive.

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.

A lot of people write books not at the end of their career. Why you gotta wait until then? When you’re momentum’s going, that’s when people really want to get to know about you.

I’ve always been my own hitting coach.

My teammates are the best.

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.

I stress a lot, sometimes.

My mom, she wasn’t like a baseball mother who knew everything about the game. She just wanted me to be happy with what I was doing.

I just come do what I’ve got to do, play my game. And I don’t worry if anybody likes it.

Whatever country you go to, you need to definitely follow the rules. So I believe it’s very important for people, wherever they go, any immigrant should know or should try to learn something about the culture.

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

All I like to do is work every day and have an idea what I want to do.

My mom, she’s still always there for me. Always.

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.

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.

I’m the kind of guy that I never forget my teammates.

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

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

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

I just want to play baseball.

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

You can never fall in love with a team.

I try to do things the right way.

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

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.

Negativity doesn’t help me.

I come to play everyday.

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.

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.