David Ortiz Quotes

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David Ortiz

Profession : Athlete

Birth : January 18, 1975

I stress a lot, sometimes.

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Negativity doesn't help me.

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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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The fans know that I don't give at-bats away.

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

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

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I try to do things the right way.

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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 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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You can never fall in love with a team.

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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.

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I come to play everyday.

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People, man, they love hurting people. It's not even fair.

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

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My teammates are the best.

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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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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.

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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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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.

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