David Ortiz Quotes - Page 2

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• What happened to me should teach everybody that you should never give up on anybody.

  David Ortiz

  Giving Up, Should, Teach

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• I just swing hard in case I hit it -- that's it.

  David Ortiz

  Swings, Cases, Hard

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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.

  David Ortiz

  Men, Tough Times, Matter

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• I'm just another player that comes in and comes out. Everybody's time is up at some point, I don't think that's my problem. I'm just going to keep on trying like I normally do.

  David Ortiz

  Player, Thinking, Trying

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

  David Ortiz

  Games, Play, Worry

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• Nobody is going to dictate our freedom.

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  "Red Sox Ceremony: Boston Honors Victims, Police; David Ortiz Says ‘This Is Our F—king City’ (VIDEOS)". David Ortiz's address to the crowd at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 20, 2013.

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• I'm just trying to work hard every day, trying to be a better player and one day, to be right there with them, one of those special hitters.

  David Ortiz

  Hard Work, Player, Special

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• I don't try to hit the ball 500 feet. It looks good when you hit it 500 feet, but as long as it goes over the fence, it's a home run. When you swing hard, it takes a little bit of recognition away from you. The power you're trying to increase - you're not all the way through it with your vision.

  David Ortiz

  Running, Home, Swings

  Interview with David Laurila, www.fangraphs.com. June 8, 2012.

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• I know in my situation, my mind works more than everything else. I've been like that my whole career.

  David Ortiz

  Careers, Mind, Situation

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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.

  David Ortiz

  Sports, Years, Get Better

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• 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

  Years, Careers, Long

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• 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.

  David Ortiz

  Parent, Age, Taught

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• 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.

  David Ortiz

  Running, Home, Guy

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• I try to do things the right way.

  David Ortiz

  Trying, Way, Right Way

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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.

  David Ortiz

  Swings, Careers, Important

  Interview with Jon Robinson, www.ign.com. January 12, 2006.

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• Sometimes when you're fighting, fighting, fighting, the mind needs some time off and you regroup and get back to normal.

  David Ortiz

  Fighting, Mind, Needs

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

  David Ortiz

  Giving, Bats, Fans

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

  David Ortiz

  Hurt, Feelings, Buying

  "The undead" by Ben McGrath, www.newyorker.com. July 12, 2010.

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• What I don't want to do is just play for the sake of playing.

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  Play, Want, Sake

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

  David Ortiz

  Trying, Quiet, Plates

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• 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.

  David Ortiz

  Hitting, Wrong Direction, One Thing

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• My teammates are the best.

  David Ortiz

  Teammate

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• Some people think I'm mean, until they get to know me.

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  Mean, Thinking, People

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• I've always been my own hitting coach.

  David Ortiz

  Hitting, Coaches, My Own

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• I'm an easy person to get along with. Even when I struggle, I have the same attitude.

  David Ortiz

  Attitude, Struggle, Easy

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