146 Quotes by David Ortiz

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Negativity doesn’t help me.

I’ve always been my own hitting coach.

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.’