146 Quotes by David Ortiz

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

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.

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.

Nobody's going to dictate our freedom

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.

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

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

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.

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