David Ortiz Quotes

He's 24 years old. He's just a baby. You know this game. It's a learning process.

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Crazy, man. But whatever they do, they can't catch the ball if you hit it off the Green Monster.

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Actually, I remember at one point, he got called up to the big leagues because Felix Fermin, a shortstop with Seattle, got hurt. Alex went up there. When Felix Fermin got better, they wanted to send Alex back down. That was the first time ever I saw Alex say he was going to quit. He wasn't going to play baseball anymore. The whole organization was going crazy. They didn't want a guy like that having that kind of feelings. What they did, they kept the guy up there. He's one of the best players to ever play the game.

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In my country, the Dominican Republic, people are very excited about the World Baseball Classic. People are always asking me, 'Are you going to play Are you going to play' It's what they want to see. It's been crazy. But I don't know what's happening with it. I've been trying to find out about the Classic, but it's tough to get any information about it.

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Its the 11th inning, man. You've got to bring your 'A' game, like I always say, ... I just wanted to have a good at-bat -- put a good swing on the ball and let things happen. If you go up there thinking about home runs, you're going to swing at those pitches in the dirt.

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We make enough money to at least donate something we can send down there to help out. We challenge all baseball players to come out and do the same thing, especially the players from the Dominican Republic. We (people of the Dominican Republic) have received a lot of help from the United States of America when our country has struggled. We have been in this situation. We need to help this country.

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They are a lot alike out there. They have the same style.

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Baseball is a tough enough game. I try not to mix what is needed on the field with what is expected from those off the field. It isn't a good thing.

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The atmosphere is something that pretty much every Latin person has in their blood. Everybody has a lot of passion for baseball.

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There's a passion for the game in Latin America. It's the fans, the players, the managers, the coaches, everyone involved in the game. Everyone had such passion. You saw it today.

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The atmosphere is pretty much what every Latin has in his blood.

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We try to have a balance ---- a little bit of everything.

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It's something that pretty much every Latin person has it going on in their blood.

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Never, ... Well, I did one time in winter ball, but I was playing Rookie League ball back then. These guys have been pitching me on the black the whole series, so I was like, 'It's time to get a hit.'

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You think every hitter out there wins a Gold Glove ... Dude, Jose Canseco won an M.V.P.

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I don't care if I die out there, ... Dude, I feel like this is the last ride. You can't be tired. You don't think about being tired. You think about going out there and whooping someone.

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I just want to challenge baseball people to come out and do something for these people. These people really need our help. All of us make enough money to donate something. Let's put it together and try to help those people down there.

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I want to challenge other baseball players to come out and do something for these people because they really need our help.

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I can't believe my boy Arroyo is gone. But I've never seen a guy hit a ball harder than that guy Pena. ... No, not even me. He's 24 years old, he's just a baby. You know this game, it's a learning process.

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You don't want to make a big mistake. Those guys always take advantage of that. I've been watching them for a long time. You have to play your best against them. It doesn't matter how bad they've been playing or how bad they've been struggling. You've got to bring your 'A' game against them all the time.

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I don't know what he's going to do with the Baseball Classic. I have no idea.

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

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I'm pretty sure that there's nothing wrong with being famous. I guess that some guys are a little bit afraid. If you don't want to be famous, just step away. Other people are afraid to face the challenge. Some people like to be famous, some people don't. Some people do their thing, but they're afraid to be recognized.

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The Greatest Clutch Hitter in the History of the Boston Red Sox.

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I come to play everyday.

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