All I like to do is work every day and have an idea what I want to do.
– David Ortiz
Everybody has something to prove each year. Everybody has a responsibility in this game. Even the batboy.
– David Ortiz
I come to play everyday.
– David Ortiz
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.
– David Ortiz
I showed people that it's not about guessing what people can do. It's about saying, 'Here, show me what you can do.'
– David Ortiz
I swing hard all the time. That's what I've done my whole life - hit.
– David Ortiz
I'm an easy person to get along with. Even when I struggle, I have the same attitude.
– 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.
– David Ortiz
It doesn't matter if we were down 3-0. You've just got to keep the faith. The game is not over until the last out.
– David Ortiz
Through the years I've been getting better and better and better, and it's what you learn though the seasons.
– David Ortiz
What happened to me should teach everybody that you should never give up on anybody.
– David Ortiz
You just have to go as far as you can go. Everyone works his way up.
– David Ortiz
Trust me, I play the game for the fans, my family and myself.
– David Ortiz
My mom, she's still always there for me. Always.
– David Ortiz
My mom, she wasn't like a baseball mother who knew everything about the game. She just wanted me to be happy with what I was doing.
– David Ortiz
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.