I swing hard all the time. That’s what I’ve done my whole life – hit.
Meaning of the quote
David Ortiz says he always swings the bat with full force. That's how he has played baseball his entire life - by hitting the ball as hard as he can every time.
About David Ortiz
David Ortiz, nicknamed “Big Papi,” was a dominant Dominican-American professional baseball player who spent the majority of his 20-year career with the Boston Red Sox. He played a crucial role in ending the team’s 86-year World Series championship drought and went on to become one of the greatest designated hitters of all time, earning numerous accolades and records before being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022.
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