David Ortiz
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Everything.
Just be yourself, man.
Everything.
Like, I was...
doing so many things at the time, but I never stopped working on my game.
I never stopped learning.
I never stopped improving.
I basically tried to separate my time.
I mean, I'm not a big sleeper.
All I need is five hours, to be honest with you, to move on.
So I guess on my advantage,
While a lot of guys were sleeping, I was using my time on some of the things that in the long run are paying off now that I don't play anymore.
So I'm glad I did it because I have a life after baseball.
You know, a lot of guys disappear, a lot of guys
There's nowhere to be found after they start playing baseball.
Yeah, because at the beginning,
You're concerned about so many things because at the beginning you are new at it and you don't want to screw it up.
But once you walk into your comfort zone that you know what you're doing, you know every single step, you know where to go, where not to, it's easier.
You still have to be very careful about how you want to do things for national television, you know what I'm saying?
But it's more natural.