David Ortiz Spoke From The Heart After The Boston Marathon Bombing

WELCOME BACK.
MY NEXT GUEST IS A 10-TIME MAJOR LEAGUE ALL-STAR AND THREE-TIME
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION.
YOU KNOW HIM AS BIG PAPI.
PLEASE WELCOME DAVID ORTIZ!
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: NOW, WHEN IS THE
LAST TIME YOU GOT A GREETING LIKE THAT FROM A NEW YORK CITY
CROWD?
( LAUGHTER ) >> MY LAST GAME.
>> Stephen: OH, OKAY ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
NOW, JETER'S NUMBER JUST GOT RETIRED.
NUMBER 2 JUST GOT PUT UP TO THE RAFTERS.
( APPLAUSE ) ARE YOU A JETER FAN OR IS HE THE
ENEMY?
HERE'S A SHOT OF THE TWO OF YOU TOGETHER.
>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, MAN.
THAT GUY, HE'S SO SPECIAL THAT-- I HAVE PHOTOS OF HIM IN MY HOUSE
JUST HANGING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
MY SON ASKS ME -- >> Stephen: YOU HAVE PHOTOS OF
JETER IN YOUR HOUSE?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: SO YOU AND JETER HAVE PHOTOS OF JETER IN YOUR
HOUSE?
>> PROBABLY ME.
JETER, HE'S HOLLYWOOD.
SO, YOU KNOW,.
>> Stephen: WHY DO YOU HAVE PICTURES OF JETER UP?
>> YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT'S THE KIND OF GUY THAT ANYBODY
ADMIRED.
I MEAN, JETER IS THIS-- THIS-- HE WAS THE FACE OF M.L.B.
HE STILL IS THE FACE OF M.L.B.
HE'S THAT KIND OF GUY.
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOU GET THE NAME BIG PAPI?
>> WELL, YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW.
>> Stephen: I DO, I DO WANT TO KNOW?
>> YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION, BIG PAPI?
>> SO I MEET SO MANY PEOPLE EVERY DAY, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO
KEEP UP WITH THEIR NAMES.
SO I USE PAPI PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: WHAT?
>> I CALL YOU PAPI.
"HEY, PAPI."
AND THEY START PAPI ME BACK.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: SO YOU JUST CALLED SO MANY PEOPLE PAPI, THEY CALLED
YOU PAPI BACK.
>> YES, PAYBACK.
>> Stephen: SO BIG PAPI WAS BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T REMEMBER
ANYBODY'S NAME?
>> NOBODY'S NAME.
( LAUGHTER ) NOT EVEN MY TEAMMATE S.
>> Stephen: THAT'S TOO BAD.
THAT'S TOO BAD.
WELL, NOW IT IS STUCK FOREVER.
YOU HAVE A BOOK HERE "PAPI: MY STORY."
CONGRATULATIONS.
( APPLAUSE ) SO HOW IS RETIREMENT GOING SO
FAR?
ARE YOU STAYING YOUNG?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO KEEP FIT NOW THAT YOU'RE NOT ON THE FIELD
EVERY DAY?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW,... MY WIFE DON'T GO TO THE SUPERMARKET
MUCH.
( LAUGHTER ) SO YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT TO EAT
WHATEVER IS ON THE TABLE-- BOOM!
>> Stephen: YOU CAN EXPLAIN, BY ANY CHANCE, WHAT'S HAPPENING
HERE?
( LAUGHTER ) WHO IS THAT WOMAN?
AND DOES YOUR WIFE KNOW?
( LAUGHTER ) >> RETIREMENT ROOKIE JOHN
HANCOCK.
>> Stephen: WHAT?
RETIREMENT ROOKIE?
>> I'M A ROOKIE RETIREE.
I JUST RETIRED, I'M A ROOKIE.
AND I'M DOING A LOT OF THINGS FOR JOHN HANCOCK.
>> Stephen: THE INSURANCE?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: CA ARE YOU DOING AQU AEROBICS?
>> CAN YOU GIVE ME IDEA FOR DOING THINGS.
>> Stephen: THINGS TO DO?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE HOBBIES?
>> NOT REALLY?
>> Stephen: WOOD WORKING.
>> GIVE ME SOME IDEAS.
>> Stephen: STAMP COLLECTING?
HOWNT OTHER SPORTS?
ARE THERE OTHER SPORTS YOU WANT-- DO YOU LIKE-- TAKE UP
SURFING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
WHAT DOES YOUR WIFE LIKE TO DO?
DO WHAT SHE LIKES TO DO.
GARDEN.
>> WALK THE DOGS?
>> Stephen: SURE, WHY NOT.
>> SOUL CYCLE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A CULT.
THAT'S A CULT.
BE CAREFUL.
NOW, YOU GREW UP IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, BUT BOSTON
HAS BECOME MORE THAN JUST WHERE YOU WORK.
BOSTON HAS BECOME YOUR HOME.
HERE ARE YOU, THIS IS YOUR IMAGE MOWED INTO THE FIELD AT FENWAY.
OKAY.
THERE'S A BRIDGE.
THERE'S A STREET.
THERE'S AN AIRPORT GATE AT LOGAN NAMED AFTER YOU.
PEOPLE CAN FLY INTO BIG PAPI NOW.
( LAUGHTER ) HOW DOES THAT-- HOW DOES THAT
FEEL?
WHAT DOES BOSTON MEAN TO YOU AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?
>> IT'S MY EVERYTHING, MAN.
BOSTON HAS BEEN SO UNBELIEVABLE TO ME.
I NEVER RESPECT THAT MUCH, BUT ONCE IT HAPPENED, WELCOME TO MY
AIRPORT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YOU EVER THOUGHT
ABOUT HAVING THESE GUYS DO YOUR LAWN?
YOU THOUGHT ABOUT HAVING THESE GUYS COME BY AND DO YOUR LAWN?
>> THAT WAS AWESOME, RIGHT?
I WAS SURPRISED MYSELF.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> THAT'S A LOT OF WORK.
>> Stephen: AND THE SPEECH YOU GAVE AT FENWAY AFTER THE TRAGIC
BOMBINGS AT THE BOSTON MARATHON YEARS AGO.
WAS THAT PLANNED, WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO SAY?
DID YOU KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO GO UP TO SPEAK?
YOU ABSOLUTELY JUST LIT UP THE ENTIRE PARK.
YOU SPOKE RIGHT FROM THE HEART.
AND DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID?
>> NOT REALLY.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: YOU SAID, "THIS IS OUR (BLEEP) CITY.
NOBODY'S GOING TO DICTATE OUR FREEDOM.
STAY STRONG."
>> I GOT AWAY WITH IT, HUH?
>> Stephen: YOU GOT AWAY WITH THAT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) CAN YOU HOOK THE BROTHER UP?
>> I GOT TO.
>> Stephen: NOW, HERE'S THE THING-- LIKE THIS PICTURE RIGHT
HERE, LOOK AT THIS IMAGE RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S A NICE GUY.
THAT'S A NICE GUY.
YOU LOOK LIKE A NICE GUY.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE FACING A PITCHER, THIS IS NOT THE FACE
YOU GIVE THE PITCHER.
YOU HAVE A MEAN FACE WHEN YOU'RE AT THAT PLATE.
CAN YOU-- CAN YOU SHOW ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FACE YOU
SHOW YOUR FRIENDS AND THE FACE YOU SHOW A PITCHER?
IMAGINE THAT CAMERA RIGHT OVER THERE.
YEAH.
THAT ONE, NUMBER THREE, RIGHT THERE WITH THE LIGHT ON.
OKAY.
( LAUGHTER ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: I WOULDN'T WANT TO FACE IT.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> THANK YOU, YOU TOO.
>> Stephen: "PAPI: MY STORY" IS AVAILABLE NOW.
DAVID ORTIZ, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. ♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )

David Ortiz Spoke From The Heart After The Boston Marathon Bombing

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