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Ichiro Suzuki

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Ichiro Suzuki, born on October 22, 1973, is a Japanese professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners and the Miami Marlins, renowned for his exceptional hitting skills and career achievements.

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“You should seek approval from yourself.”

Should Approval

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“If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice.”

Ifs Asks Sports Advice Slumps

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“I've made far too many mistakes. That's the way I feel.”

Way Feels Made Mistake

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“When people get placed upon a pedestal - when they start chasing after that person on the pedestal - they become mannequin-like.”

People Persons Chasing Pedestal

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“I heard that in the United States the level of baseball was the highest in the world. So it was only natural that I would want to go there, as a baseball player.”

World Want States Sports Natural Levels United United States Player Heard Highest Baseball Baseball Player

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“I didn't know I hit that way (.625 with runners in scoring position). Maybe not knowing is my secret. If I chased numbers, maybe I wouldn't have as good results.”

Ifs Knows Way Results Numbers Secret Knowing Position Not Knowing Runners

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“I'm anxious to face them (major league pitchers) all, but in reality I'm looking forward most to (Boston's) Pedro Martinez. He was with the major league team that came to Japan in 1996, just before he became a superstar. I'm anxious to see how much he's improved. And I'm anxious to see how much I've improved against him.”

Reality Faces Team Majors League Japan Anxious Looking Forward Boston Pitcher Superstar Major League

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“When I look at the records and see where my place in the history of the game (in Japan with Orix) might be, I guess you could say it was a good decision to come here. It's not just me. Maybe I'll have an effect on others in the international part of the game.”

Looks Might Games Decision Records Effects International Japan Good Decision

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“I wanted the challenge of competing against the best players in the world.”

World Wanted Challenges Player Competing Best Players

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“I want to be the first player to show what Japanese batters can do in the major league.”

Want Firsts Shows Can Do Player Majors League Major League

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“Everybody in the states is so relaxed, and everybody in Japan is so uptight.”

States Japan Relaxed Uptight

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“I had a dream. And I made that dream come true.”

Made Dream Dreams Come True I Had A Dream

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“Baseball has been the greatest things in my life, but the cameras and the media surrounding baseball have not been fun. It's unnecessary. How many times do they see me stretch? How many times do they see me walk? It is a big concern. If it affected the team in a negative way, I don't know what I would do.”

Ifs Knows Way Has Beens Bigs Fun Walks Team Media Concern Negative Baseball Cameras Affected Unnecessary

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“As professionals we have a responsibility of providing a good show for the fans. Getting hits and home runs is what they want to see.”

Want Shows Home Running Responsibility Fans Providing Home Run

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“I played on the 2001 team, the team that won the most games in the history of Major League Baseball and also I played on one of the worst teams of Major League Baseball.”

Games Team Worst Majors Baseball League Major League Major League Baseball

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“Some people enjoy taking a light stroll in the morning and that gives them relief and that sort of feeling. That is what I gain by practicing, by swinging the bat.”

People Giving Feelings Light Enjoy Morning Gains Relief Bats

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“I've always prided myself in not reveling in past accomplishments and focusing on future achievement, instead. That's been my career motto.”

Past Careers Achievement Accomplishment Motto

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“I think if you look at the friends, the kinds of relationships I have, I am not the kind of guy who has many shallow relationships. I think you could say I am the kind of guy who has a few relationships, but those are very deep.”

Ifs Thinking Looks Kind Guy Shallow Very Deep

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“People striving for approval from others become phony.”

People Strive Approval Phony Approval Of Others

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“The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions.”

Character Feelings Strong Sports Emotion Tendencies

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“I love baseball, but being here (in the United States), I've been able to play golf every day. I can't play in Japan because every course has caddies, and the caddies all want autographs and don't want to let me golf.”

Want I Can States Play Able Courses United United States Baseball Let Me Golf Japan Autographs Let Me Go Caddies Baseball Love

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“Chicks who dig home runs aren't the ones who appeal to me. I think there's sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. I'd rather impress the chicks with my technique than with my brute strength. Then, every now and then, just to show I can do that, too, I might flirt a little by hitting one out.”

Thinking Littles I Can Shows Home Might Running Can Do Strength Baseball Sexy Technique Appeals Now And Then Hitting Impress Flirting Brutes Chicks Home Run Flirty Funny Baseball Sexiness

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“In baseball, even the best hitters fail seven of ten times, and of those seven failures there are different reasons why. Some are personal failures, others are losses to the pitcher. You just get beat. In those personal failures, I felt I could have done better.”

Different Reason Done Felt Loss Failing Ten Beats Baseball Seven Reason Why Pitcher Personal Failure

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“I'm told I either look bigger than I do on television or that I look smaller than I look on television. No one seems to think I look the same size.”

Thinking Looks Seems Television Bigger Size

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“I'm not a big guy and hopefully kids could look at me and see that I'm not muscular and not physically imposing, that I'm just a regular guy. So if somebody with a regular body can get into the record books, kids can look at that. That would make me happy.”

Ifs Looks Book Body Bigs Kids Guy Records Hopefully Look At Me Make Me Happy Imposing Big Guys

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“When you mail Ichiro something from the States, you only have to use that name on the address and he gets it (in Japan). He's that big.”

States Use Bigs Names Addresses Japan Mail

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“If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying.”

Ifs Faces Lying Saws Excited Cleveland Mariners

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“The more that Japanese players go to the big leagues to play and succeed, the more that will serve to inspire young kids in Japan to want to become baseball players when they grow up.”

Want Play Bigs Kids Moving Young Grows Sports Growing Up Player Inspire Succeed Baseball Moving Forward League Japan Keep Moving Keep Moving Forward Baseball Player

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“Personally, I don't like the term 'success.' It's too arbitrary and too relative a thing. It's usually someone else's definition, not yours.”

Success Term Definitions Relative Arbitrary

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“August in Kansas City is hotter than two rats f**king in a sock.”

Two Funny Cities Kings Travel Rats August Sock Kansas Hotter Kansas City

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About the Author

Born: October 22, 1973
Known for: Baseball player
Quotes: 30

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