“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.” WorldWantStatesSportsNaturalLevelsUnitedUnited StatesPlayerHeardHighestBaseballBaseball Player Author:Ichiro Suzuki
“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.” IfsKnowsWayHas BeensBigsFunWalksTeamMediaConcernNegativeBaseballCamerasAffectedUnnecessary Author:Ichiro Suzuki
“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.” GamesTeamWorstMajorsBaseballLeagueMajor LeagueMajor League Baseball Author:Ichiro Suzuki
“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.” WantI CanStatesPlayAbleCoursesUnitedUnited StatesBaseballLet MeGolfJapanAutographsLet Me GoCaddiesBaseball Love Author:Ichiro Suzuki
“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.” ThinkingLittlesI CanShowsHomeMightRunningCan DoStrengthBaseballSexyTechniqueAppealsNow And ThenHittingImpressFlirtingBrutesChicksHome RunFlirtyFunny BaseballSexiness Author:Ichiro Suzuki
“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.” DifferentReasonDoneFeltLossFailingTenBeatsBaseballSevenReason WhyPitcherPersonal Failure Author:Ichiro Suzuki
“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.” WantPlayBigsKidsMovingYoungGrowsSportsGrowing UpPlayerInspireSucceedBaseballMoving ForwardLeagueJapanKeep MovingKeep Moving ForwardBaseball Player Author:Ichiro Suzuki
