“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
“Everybody in the states is so relaxed, and everybody in Japan is so uptight.” StatesJapanRelaxedUptight 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
“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.” StatesUseBigsNamesAddressesJapanMail Author:Ichiro Suzuki