“No one can stop a home run. No one can understand what it really is, unless you have felt it in your own hands and body. As the ball makes its high, long arc beyond the playing field, the diamond and the stands suddenly belong to one man. In that brief, brief time, you are free of all demands and complications.” MenLongHomeBodyHandsRunningFeltFieldsDemandBallsOne ManDiamondArcsHome RunComplicationPlaying Fields Author:Sadaharu Oh
“I had strong legs that would have made me a good sumo wrestler and I used that to my advantage, but my home runs were achieved by technique.” MadeHomeRunningUsedStrongAdvantageLegsTechniqueHome RunWrestlerStrong Legs Author:Sadaharu Oh