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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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