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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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