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.

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

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

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

I had a dream. And I made that dream come true.

Some people enjoy taking a light stroll in the morning and that gives them relief and that sort of feeling. That is what I gain by practicing, by swinging the bat.

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.