Personally, I don't like the term 'success.' It's too arbitrary and too relative a thing. It's usually someone else's definition, not yours.

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.

If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying.

Personally, I don't like the term 'success.' It's too arbitrary and too relative a thing. It's usually someone else's definition, not yours.

When I look at the records and see where my place in the history of the game (in Japan with Orix) might be, I guess you could say it was a good decision to come here. It's not just me. Maybe I'll have an effect on others in the international part of the game.

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

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.