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.

You should seek approval from yourself.

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

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.

The more that Japanese players go to the big leagues to play and succeed, the more that will serve to inspire young kids in Japan to want to become baseball players when they grow up.

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

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