August in Kansas City is hotter than two rats f**king in a sock.
You should seek approval from yourself.
I wanted the challenge of competing against the best players in the world.
I had a dream. And I made that dream come true.
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.
Everybody in the states is so relaxed, and everybody in Japan is so uptight.