Ichiro Suzuki Quotes (44 Quotes)


    Everyone got a chance to make contact with the ball and we are feeling the groove now. I'm the only one not quite feeling it yet.

    I didn't even think about the upcoming season. I didn't care if I would get injured in this game. That's how much I wanted to win this game. That's how driven we were for this championship.


    I'm really proud that I'm only one of two players from Major League Baseball in the final game. I sense MLB is hurting a little bit.

    To be honest, I never imagined we'd get there. We had a great team, the best. I hope we showed everyone what a great sport baseball is.


    This was not perfect so far. But I believe a lot of people in the whole world paid attention to baseball.

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

    There have been times this year when I would get negative and I would get mad.

    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.

    That was embarrassing. If I'm satisfied with the way I played today, I might as well quit.

    Ninety losses is not going to affect how I feel. What's important is what direction the team is going, ... If we know what direction we're going, that's the thing that will make this team good.

    The day when Japan's baseball players could do battle against the major leaguers we have long looked up to finally came. So losing it was extremely regrettable.

    I don't know what to compare that to. It's for sure each team has something in mind about the other. It's an honor and a pleasure to play a game against them.

    I heard that in the United States the level of baseball was the highest in the world. So it was only natural that I would want to go there, as a baseball player.

    I won't maintain that emotional level. I guess I'm lucky we have another week left in spring training, and that will give me an opportunity to recover.


    In the second half of the 2003 season -- actually, I'd include the 2002 season in this -- I started to struggle as I approached the 200-hit mark. As I got closer to the goal, I lost control of that part of batting and sort of lost focus.

    Tonight was not about skill. It was about putting all my heart into the game. I know this is true not just for me, but for all the players.

    There are many issues. But a lot of players pay attention to this event. I'm sure you can improve aspects in the three years before the next event takes place.


    Because I love baseball. That is the No. 1 motivation. What I do is just come here to perform.


    We're the best team. Today is the biggest day in my baseball life.

    If I was satisfied with the situation right now, I would quit baseball.

    With the World Baseball Classic, this year is a bit different. Our goal will be to win the tournament and after that I'll start thinking about the regular season.

    I feel really proud that I'm the only one of two Major League Baseball players to play in the final game. Of course, I sense that MLB is hurting a little bit.


    I think we have to rethink, because now we are on the big stage, and the Americans are a big-stage team. In the Asian round, we felt we had to worry about not only winning, but playing good for the (home) fans. Here, we have one purpose only.

    The more you put your opinion out there, you are open to more vulnerability. Of course, I want to change the team. But working by myself is difficult ... it has to be a team effort.

    I felt the spirit and smartness of the Japanese players while playing with this team. It was a great team and I wish I could play major league games with this team for one season.

    If I was satisfied with my performance, I should quit baseball.

    This is probably the biggest moment of my baseball career.

    I would like to see the success of this event lead to baseball being back at the Olympics, but I can't see myself participating in any effort to bring baseball back to the Olympics.

    I actually welcome boos as part of the game. I really love to see that from my opponent's fans. Last night, I think that those fans didn't boo hard enough.

    We didn't prepare as well as we might have, ... There are a lot of fans who paid to see us play today. As professionals, we should prepare ourselves as best as we can to go out there and play in the best shape we're capable of playing.

    This was the most humiliating day of my baseball career.

    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.

    I've seen a lot of great plays in my five years in the majors. And I know we have enough talent on our team to be able to contend.

    There are a lot of people who get it wrong, ... The size of your body is not necessarily related to the power you can generate. I wish people would understand that.

    I feel really proud I'm one of only two to be playing in the final. I sense Major League Baseball is hurting a little bit.

    I thought it was a close play. I'll leave it up to the umpire to call.

    It's not an ideal thing for a player to think, but I really didn't care if I would get injured in this game. That's how much I really wanted to win this one. That's how we were driven to this championship.

    You want to know the color of my underwear, too ... You guys are starting to ask questions like the Japanese writers used to.

    I've never been officially named captain by the manager. But if you look at my experience in baseball, I'm definitely the veteran on the team.


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