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Ichiro Suzuki Quotes

I had a dream. And I made that dream come true Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’ve always prided myself in not reveling in past accomplishments and focusing on future achievement, instead. That’s been my career motto Picture Quote #1

I wanted the challenge of competing against the best players in the world Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’m anxious to face them (major league pitchers) all, but in reality I’m looking forward most to (Boston’s) Pedro Martinez. He was with the major league team that came to Japan in 1996, just before he became a superstar. I’m anxious to see how much he’s improved. And I’m anxious to see how much I’ve improved against him Picture Quote #1

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I didn’t know I hit that way (.625 with runners in scoring position). Maybe not knowing is my secret. If I chased numbers, maybe I wouldn’t have as good results Picture Quote #1

I love baseball, but being here (in the United States), I’ve been able to play golf every day. I can’t play in Japan because every course has caddies, and the caddies all want autographs and don’t want to let me golf Picture Quote #1

The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That’s the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I feel like I should be more in touch with the nuances of this game Picture Quote #1

I’ve made far too many mistakes. That’s the way I feel Picture Quote #1

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Many people have this image of me. For a long time, I cared about that Picture Quote #1

You should seek approval from yourself Picture Quote #1

People striving for approval from others become phony Picture Quote #1

I’m not a big guy and hopefully kids could look at me and see that I’m not muscular and not physically imposing, that I’m just a regular guy. So if somebody with a regular body can get into the record books, kids can look at that. That would make me happy Picture Quote #1

I’m told I either look bigger than I do on television or that I look smaller than I look on television. No one seems to think I look the same size Picture Quote #1

In baseball, even the best hitters fail seven of ten times, and of those seven failures there are different reasons why. Some are personal failures, others are losses to the pitcher. You just get beat. In those personal failures, I felt I could have done better Picture Quote #1

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Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me. I think there’s sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. I’d rather impress the chicks with my technique than with my brute strength. Then, every now and then, just to show I can do that, too, I might flirt a little by hitting one out Picture Quote #1

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I had a dream. And I made that dream come true. (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) 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 (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) I’ve always prided myself in not reveling in past accomplishments and focusing on future achievement, instead. That’s been my career motto. (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) I wanted the challenge of competing against the best players in the world (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) 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 (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) I’m anxious to face them (major league pitchers) all, but in reality I’m looking forward most to (Boston’s) Pedro Martinez. He was with the major league team that came to Japan in 1996, just before he became a superstar. I’m anxious to see how much he’s improved. And I’m anxious to see how much I’ve improved against him (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) I didn’t know I hit that way (.625 with runners in scoring position). Maybe not knowing is my secret. If I chased numbers, maybe I wouldn’t have as good results (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) I love baseball, but being here (in the United States), I’ve been able to play golf every day. I can’t play in Japan because every course has caddies, and the caddies all want autographs and don’t want to let me golf (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That’s the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) 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 (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) I feel like I should be more in touch with the nuances of this game (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) I’ve made far too many mistakes. That’s the way I feel (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) Many people have this image of me. For a long time, I cared about that (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) You should seek approval from yourself (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) People striving for approval from others become phony (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) I’m not a big guy and hopefully kids could look at me and see that I’m not muscular and not physically imposing, that I’m just a regular guy. So if somebody with a regular body can get into the record books, kids can look at that. That would make me happy (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) I’m told I either look bigger than I do on television or that I look smaller than I look on television. No one seems to think I look the same size (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) In baseball, even the best hitters fail seven of ten times, and of those seven failures there are different reasons why. Some are personal failures, others are losses to the pitcher. You just get beat. In those personal failures, I felt I could have done better (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes) Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me. I think there’s sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. I’d rather impress the chicks with my technique than with my brute strength. Then, every now and then, just to show I can do that, too, I might flirt a little by hitting one out (Ichiro Suzuki Quotes)