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. — Ichiro Suzuki Copy Share Image
We have to connect to our fans through the media, and when you talk about that, it's got to come from your heart. And when it comes from your heart, it has to be absolutely consistent. There's a big risk… — Ichiro Suzuki Copy Share Image
Some people enjoy taking a light stroll in the morning and that gives them relief and that sort of feeling. That is what I… — Ichiro Suzuki Copy Share Image
Baseball has been the greatest things in my life, but the cameras and the media surrounding baseball have not been fun. It's unnecessary. How… — Ichiro Suzuki Copy Share Image
My father was just an amateur; my mother is not even an athlete herself. — Ichiro Suzuki Copy Share Image
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… — Ichiro Suzuki Copy Share Image
I think, mentally, you sometimes need a break. But for me, my body is built so that if I don't work out, that's when… — Ichiro Suzuki Copy Share Image
I heard that in the United States the level of baseball was the highest in the world. So it was only natural that I… — Ichiro Suzuki Copy Share Image
I want to be the first player to show what Japanese batters can do in the major league. — Ichiro Suzuki Copy Share Image
