When people get placed upon a pedestal - when they start chasing after that person on the pedestal - they become mannequin-like.

People striving for approval from others become phony.

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

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.

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

I feel like I should be more in touch with the nuances of this game.