Ichiro Suzuki

When I think about it, if somebody was to pass Pete Rose's record just playing in Japan, that would be a bigger accomplishment because of the few games they play over there.

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.

I like things that other people don't have. I like to be different from others.

For me, I pride myself on every aspect of the game.

People striving for approval from others become phony.

I love how the Mariners function as a team. That feeling is important to me.

There's not much difference between love and hate.

I was kind of influenced by the hip-hop culture.

When I'm being interviewed, presumably it's because people want to know how I feel about something or what my motivation is, not because they want to hear what I sound like in English. I wouldn't be true to the task if I responded in my unrefined English.

If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice.

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.

Equipment has heart, human heart, inside it.