61 ordspråk av Hideki Matsui
Hideki Matsui
(Friday's) game has nothing to do with today from my perspective. But any time the bases are loaded you want to bring a run or two in and make something happen.
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[Conversation of the day: Yogi Berra with Hideki Matsui - without a translator.] It was in Japanese, always Japanese, ... Yogi just likes to joke around with me.
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An event like the baseball classic is very important for baseball. This time of year is a very important time to prepare for the season. It was a very difficult decision for me, but I have no regrets.
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At this point I'm not thinking about anything but what happened tonight, ... My head is filled with thoughts of what happened. I'll think about that when the time is right.
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Basically, I [stink], ... There's no other way to explain it.
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Certainly the fact that Joe was coming back to manage again for me was a big factor in my decision.
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Everything is fine. When I stepped on the bag, the way I hit it, I kind of lost my balance.
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For me, personally, ... I'd like a little bit more time to prepare.
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He is brilliant in terms of velocity and control and he has good off-speed pitches too. Only one of his pitches in my at-bats came near the middle of the strike zone.
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He's my senior and I respect him. Knowing that and having to make that decision, it was very difficult.
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He's telling me to just relax, ... and swing the bat your own way.
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He's very observant and always thinking, ... I appreciate his words, and what he spoke today had an impact. [The speech] got us going a little bit.
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I don't have any special feelings (about 500) but I am pleased to have been able to build toward that.
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I fear that chasing two goals might get in the way of that dream.
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I had no intention to compete with Ichiro or anything like that. It certainly is an honor, but beyond that honor comes the responsibility to fulfill that contract.
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