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 Quote

If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice.
- Ichiro Suzuki Quote

The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions.
- Ichiro Suzuki Quote

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 Quote