People striving for approval from others become phony.
- Ichiro Suzuki
People, Approval, Phony, Striving
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
Natural, United States, Baseball Player
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
Play, Grow, Big, Young Kids
The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions.
- Ichiro Suzuki
Strong, Character, Japanese, Feelings
Personally, I don't like the term 'success.' It's too arbitrary and too relative a thing. It's usually someone else's definition, not yours.
- Ichiro Suzuki
Like, Personally, Arbitrary, Yours
If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice.
- Ichiro Suzuki
Myself, Advice, Ask, Slump
Many people have this image of me. For a long time, I cared about that.
- Ichiro Suzuki
Me, Long Time, Image, Cared
When people get placed upon a pedestal - when they start chasing after that person on the pedestal - they become mannequin-like.
- Ichiro Suzuki
Person, Pedestal, Placed, Chasing
I feel like I should be more in touch with the nuances of this game.
- Ichiro Suzuki
Game, More, Like, Nuances
You should seek approval from yourself.
- Ichiro Suzuki
Yourself, Approval, Should, Seek
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