[In his autobiography] Sadaharu Oh, a Zen Way of Baseball, ... acquire the body of a rock.

My baseball career was a long, long initiation into a single secret: At the heart of all things is love.

I enjoy baseball more than anything and would like to be involved with it forever, but the reality is your survival is determined by how well you compete, not by your fondness for the game.

I'm 100 percent sure. I spoke to him recently and told him we really want him to be a part of our team.

I was really surprised the American team lost to the Mexican team.

Personally, I think Japan is the strongest team in Asia and we want to finish Pool A as the top team in the group.