That he would actually come and see people. When he's standing next to you shaking your hand, I have hope. I never in all my life believed I would see the president.

When I was standing on the podium, actually, I found her in the crowd and I don't think I have seen her happier before. Her smile was very big, and it made me really satisfied. It makes me remember the whole way that I've gone through, many years of hard training.

The horizontal shaking was very strong, so much so that I almost couldn't remain standing.

I started shaking when I got up there. I started getting nervous then, when I saw him.

There were a lot of times when he was coming back to the dugout shaking his head.

Japan's recovery is becoming much more entrenched. In Europe there is growing hope growth will pick up. Also, the U.S. and China are performing very well.