A Quote by Ichiro Suzuki

I want to be the first player to show what Japanese batters can do in the major league.

Ichiro Suzuki

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Be The First First Japanese League Major Major League Player Show Want

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Ichiro Suzuki
Japanese - Athlete
Born: October 22, 1973

Well I loved Little League; so all the memories are pretty fond but I broke my thumb. That wasn't a lot of fun. I think probably the first time I pitched [I started out as a first baseman] and the first game I pitched in Little League, I struck out 10 batters. I had a curve ball a little early [laughs]. You're not really supposed to have one when you're 12, but I did, so I first game I struck out 10 batters. That's possibly my fondest memory.

Billy Bob Thornton

From the time I was 3, I wanted to be a major-league player. To accomplish that at 35, get my name on my jersey, be in the clubhouse with major-league players, see my family for the first time in three months, be in my home state and pitch the day I got called up, was incredible.

Jim Morris

One of my favorite expressions ever uttered by a player is Roy Campanella's line about how, in order to be a major-league player, you have to have a lot of little boy in you.

Vin Scully

I am a baseball player and I enjoy getting batters out and that is what I want to continue doing.

Yu Darvish

When I was a minor league player, my goal was to be a major leaguer. It's no different as a minor league manager.

Ryne Sandberg

I know I can succeed at Manchester United, and I want to show everyone that I deserve to be a key player in this team and this league.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan

There's not much you can complain about - you're a Major League Baseball player; you're getting paid to play a game. People want to be you, wish they could do what you do. There are some complaints here and there, but there really aren't any significant ones.

Giancarlo Stanton

If we win trophies, it is the most important thing. Of course, it's good for a player to win individual awards and I will never say I don't want to be the best player in the league or I don't want to be the PFA Player of the Season.

Bruno Fernandes

I always wanted to be a major-league baseball player.

Bryce Harper

I want to be a Premier League player, a Liverpool player and an England player.

Rhian Brewster

I've always been clear - I feel good at Chelsea. Every week, I repeat the same on PSG. It's a big team but an inferior league. I don't want to return to France, because I've won everything over there - the league title, cup, best player, best young player.

Eden Hazard

Major league hitters have more power. But Japanese hitters are very good at making contact. I don't like either.

Yu Darvish

What I found fascinating was just how quickly the best of the young Negro League players were drafted into the major leagues once Branch Rickey broke the color line by hiring Jackie Robinson. It was clear that all of the major league owners already knew the talents of the black ballplayers that they had refused to let into their league.