Shohei Ohtani Quotes

The mindset behind Shohei Ohtani’s greatness.

Category: Goal Orientation

Quotes that reveal goal-oriented thinking—where Ohtani sets his sights, how he measures progress, and what guides his direction forward.

Of course I always want results. I’ve felt that since my first year. But that doesn’t mean I felt pressure that I had to produce them.
To reach the required number of plate appearances, you have to be in the lineup. And to be in the lineup, you need the skills to be used — and you have to be a player your team trusts.
If you ask what kind of player I want to become — someone who plays every day, delivers in the biggest moments, and never loses the games entrusted to him. Imagining myself as the pillar of the team is very important.
My goal right now is to fully accomplish what I haven’t yet done. As for the dream beyond that — when I design my life, it becomes, ‘Yeah, I want to try playing in the majors.’
Each experience of achieving a goal is something that accumulates within you.
I started high school baseball thinking, ‘Let’s try to be among the top 30.’ After meeting Mr. Kojima and hearing people tell me, ‘You can throw 160 kilometers,’ I started to believe it—and that’s how I ended up here.