Shohei Ohtani Quotes

The mindset behind Shohei Ohtani’s greatness.

Category: Mindset

Insights into Shohei Ohtani’s mindset—how he thinks, approaches problems, and maintains focus regardless of pressure or expectations.

If someone can play games every day and still hit in games, then that’s fine. I can’t hit unless I put in the work—so I practice.
Preconceptions turn what’s possible into something impossible.
In high school, I was taught to act based on what’s right, not what’s fun. Training on Christmas was simply the result of choosing what was right over what was enjoyable.
Even if it’s the same advice, it means something completely different when it comes from someone other than your parents.
It’s the same as when I was a kid.Wanting to hit a home run, wanting to clear that fence, practicing for it — and then feeling that joy when you finally can.That’s still how I play baseball today.
Personally, I think it was a good thing that I could play baseball in a relaxed and enjoyable way when I was a child.Because it was fun, I never once came to dislike baseball.
Soccer was just play. Baseball was play too, but for me, baseball was something I approached with total commitment and seriousness.