Shohei Ohtani Quotes

The mindset behind Shohei Ohtani’s greatness.

Category: Professionalism

Quotes that express true professionalism, responsibility, and respect for the game, showing what it means to perform at the highest level.

When you pitch well but the result isn’t good, you end up worrying about things you can’t control.
If the results come as I steadily improve, and people eventually think, ‘Maybe that was the right approach,’ that’s best. Anything I say in that moment would just sound like an excuse.
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.
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.’
There’s a big difference between being made to follow a routine and truly understanding how the training connects to results.
I respond to interviews sincerely. But I don’t like being watched during my individual workouts in the indoor facility after team practice.
Whether I’m restricted or not, I don’t think it changes anything. There’s nothing in particular I want to do anyway.
When I’ve pushed myself desperately for two or three hours, if that hard work can be undone by just one or two drinks, then I can’t drink.
Every year is important. There has never been a year I thought mattered less than the one before.
I’m happy to get attention, but based on reputation alone, I haven’t actually achieved anything yet.
I realized that I was the one who needed to practice the most on the team, so I shouldn’t create a situation where the coach is forced to step in like that.
I want genuine people to achieve genuine results. That’s how I feel in any field.