Shohei Ohtani Quotes

The mindset behind Shohei Ohtani’s greatness.

Category: Responsibility

Quotes that focus on responsibility and ownership, highlighting the mindset of accepting consequences and standing by one’s decisions.

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.
In the end, it’s all about skill. Sure, there may have been some fatigue, maybe my swing slowed down. But even that is part of skill.
When it’s something I truly want to do, I’m confident I can work harder than anyone else.
Last season was one where I was carried to wins. This year, I want to earn as many wins for the team as I can.
Even if I fail, it’s enough if the next kid comes along.
Being a two-way player isn’t something that belongs to me alone.
It was heavy for an 18-year-old me.
I want to show how strong Iwate Prefecture really is at Koshien.
Baseball isn’t something you can win alone. Everyone is connected — getting on base, running the bases, each play involves multiple people working together. We can reach the Senbatsu together as a team, and I want to add my strength to that.
Even when I gave up hits, my teammates covered for me. I was given the ace number and sent to the mound because they trusted me. That’s why I wanted so badly to hold them down.