Shohei Ohtani Quotes

The mindset behind Shohei Ohtani’s greatness.

Compared to someone who doesn’t do both, there are many things you can only understand from the position of actually doing both.

Baseball Philosophy, Growth, Learning
Mr. Inaba often tells me, ‘You’re boring when you’re pitching.’ He says I look more relaxed — and I smile more — when I’m hitting.

Mindset, Baseball Philosophy, Reflection
Two-way? It doesn’t really matter to me. You can call it that if you want.

Baseball Philosophy, Mindset, Reflection
My feelings never wavered about doing both. Even if trying both had turned out to be a failure, I believed it would still become something positive for me.

Challenge, Belief, Growth
People say no one has ever done it before. But that’s exactly why I’m doing it — because no one has.

Belief, Challenge, Mindset
It was heavy for an 18-year-old me.

Responsibility, Reflection
I’m excited to see how far I can go — not just as a player, but as a person.Right now, I just want to keep working hard and become the kind of player who can create a new path.

Ambition, Challenge, Growth, Legacy
How do you fail in America?

Failure, Learning, Mindset
Being allowed to do both—pitch and hit—was a groundbreaking idea for me. It wasn’t something I had imagined. I think that made a huge difference.

Baseball Philosophy, Challenge, Mindset
When I first heard about the two-way idea, it wasn’t that I doubted it, but I did wonder if I might just end up becoming a hitter.

Challenge, Belief, Environment
Isn’t it natural to want to show someone who believed in your potential just how much better you’ve become?

Belief, Gratitude, Growth
As a pitcher, I had too many unfinished things from high school. That’s why I wanted to see it through as a pitcher.

Reflection, Ambition, Challenge