Shohei Ohtani Quotes

The mindset behind Shohei Ohtani’s greatness.

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.
I’m happy to get attention, but based on reputation alone, I haven’t actually achieved anything yet.
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.
I could feel myself getting better and better as a hitter. There was a version of me that was higher than I expected, and that’s when batting started to become fun.
There are players whose scale I admire and want to reach, but I’ve never thought that I want to become exactly like someone else.
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’ve never thought that baseball practice was something I hated. I can push myself there—though even calling it ‘pushing myself’ feels strange. It feels more like I’m not pushing at all, and that’s actually when I’m strongest.
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.
Whether the baseball gods really exist or not is beside the point. Personally, I hope they do. That’s just my own wish.
I want genuine people to achieve genuine results. That’s how I feel in any field.
Being aware that you are always being watched, and doing what must be done as a professional baseball player. That is what earns you the right to make plays that only you can make.