It's very tough for a ballplayer to get proud and keep his dignity.

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• Ichiro Suzuki:

  There is nothing I will miss about Japanese baseball. Off the field, I will miss my dog.

• Ichiro Suzuki:

  There's not much difference between love and hate.

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  When I'm being interviewed, presumably it's because people want to know how I feel about something

• Ichiro Suzuki:

  Nobody knows what the future holds.

• Ichiro Suzuki:

  For me, if I stay on the couch all day - or even one day - I'll be more tired doing that than going

• Ichiro Suzuki:

  I think, mentally, you sometimes need a break. But for me, my body is built so that if I don't work

• Ichiro Suzuki:

  I was kind of influenced by the hip-hop culture.

• Ichiro Suzuki:

  When you retire from baseball, you have until the day you die to rest.

• Ichiro Suzuki:

  I believe that, as an athlete, how you got to the age of 42 makes a big difference. I have learned

• Ichiro Suzuki:

  I want to keep playing until I am at least 50.