Ichiro Is Awesome

(About Tiger Woods) “Tiger is a great golfer, but … when you say athlete, I think of Carl Lewis. When you talk about (golfers or race-car drivers), I don’t want to see them run. It’s the same if you were to meet a beautiful girl and go bowling. If she’s an ugly bowler, you are going to be disappointed.”

Before facing off against Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, Ichiro once said, “I hope he arouses the fire that’s dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul. I plan to face him with the zeal of a challenger.”

(After starting the season with a few multi hit games and being asked if that was surprising) “It’s not surprising. At the same time, it’s not that usual. It’s somewhere between usual and surprising.”

“To tell the truth, I’m not excited to go to Cleveland, but we have to. If I ever saw myself saying I’m excited going to Cleveland, I’d punch myself in the face, because I’m lying.”