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The Mainichi
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Baseball: Ichiro expects to get nervous in Hall of Fame speech
SEATTLE (Kyodo) -- Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki said Friday he expects to get nervous when he makes a speech in English during the July 27 induction ceremony at Cooperstown, New York. "I'm the type of person who gets really nervous when speaking in front of people, so I'll definitely get nervous," the former Seattle Mariners icon revealed in an online press conference. Ichiro, who is widely known by just his first name, has visited the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum many times since his playing days and has a deep respect for baseball history. "We can play baseball happily now thanks to the achievements of our predecessors," he said. "We have to know that we're here because of their history. I'd like to convey my gratitude to them, as a baseball player." The first Asian elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame plans to skip a golf event for Hall of Famers and continue his daily training, even when he is at Cooperstown later this month. In late August, Ichiro will play in an exhibition game against a women's select squad of high school players as part of his program to develop women's baseball in Japan. As for the future of baseball, Ichiro said, "It's a sport in which humans compete against each other. I'd like to cherish human nature, passion and feelings without making it too impersonal."
Kyodo News
2 days ago
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Baseball: Ichiro expects to get nervous in Hall of Fame speech
SEATTLE - Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki said Friday he expects to get nervous when he makes a speech in English during the July 27 induction ceremony at Cooperstown, New York. "I'm the type of person who gets really nervous when speaking in front of people, so I'll definitely get nervous," the former Seattle Mariners icon revealed in an online press conference. Ichiro, who is widely known by just his first name, has visited the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum many times since his playing days and has a deep respect for baseball history. "We can play baseball happily now thanks to the achievements of our predecessors," he said. "We have to know that we're here because of their history. I'd like to convey my gratitude to them, as a baseball player." The first Asian elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame plans to skip a golf event for Hall of Famers and continue his daily training, even when he is at Cooperstown later this month. In late August, Ichiro will play in an exhibition game against a women's select squad of high school players as part of his program to develop women's baseball in Japan. As for the future of baseball, Ichiro said, "It's a sport in which humans compete against each other. I'd like to cherish human nature, passion and feelings without making it too impersonal."
