I give everything I have every time I take the ball. With that, I also know that there will always be a risk of injury when playing this game that I love.

I do want to learn the way to do it over here. I'm not really looking to just go about my way and do it in the Japanese way that I've been doing. Basically, I'll try to get some advice, learn the way it's done here and go about it.

I don't speak English, so I'll just have to win the trust and confidence of the fans with my performance on the field.

Every time I take the mound, I try to win. So that's what I'm trying to do.

Both of my sons used to coach high school football. When they started, I'd say things I shouldn't have. So I learned my lesson.

You see somebody on a football field make a great, athletic 70-yard run, but the athleticism is immeasurable. It's undoubtedly athletic, but compared to somebody else who did something else, how do you compare it? That's the great part of track and field. It's a test, but with results that you can compare to others.

I would like to see it go back to the wood racquets. To see the touch put back in tennis.

Every child should have time for arts, music, sports, drama, robotics, school newspapers and the like, not to mention recess and play.