Word: ichiro
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...SPORTS Baseball: The Ichiro Paradox...
...SPORTS Baseball: The Ichiro Paradox...
...last week after he scored the winning goal in Japan's 1-0 victory over Russia and contributed another in a 2-2 draw with Belgium. In early qi sessions, Inamoto "was a little shy, a little modest and somewhat negative," says Toyoda, who also counsels Japanese baseball sensation Ichiro Suzuki. "But after some mental training, he became more extroverted. Now he has learned a sixth sense to detect where the ball is quickly and to act quickly...
...even been called the Asian version of outspoken NBA-great Charles Barkley. While he hasn't been nearly that outrageous in the U.S., Ishii has a temperament that is better suited to being the center of attention than those of players like Nomo and Seattle Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki. Ishii is far more comfortable with the media, perhaps because he is married to a Japanese TV personality, Ayako Kisa, with whom he has a five-month-old son, Kanta...
...Slugger Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki had a surprise in store for those who thought Japan's seven-time Batting Champion might not cut the mustard in the big leagues. Voted American League Rookie of the Year and MVP, Suzuki wowed U.S. baseball fans with a .350 batting average and charm, including a right-on imitation of Mariners radio broadcaster Dave Niehaus...