Ichiro quotes
haffajappa
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Someone on here mentioned Ichiro is currently their fav player right now, and then someone else mentioned him having great quotes, citing one of them as "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."
Anyways I was looking for this quote to show my friend and I stumbled on this compilation of quotes
I'm a half japper so naturally Ichiro is a hero in the house (yes the living room went wild when he hit that double against Korea in the last world championship) ...some of these quotes pretty much made my day.
The guy is so weird, here's some of my favourites:
In response to what he listens for when he taps a new bat and puts it to his ear: "The sounds."
"Yesterday when I played, inside my head I said 'I want to go home quickly,' and I swung and I was able to get a hit because I wanted to go home. Today I thought, 'I want to hurry up and get something to eat,' and I swung and got a hit today."
Explaining why he missed catching a fly ball: "The ball became the same color as the sky. So, I wasn't able to see it ... I was sending mental signals for the ball not to come my way, because during that time of day it's impossible for me to see the ball so I lacked mental signals. I lacked in that area. Usually, I don't send mental signals. So, because this is the first time, I thought, please don't come my way." <--WTF?!!!
"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."
and i personally love his term of causing the other team's players some "major mental damage"

Anyways I was looking for this quote to show my friend and I stumbled on this compilation of quotes
I'm a half japper so naturally Ichiro is a hero in the house (yes the living room went wild when he hit that double against Korea in the last world championship) ...some of these quotes pretty much made my day.
The guy is so weird, here's some of my favourites:
In response to what he listens for when he taps a new bat and puts it to his ear: "The sounds."
"Yesterday when I played, inside my head I said 'I want to go home quickly,' and I swung and I was able to get a hit because I wanted to go home. Today I thought, 'I want to hurry up and get something to eat,' and I swung and got a hit today."
Explaining why he missed catching a fly ball: "The ball became the same color as the sky. So, I wasn't able to see it ... I was sending mental signals for the ball not to come my way, because during that time of day it's impossible for me to see the ball so I lacked mental signals. I lacked in that area. Usually, I don't send mental signals. So, because this is the first time, I thought, please don't come my way." <--WTF?!!!
"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."
and i personally love his term of causing the other team's players some "major mental damage"
live pearl jam is best pearl jam
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haha. I believe I was the one the brought up that first quote. Ichiro quotes are just outstanding. Looking at him, he does not really seem like the kind of guy that would come up with that shit but glad he does.0
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i thought was where your pit name came from...........but was afraid to ask. :shock:haffajappa wrote:I'm a half japper
If I had known then what I know now...
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On how to break out of a slump: "If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice."
perfect!
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Like i said to a few other ppl on this board, some take longer than others to figure out my name.imalive wrote:
i thought was where your pit name came from...........but was afraid to ask. :shock:haffajappa wrote:I'm a half japper
don't be afraid to ask, i love being half japanese... i can make fun of white people AND asians if i want to...
(take this thread for instance 
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what's your other haffa? :shifty:haffajappa wrote:
Like i said to a few other ppl on this board, some take longer than others to figure out my name.imalive wrote:
i thought was where your pit name came from...........but was afraid to ask. :shock:haffajappa wrote:I'm a half japper
don't be afraid to ask, i love being half jap... i can make fun of asians if i want to... (take this thread for instance
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
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Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14Philly I & II, 16Denver 22
Missoula 240 -
this was my favorite:
“Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me,” he said. “I think there’s sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. I’d rather impress the chicks with my technique than with my brute strength. Then, every now and then, just to show I can do that, too, I might flirt a little by hitting one out.”Reading 2004
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Things happen in the game. Nothing you
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ummmm... the shit mix of being Canadian!imalive wrote:what's your other haffa? :shifty:
(great grandparents were: Welsh, Irish, Scottish, English, Italian, and i had one who was born in the San Fran earthquake... so i'm part yank!
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So true...xavier mcdaniel wrote:this was my favorite:
“Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me,” he said. “I think there’s sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. I’d rather impress the chicks with my technique than with my brute strength. Then, every now and then, just to show I can do that, too, I might flirt a little by hitting one out.”
I dig him
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have you heard this one?haffajappa wrote:i can make fun of white people AND asians if i want to...
q) how can you tell an asian has burglarized your house?
a) your homework is done, your computer is updated, your dog is missing and there's a wrecked car in your driveway.
no offense, haffa.
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14Philly I & II, 16Denver 22
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LOL i'm sending that to my Chinese (who says shes not Chinese) friend.imalive wrote:
have you heard this one?haffajappa wrote:i can make fun of white people AND asians if i want to...
q) how can you tell an asian has burglarized your house?
a) your homework is done, your computer is updated, your dog is missing and there's a wrecked car in your driveway.
no offense, haffa.
So THATS where Sammi went last week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Although the culprit was a Canadianized-Guatemalan! :?
PS... how could you doubt me being halfajappa ..look at my avatar!!!live pearl jam is best pearl jam0 -
i figured that was some canadian hockey or rugby team. :?haffajappa wrote:
PS... how could you doubt me being halfajappa ..look at my avatar!!!If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14Philly I & II, 16Denver 22
Missoula 240 -
SAMURAI blue?imalive wrote:
i figured that was some canadian hockey or rugby team. :?haffajappa wrote:
PS... how could you doubt me being halfajappa ..look at my avatar!!!
Maybe Royal Canadian Mountie RED!
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Lebron needs to check out the fourth Ichiro quote...0
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That is absolutely fantastic.0
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