How may people can predict the day come when he play in Koshien Stadium as a pitcher when he was a high school student?
Ichiro ties Rose's record for most 200-hit seasons
He tied Pete Rose for the most career 200-hit seasons on 23, September. Last year, he recorded consequent 200 hits seasons for the first time in the history of major league.
Playing as a professional baseball player is very competitive. Some players are often injured seriously and have to take a rest for a while. 200-seasons means you need to maintain your condition during the year. You need to continue over years for consecutive 200-seasons. If it is more than several years, you had to overcome your aging. Good player often face troubles when they get older.
His achievement always makes me cheer up. My job is far from what he is doing, but I highly respect his effort to keep his best condition which is rarely told by people. The Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui said, "It's simply the result of preparation and taking care of your body, day after day after day." However, continuing that simple principle is so difficult that only a few players achieved.
If I paraphrase Matsui's words in my way, that would be "do basic as basic usual". People often regard outstanding achievement as coming from their talent. However, all of historical success basically come from their outstanding basic effort. I do not see base ball games often. However, I appreciate his achievement very much and would like to make them best to my motivation for research.
