17 Quotes by Daisuke Matsuzaka

Looking at the players that are truly successful, you see the durability and long careers. Those are the players I respect and look up to. I hope to become a player like that.

I'm the type of pitcher that definitely gets stronger and better adjusted to the batters as the season goes on.

This was the first time to face the Cubans since the Athens Olympics. They have those intimidating hitters but I wasn't afraid of them and I wanted to overpower them with my fastball. That's how I came to this game and that's how I pitched in the first four innings.

This brings a lot of responsibility and a lot of pride. We wanted to show our baseball is at a top level. This makes us very happy.

It showed all the bad points I have. That was about the worst outcome I could imagine. My delivery was off and the pitches were bad.

I want Japan to win so well tomorrow that the Koreans will think it will be a long time before they can ever beat Japan.

I'm excited I had a chance to play on the best team ever. With the world championship on the line, I was really proud I did a good job.

I believe Major League Baseball is the best league in the world. I would like to try what I can do in this league in the future.