52 Quotes by Sadaharu Oh

He hadn't been in top condition lately, but he was really swinging very good in practice. I had confidence I could use him any time. I didn't have any doubt.

I thought, at first, our players were a little bit nervous. But we take pride in being the best in Asia, so we loosened up after the fourth inning and were able to score a big victory.

I think the batter was too good for Ishii. It was the eighth inning and the batter came up with a big home run. If I knew he was going to do that, I wouldn't have (put Ishii into the game).

I was disappointed but it's up to him to decide. It was not a surprise that he refused since he had been hesitating for such a long time.

Our games were very close games. I believe either team could have won either game. We would like to show our best performance this time.

My players showed me a fantastic performance tonight. I know they're doing it for Japan.

I thought I would never, never get a chance to manage a team like this.

That was the mindset of the entire team. We kept pushing hard and our players played with all their might.

We really respect the fact that they fought their heart out and tried to show their best game ever. We lost both games (to Japan), but those were very close games, and I believe either team could have won either game.