I had strong legs that would have made me a good sumo wrestler and I used that to my advantage, but my home runs were achieved by technique.

- Sadaharu Oh

No one can stop a home run. No one can understand what it really is, unless you have felt it in your own hands and body. As the ball makes its high, …

- Sadaharu Oh

The efforts you make will surely be rewarded. If not, then you are simply not ready to call them efforts.

- Sadaharu Oh

Above all, what I learned from my Sensei was how to wait. I believe I learned the meaning of waiting on one foot. If I understand anything in this li…

- Sadaharu Oh

The opponents and I are really one. My strength and skills only half of the equation. The other half is theirs. An opponent is someone whose strengt…

- Sadaharu Oh

At the heart of all things is love.

- Sadaharu Oh

My baseball career was a long, long initiation into a single secret: At the heart of all things is love.

- Sadaharu Oh

I enjoy baseball more than anything and would like to be involved with it forever, but the reality is your survival is determined by how well you com…

- Sadaharu Oh