６７episode The thoughts and training of super athletes （４）Two-way player Shohei Otani ❷ SK8-60(Japanese）
Congratulations on your second consecutive World Series victory and Shohei Ohtani winning the Major League MVP (Most Valuable Player) award for the third consecutive year and for the fourth time.
Shohei Ohtani has hit 55 home runs and is back as a pitcher, making a rehabilitation appearance in an official game. That's his incredible potential. What surprised me even more was that he hit over 50 home runs for two consecutive years. When he hits 50 home runs, all the other teams take thorough measures to counter him, but he calmly hits 55 home runs and returned to pitching. However, when watching Shohei Ohtani, it seems he is only thinking about how to enjoy baseball, rather than records. He is trying to improve his baseball skills so that he can enjoy it. This may be the fundamental reason why other teams can't beat him.
Shohei Ohtani says he doesn't compare himself to others (if he can't do something, it just means he's behind), there's a lot to do, and his talent is in continuing to work hard at what he loves. I think it's true that if you start comparing yourself to others, you lose sight of yourself, so it's really important to stick to your own pace. Even though I'm over 60, I can't completely ignore the improvement of others, and I envy their progress. I think the good thing about starting at an older age is that it doesn't develop into a sense of rivalry with younger people, so I feel like I have some control over my emotions. There is a lot to do (which probably includes the fact that there is no time to worry about other people). There's a lot to do in skateboarding too. I have mentioned this before, but as I'm getting older, if I try to do too many things I find it exhausting (although my physical strength and endurance have also improved). I think that accumulating fatigue accelerates aging. I think that if aging accelerates, the worst case scenario could be that I won't be able to do the practice of skateboard tricks. It's really troubling because there are the practice of skateboard tricks I want to do.
Personally, I think that Shohei Ohtani has made explosive progress in both his physical strength and his ability to grasp the tricks of the batting and the pitching since going to the Major Leagues. I think his spirit of continuing to work hard at baseball, a sport he has loved since childhood, has succeeded. He has honed his skills and hit over 50 home runs for two consecutive years. I look forward to seeing him hit over 50 home runs (or 60?) next year and fully demonstrate his pitching abilities. I would like to emulate Shohei Ohtani's talent of the spirit of persevering at what he loves and have fun learning as many skateboarding tricks as possible.
(・・・End of Episode ６７・・・・・・・・・・・・to be continued・・・・・・）