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When Winter Never Ends (Ichiro Suzuki's life)

Great article. Thanks for posting it.

I'd heard about his relationship with Buck O'neil and also heard the story about Ichiro donating to the museum in his honor. Those are two baseball greats that I have always respected.

I knew he was a man of routine, however I didn't know the torment he had to endure to get to and remain at his level. I hope he gets a chance to enjoy his life once baseball is in the rearview mirror.
 
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Sad the price some people (and their parents) will pay to be or be a part of greatness. My daughter has a teammate who is a somewhat gifted athlete however her mother and grandmother (both former college athletes, I believe) are adamant that she will never play any sport but soccer. It somewhat increases the chances of success, but at what cost? My daughter enjoys trying out multiple sports and has even taken a shine to basketball even though she has only played for two years. Soccer is still her sport but she gets great enjoyment from the others. And that is just the sport side of it. Think about the rest of life.

I feel bad for people when their job is their entire life. I feel doubly bad when it is an athlete since forced retirement generally comes much earlier than other jobs.
 
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Tough to read. It's kind of sad what price some athletes pay to be great. I understand that in most cases greatness requires an unusual drive and/or attention to detail bordering on obsession. Peyton Manning comes to mind. But even Manning knew how to detach and keep the game and his personal life separate. This column reads very much like Ichiro is a man who doesn't know what he is without baseball. How scary to be in your mid forties and not have an identity beyond your career.
 
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Very, very good piece. Started reading this morning and didn't want to stop. Ichiro has always been a different specimen, but never knew alot about this side of his life.

Agree with Boxster, that was some great journalism.
 
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Very, very good piece. Started reading this morning and didn't want to stop. Ichiro has always been a different specimen, but never knew alot about this side of his life.

Agree with Boxster, that was some great journalism.
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There was talk about how sports writing is dead because of the internet and twitter etc in the Randy the Hack thread. It is not dead at all but it is harder for reporters/commentators who are lazy and not that talented. There are plenty of good stories out there just waiting to be written and read. And you don't need to go full on negative or, on the other hand, all rah rah rah either.

Stumbled across this piece the other day on one of the Baylor WBB players efforts to play through her diabetes. I found it really interesting. She's doing it and making 1st team all Big 12.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/big12/2018/01/30/control-doesnt-control-me/1080415001/
 
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I went to Cleveland last weekend to see the Mariners play the Indians and saw Ichiro in the Saturday game. He was 0-5 from the plate, but he had an incredible catch that made it worth it, as I was sitting behind him in Left Field. So glad I made the effort to go see him play one final time.
 
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I went to Cleveland last weekend to see the Mariners play the Indians and saw Ichiro in the Saturday game. He was 0-5 from the plate, but he had an incredible catch that made it worth it, as I was sitting behind him in Left Field. So glad I made the effort to go see him play one final time.
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I’ve seen him play live before but the most impressive one was spring training 2008.
He had a single, then a triple, gunned down someone at home on tag up fly out. Next at bat he hit what looked like a single and legged it out into a double. As soon as he was on second the M’s took him out and the entire stadium stood up and applauded. His play, on a spring training game, was incredible.
 
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