I am really proud that I am one of the two major league players to play in the final game. I do think that I have the Japanese flag on my shoulder.
My comments seemed to stir up a lot of things but they are going be interpreted in many ways anyway and I'm fine with that. I felt the weight of shouldering the Japanese flag and this primarily brought out my emotions in this tournament.
I felt the spirit and smartness of the Japanese players while playing with this team. It was a great team and I wish I could play major league games with this team for one season.
You want to know the color of my underwear, too? ... You guys are starting to ask questions like the Japanese writers used to.