Sadaharu Oh Best Quotations

I never coached a team for a tournament like this, and never thought the pressure to be so high. Baseball is the best sport. Everyone has to work together. There is nothing more wonderful than that Japanese players did such a wonderful job and showed that to everyone in the world.

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.

We fought each game as best as we could, and as a result we've been able to bring you good news.

We respect that they fought their heart out to show the best game ever.

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.

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.