Ichiro on Ichiro : Interviews with Narumi Komatsu

By Philip Gabriel

Since Ichiro Suzuki joined the Mariners in 2001, he has awed America, earned the respect of his teammates, and won the heart of Seattle. But being notoriously private and media-elusive: baseball fans know very little about him.

List Price: $23.95 Price: $16.77

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.90 x 8.76 x 5.64
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books; (September 9, 2004)
• ISBN: 1570614318

Book Description

Ichiro on Ichiro gives readers a rare glimpse into the mind and soul of this amazing player. He recalls memories of his childhood and his relationship with his father in Japan; his baseball career and celebrity status in his home country; his feelings on arriving in America for spring training; adapting to American culture and receiving awards and adulation. Reclusive Ichiro trusted no other writer than Narumi Komatsu to conduct this Q & A interview. Readers are fortunate to be brought into this exceptional conversation and to share in Ichiro's closely held feelings on the sport, the Mariners, his wife, and the media.