[The Story of Shohei Ohtani]“High Goals and Ability to Execute Your Words” ~160kg in high school, superhuman mentality, this is how Shohei Ohtani’s two-sword style was born~

Shohei Ohtani, who has achieved numerous achievements in the major leagues, has become a superstar who is now recognized by many as “the best player in the world.” It seems that there was actually a big turning point in high school before he became such a great player. Reflecting on his high school days, Ohtani said: “It was my first time living in a dormitory in high school and being taught various things by instructors other than my parents, so in that sense I think it was really good. (laughs) I think the high school environment where I lived in the dormitory was really good. Even if you enter the Higashi High School dormitory, not all players will grow as smoothly as Ohtani. When he entered high school, he had an outstanding sense of baseball, but it was a certain “goal” to evolve Otani, who had a slimy and bean-shaped body, into a super high school level player. Ohtani set a personal goal for himself during his freshman year in high school, shortly after he entered college. It was “Draft 1st place 8 teams” “Throw 160 km / h”. At Hanamaki Higashi, we have each player set their own goal using a sheet called a goal achievement sheet, and we are working to make it more concrete. Hanamaki Higashi High School coach Hiroshi Sasaki, who was his teacher in high school, said: “I had a goal of becoming a professional baseball player, but I couldn’t tell the difference between a dream, a goal, and a determination. Instead, make a decision.The goal is to take only this amount of calories today.If you follow it like that, you will definitely get results.This should be taught when you are in elementary school, rather than addition and multiplication. I think it’s a technique.” This one sheet was the key to leading Ohtani to become the best player in the world later. Furthermore, Ohtani had another dream he wanted to fulfill. That dream is the reason why Ohtani went to Hanamaki Higashi High School. That is the goal of “From Iwate to Japan’s No. 1”. With the goal of winning Koshien, which Yusei Kikuchi, who is three years older than Ohtani, could not achieve, Ohtani entered Hanamaki Higashi High School. Regarding his ideal professional baseball player, Ohtani said: “There is a scene I saw when I was in the third year of junior high school. The people of Iwate Prefecture were enthusiastic and cheered for the Iwate team. In Hanamaki Higashi, there was an amazing man who involved the world and caused a stir all over Japan. That’s why I want to be a player who is respected like Yusei.I want to be a professional baseball player who is loved.” Otani, who was a junior high school student at the time, saw that he was loved by the people of Iwate Prefecture and was very active as an ace. There was Yusei Kikuchi who was playing. Because we were three years apart, we weren’t able to play together, but Ohtani believed that “there is no sure way to succeed unless you follow in the footsteps of someone who has actually succeeded.” rice field. Ohtani wanted to become a player like Kikuchi, so he followed in his footsteps and entered Hanamaki Higashi High School! So, in this video, I would like to unravel the reason why Ohtani woke up in high school by saying “Ohtani’s high goals and ability to do what he says”. I would like to delve into the other-dimensional goal of throwing 160 kilos, the acquisition of superhuman mentality, and the lifestyle habits of high school. By the time you’ve finished watching this video, it’s no exaggeration to say that Ohtani wouldn’t be what he is today without Hanamaki Higashi’s high school days. Please enjoy watching until the end. If you like this video, please give it a high rating and subscribe to the channel!