Masahiro Tanaka’s quote: A step toward tomorrow makes dreams come true.

I’ve never once thought I play baseball because it’s my job. The only feeling I have is that I play baseball because I love it.Masahiro Tanaka

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The driving force behind continuing to play baseball isn’t a sense of duty or just doing it as a job, but a genuine love for the game.

Because you love it, you can give your all in practice and in games, and face difficulties and obstacles head-on.

As the saying goes, “What one likes, one will do well,” that love makes the actions needed to improve feel natural, and you embrace them.

This mindset, built up day by day, leads to growth and results, which become visible in your play and attitude.

It creates a sense of fulfillment and achievement that duty alone cannot provide, showing that it’s precisely because you love it that you can keep challenging yourself.

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What matters is not just getting fired up, but having another version of yourself watching you as you’re fired up. I believe the balance between fighting spirit and composure is crucial.Masahiro Tanaka

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Here’s an introduction to the idea behind the saying that reminds us of the importance of self-objectivity: “What matters isn’t just getting fired up, but having another version of yourself who’s watching you being fired up.

I believe the balance between fighting spirit and calmness is crucial.” When we’re absorbed in something, our perspective can narrow.

But by objectively looking at ourselves being immersed, we can identify both strengths and areas for improvement.

It’s one of those great quotes that teaches the importance of pursuing goals while maintaining mental and physical balance.

There’s a reason behind every phenomenon. Rather than blindly believing in yourself, you have no choice but to proceed carefully, thinking through each thing one by one.Masahiro Tanaka

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There is always meaning behind why you win and why you lose.

Rather than simply blaming the outcome of a match or contest on luck, it’s important to acknowledge the facts, analyze why things turned out that way, and think about how to apply those insights next time.

By understanding the factors behind success and failure, and continuously improving and innovating as you keep challenging yourself, you cultivate the power that reliably drives your growth.

Without rushing, move forward step by step.

The attitude of learning from every result and applying it to the next attempt is what steadily builds real achievement and ability.

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The worse things get, the more I tend to end up fighting myself. It’s like my focus isn’t really on facing the batter. And that’s how you lose, right?Masahiro Tanaka

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Everyone experiences ups and downs, but being able to regulate your own condition is part of being top-tier.

At the same time, if you get too caught up in that, you can lose sight of the essence of competition.

When your perspective narrows, you lose focus on your opponent and the situation, and it becomes harder to produce results.

What matters is managing your condition while continually directing your attention to the task at hand.

This holds true not only in baseball but also in everyday challenges: rather than getting stuck in your worries, steadily taking one step at a time becomes the shortest path to your dreams.

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I won’t aim for a distant future; I’ll keep clearing tomorrow’s goals, one after another.Masahiro Tanaka

Among athletes’ quotes, there are many grand statements about making dreams and hopes come true, but Tanaka’s words feel relatable—something we can consciously practice in our daily lives.

They highlight the importance of not only fixing our eyes on the distant future, but working backward from it and focusing on what we should be doing right now.

By repeating those everyday efforts, we can one day achieve our big dreams and goals.

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If I decide this is how I’m going to do it, I have to see it through. I’d be the one who regrets it otherwise.Masahiro Tanaka

I think everyone has experienced getting lost or wanting to give up even after setting goals or declaring what they want to do.

But if you’ve decided for yourself, “This is how it will be,” you need the resolve to see it through to the end.

If you throw it away, the regret is yours to bear.

View the difficulties and obstacles along the way as nourishment for growth and keep a positive stance of continuing to challenge yourself to the very end.

In these words from Masahiro Tanaka, you can feel the resolve of a professional and the strength to take responsibility for one’s own life.

Believe in what you decided for yourself and carry it through—beyond that, you’ll realize, is where the realization of your dreams awaits.

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Whether you’re a purist or whatever camp you’re in, as long as you can shut them down, that’s all that matters.Masahiro Tanaka

A quote that pierces the heart of Masahiro Tanaka

The professional world is unforgiving; what’s demanded isn’t the process or the school of thought, but the results themselves.

It’s a world where whoever delivers results—by any method—wins the right to be called correct.

You don’t need to be bound by forms or fixation.

What matters is pouring everything into the contest before you and seizing the outcome.

Those results are what prove your ability, turning accumulated effort into visible, undeniable skill.

Only those who keep challenging themselves and continue to face hardship can demonstrate their worth in a harsh world.

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