Shohei Ohtani | 60 Minutes Archive

And 6 years later he’s the best baseball player in the world.

700 million dollar man. As angels fan u will be missed thanks for wonderful time in Anaheim.

What he wants is neither wealth nor fame, but only for his team to win. This simple way of life is the secret to success.

Hideki Kuriyama is an absolute genius lmao bro developed Ohtani and went undefeated at the WBC

Ohtani has been handsome since he was young. He has incredible talent and charisma.

8:59 ~ If I remember correctly, in an interview by someone talking about Shohei, he had no fascination in living the lavish, celebrity lifestyle - and just focus on baseball, and live off of the allowances of 100,000 yen per month (roughly 800 dollars per month) from his mom, who managed his money when he was playing in Japan around his rookie year, and living in the team dorm, but rarely using the money. That's one thing that I thought of when he was deferring 680 million of his 700 million contract money. He seems like kind of a person that's willing to live like a regular people, but spend time on perfecting the craft, which also connects to so many people and also be lovable at the same time. You probably don't see that in a professional athlete in this day and age. True example of greatness and his humble roots.

The Manager, Kuriyama san is a genius. Than you for making this a reality!

this interview happened in 2017, and 6 years later he is on his path to become HoF ❤❤

and 6 years later, he doesnt care how much he makes. deferring 68 of his 70m contract, he even asked his agent if he could defer the whole contract but youre not allowed to play for free so they settled on 2m

Shohei Ohtani is the greatest baseball player to walk the earth.

Ohtani the best on the planet

7 years later and he’s won 2 MVPs and now 10 years 700 million with the Dodgers and still a humble guy!

🤩 He's the 700 million dollar man! Dodgers got a great deal!

Fast forward 7 years, look whete he is at now. I think many people here in the states don't realize how strong he really is "mentally". He's definitely known for his god-given talent and his physical strength but not many madia talks about his mental side. He's been dealing with this type of crazy media attention since he was in high school. He knows how to deal with pressure, expectations, criticism. Thats why he never wilt under brught lights like we saw at WBC final. His mental strength really matches his physical and natural talents thus he has became an international superstar player.

He is soooo loveable i can’t dislike him at all

Seeing this after he signed for the Dodgers, its just insane how he stayed consistent to his words.

Hes like a golden retriever turned into a person

It is a nice reminder to treasure instead of trashing the virtues of hardwork, diligence, humility, honor, and just plain old fashion the core principles of meritocracy.

Thank you Japan for a such a Gem. Reminds me of Mamba 🥲

Baseball had been looking for the guy who is so good, has so much class, totally respects the game, that he transcends baseball. Even non baseball fans become Sho fans.