Shohei Otani's whirlwind is capturing the hearts of fans around the world with a momentum that no one can stop. In addition to successfully demonstrating to the world and having the authenticity of the "two-knife flow", his gentle and courteous, amiable and frank personal characteristics have also become a stunning highlight in the major leagues. How did Shohei Otani, who is loved by everyone, teach it?
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Shohei Otani, who set off a whirlwind in major leagues, "and the two knife streams of wild balls". Excerpted from MLB Taiwan's Major League Baseball fan group
Text: Shi Yijun
Pure and straightforward, Shohei Otani, with a smile like a big boy, at this moment of transferring to Major League Baseball (MLB) and playing for the Angels for the fourth year, is successfully proving to the world that the "two knife flow" of "can fight and shoot" does exist.
He was the league-top hitter who hit 33 home runs in the first half of the season and was a pitcher whose ball speed soared 160 km/ 160 km/ 1600000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 In the All-Star Game between seasons, he was the first player in history to be selected as both a pitcher and a batter, and the first player in Japanese history to participate in a mlivet home run. "Witness Otani writing history" has excited fans around the world.
He broke the convention that it was difficult to shoot on the professional baseball field, and could only choose one and specialize in development, and was named by the Japanese media as "the genius two knives that changed the major leagues" and "the man who met once in a century". The American media, which once ridiculed Shohei Otani as "coming to the United States only from college baseball", has now changed his tune, "He is one of the greatest wonders of all sports", and even believes that "the United States that discriminates against Asians needs him".
Shohei Otani not only shows strong explosiveness in the game, but also often inadvertently exudes a gentle and polite warm male trait. For example, when an opponent hit a half-cut bat, he did not hesitate to help pick it up and hand it back, surprising the broadcast ball review: "Ordinary people have already walked straight back to the lounge."
In the face of the trial will obviously misjudge, when he was tragically hit three times, he only shook his hand to express his position, and there was no more physical or emotional reaction. The hitter's flat ball went straight into Shohei Otani's pitcher's glove, and he would smile and say "sorry" to the other side. Sho Otani is usually captured by camera many innocent and cute vignettes, bringing soothing healing to the event and making him loved by fans.
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How did such a warm man, who is amazingly powerful, but also frank and sincere, and loved by everyone, have been taught since childhood?
"His physique and physical condition may have been given by God, but his courtesy and gentleness came from his parents who guarded him all the way." Japanese sports journalist Hiroshi Sasaki has been following Shohei Otani for a long time since he was a high school student.
Shohei Otani's father, Tetsuru Otani, was an amateur baseball player and the coach of the baseball team to which Otani belonged from the second grade of elementary school to junior high school, and her mother Kayoko Otani was a badminton player who often took young Otani to play on the badminton court. Both parents love sports, but are more keen to envelop the family in a loving atmosphere.
From left, Kayoko Otani, Shohei Otani, and Otani. Taken from Shohei Ohtani - Shohei Otani Fan Group
When Shohei Otani came home from school as a child, he watched TV and wrote homework in the living room with his brother, who was 7 years older than him, and his sister, who was two years older. Rather than being locked in a room, the whole family prefers to huddle together in the living room where they can see each other. "I don't seem to use the room much, I've never been locked in a room alone." In Sasaki's book Shohei Otani's "Shohei Otani's Plain Face" (provisional translation), Otani recalls this.
It's also a regular routine for the whole family to sit around the table and eat dinner, and Kayoko Otani says she cares more about whether there's a pleasant atmosphere flowing around the table than asking for a balanced diet. Therefore, when Shohei Otani was a child, he ate a small amount of food, picky eaters and did not eat tomatoes, and he would not be broken at the table.
On weekends, the Otani family most often eats teppanyaki barbecue dishes, "the whole family eats happily and lively". Sometimes Kayoko Otani is not at home because she works at a yakiniku shop, and she asks her child to call her mother when she comes home from school, "I'm back home!" What is today's dim sum? Kayoko Otani took the opportunity to chat with her children more, "Even if people are not at home, they still attach great importance to talking to children." ”
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Otani said that there were no special parenting principles in the family, but he believed in the power of his parents to lead by example. He will definitely say good morning and good night to the child every day, and after the meal, he will clean up the tableware he uses, and the child will naturally do it. It is also agreed between husband and wife not to quarrel in front of the children.
The family is in a good relationship, keeping in touch with the kids and eating together at home as much as possible, which we felt was important.
The warmth and happiness of the Otani family seem to be natural, but it is actually the result of the parents' wholehearted love.
Coming from a family with a strong sports background, Shohei Otani has been free to contact various sports since he was a child, enjoying the pleasure of moving his body freely, and has not been "limited cultivation" in the field of baseball, but has created excellent physical ability on the baseball field in the future.
For example, in kindergarten, I follow my peers to learn to swim until the fifth grade of primary school, and then stop practicing after I feel that I have completed a certain stage of the test. But the stiffness of the shoulders and elbows cultivated by swimming has helped him to have amazing flexibility and fluency in both shots.
Before Shohei Otani went to high school, most of the time spent with his father was practiced together on the court. After returning home from elementary school practice, father and son will talk about baseball when they take a bath together, but when they walk out of the bathroom after taking a bath, they will return to a simple father-son relationship, and there will be no one-on-one special training. "After all, it is still in the growth stage, and if the child overtrains at home, he may be injured." Otani explains.
Shohei Otani was also good at swimming as a child. Taken from a screenshot of the network
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In addition, father and son also carried out "exchange diaries" for several years. After returning home from each match, Shohei Otani would first write down his reflections and actions to improve the day's game. For example, "I shot well in the first 3 innings today" and "even played the high ball today". Father would write comments and suggestions. Otani believes that writing ideas in words is easier to translate into actions and strengthen awareness during practice.
Shohei Otani knew very well that as the coach of the team, his father would not let himself get any preferential treatment, but would have to practice more.
If there is a player on the team who is about the same level as his own son, and choose between the two, I think the coach must let 'someone else's son' play. Therefore, as the son of a coach, if I want to play, I have to have overwhelming strength and the whole team is convinced.
Shohei Otani recalled that although he was only in elementary school at that time, he also understood this person's sophistication. Therefore, I have always held the determination that "I must play well".
In his mother's eyes, Shohei Otani has the characteristics of an old man who knows how to detect words. For example, seeing what his brother and sister did wrong and being scolded, he would not make the same mistake again, so Xiangping almost did not do anything to annoy adults from childhood. Even if you like to lie on the couch and lose the ball, you will be careful not to knock on the ceiling. "He also didn't have the so-called adolescence, the rebellious period, the bad attitude to speak, and the fact that he didn't come out of the room."
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Shohei Otani did not have much material desire since he was a child, and when he participated in the off-campus teaching trip, he only spent money to buy souvenirs for his family, and the rest of the pocket money was returned, which surprised his mother, "Ordinary people should spend it all." In addition to buying baseball supplies, the new year's money is also given to his mother, "he seems not to like to spend money on wasteful and useless things."
Kayoko Otani also said that Shohei Ohtani is a child with a clear "switch on and off", "full attention on the field, playing more than anyone else during the break." "This is the true side of him who is both sensible and childish.
However, Shohei Otani also has the unique freedom of laoma, the courage to challenge the unknown and pursue higher goals. When he decided to enter professional baseball, how did Shohei Otani plan to take a path that would improve himself? The answer is "two-knife flow".
"At the same time, pitching and hitting, the points you drop, you can play back for yourself, isn't it fun?" Shohei Otani said.
In 2020, especially for Shohei Otani, the American Major League added a third option in addition to shooting, "two-way player", that is, the two-knife flow identity, in the player registration category. "It is my responsibility to prove to everyone that the identity of 'two knives' has its own positive significance," said Shohei Otani, who may not be outstanding enough to look at the blows alone, but if you add the ability to pitch, it is very good. "Such a new field may allow more people to enjoy baseball."
"Even if I'm in great shape, I'd rather try something I can surpass than maintain it." Shohei Otani has evolved year after year in major leagues, and still maintains the determination of his youth to "pursue overwhelming strength" and his love of baseball.
In addition to his eye-catching performances on the pitch, Shohei Otani's polite and affinity attitude is also very popular with fans outside the stadium. Taken from Instagram@shoheiohtani
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