Daisuke Matsuzaka Quotations

I could see my pitch count, so I determined that I would get a strikeout no matter what.

My pitches were starting to come along as the innings went by. I was trying to be too accurate on the corners at the beginning but I started not to worry about it too much as my pitches were going really well.

That was something I've never done in my career. When I was getting ready to throw, I had the feeling something was about to go wrong. It wasn't a one-run game, so that made it easier for me to take.

I was not convinced with the outcome. One day off helped. I was rejuvenated. We know that from now on we cannot lose.

I was not convinced with that outcome. The day off helped very much. I was able to rejuvenate. Up until the game, I did have the weight of the flag on me because we could not lose again. Once the game started, I was back to myself.

Well, it was my first experience to pitch in the game with the world championship on the line. I was going to feel a lot of pressure, as this is something you wouldn't be able to buy. But I did not feel much of it once I got on the mound.

We came over here with one goal in mind to show the world our quality of baseball.

I'm very happy and excited to be a member of the Boston Red Sox.

I have been trained to throw many, many pitches.

Looking at the players that are truly successful, you see the durability and long careers. Those are the players I respect and look up to. I hope to become a player like that.

I'm the type of pitcher that definitely gets stronger and better adjusted to the batters as the season goes on.

This was the first time to face the Cubans since the Athens Olympics. They have those intimidating hitters but I wasn't afraid of them and I wanted to overpower them with my fastball. That's how I came to this game and that's how I pitched in the first four innings.

This brings a lot of responsibility and a lot of pride. We wanted to show our baseball is at a top level. This makes us very happy.

It showed all the bad points I have. That was about the worst outcome I could imagine. My delivery was off and the pitches were bad.

I want Japan to win so well tomorrow that the Koreans will think it will be a long time before they can ever beat Japan.

I'm excited I had a chance to play on the best team ever. With the world championship on the line, I was really proud I did a good job.

I believe Major League Baseball is the best league in the world. I would like to try what I can do in this league in the future.