GACKT Official X update. Translation below

Otani finished the regular season with a historic record of 54/59, the first in MLB history.

I’m sure I’m not the only one who was excited by the news that the record was being updated every day.
As a fellow Japanese, I’m happy and proud.

Just looking at the numbers, it’s a great achievement.
And what’s amazing about him is not only the numbers, but also the tireless effort and training he puts into achieving this achievement, and the personality he continues to show us.

It would be a waste for us to just look at this achievement and say, “That home run is amazing!” and leave it at that.

If we really want to respect him, what do we do every day to achieve this achievement, and what did we have to accumulate to get to that point?
I think we need to know his way of thinking and process, incorporate those ideas into ourselves, and put them into practice.

It’s the same as if you want to become a professional or achieve great success in business, you need to know what thoughts, consciousness, and ideas people who are producing results have when they do it, and then put them into practice and continue to do so yourself.

It’s true that what he has achieved is incredibly amazing and wonderful.
I can understand why people are so happy about it.
The impact that Ohtani has had on baseball and the world of sports is immeasurable.

To begin with, it is extremely rare for someone of a new generation to have such a big influence.

However, if the people receiving the influence are not sensitive enough and are not prepared to accept the positive influence,

it will end up as mere strong admiration or a temporary fad.

What is necessary is to act on the inspiration they received at that time and continue to work hard for the future.

If the younger generations who have been influenced by him realize this and put it into practice, they too will be able to achieve some kind of result.

The moment you take action and continue, your chances of success increase dramatically.

And this leads to a “chain of success.”

Of course, the same goes for people older than him.

If you want to praise him, before you say “I’m just…”, I think the best way to show respect for Ohtani is to put some kind of practice and continue it, in other words, to “take action.”

Once again, congratulations to Otani!

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA