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Returning to Maui during baseball off-seasons to remind himself of the hard work required to succeed
Wally Kaname Yonamine December 16, 2003
After the season's over I'd be winning the batting title. I come to Honolulu, I …

Brought aggressive American style to Japanese baseball
Wally Kaname Yonamine December 16, 2003
When I went to Japan, the Japanese, they weren't aggressive and I would say, they …

The privations of living in post-war Japan, 1952
Wally Kaname Yonamine December 16, 2003
When we first went to Japan, we got married and went to Japan, in two …

Working in cane fields as teenager, and how it helped in his athletic training (Japanese)
Wally Kaname Yonamine December 16, 2003
(Japanese) When I was in Maui, well, I was about 12 to 14 years old. …

Playing baseball along with American Nisei and Kibei
Art Shibayama October 26, 2003
And then the other thing is when we went to Seabrook, we made our own …

Nomo Press Conference
Margaret Narumi December 20, 2013
Well, Nomo-san being signed by the Dodgers is probably what differentiated him from signing with …

Nomo's American Debut
Margaret Narumi December 20, 2013
Of course, being on this side of the ocean I only heard from my colleagues …

Japanese Fans
Margaret Narumi December 20, 2013
Well, NHK televised each and every start that he made that first couple years and …

Nomo's Risk
Margaret Narumi December 20, 2013
Well, here’s a guy, that…he could have made a lot of money in Japan – …

Baseball Hall of Fame
Margaret Narumi December 20, 2013
I believe he belongs in the Hall of Fame, I really do. He pitched two …