Major League Hall of Fame legend "Lang God" Ichiro Suzuki recently and Dodgers Japanese pitcher Yushin Yamamoto jointly filmed an energy drink commercial, Yamamoto Yushin mentioned that the "long-distance movement" of the major leagues is his biggest challenge, and as a "big senior" Ichiro Suzuki also shared how he coped with it back then.
Ichiro Suzuki and Yushin Yamamoto recently shot a promotional advertisement for the health drink "Yellow Emperor", and the two talked through the screen, and Yushin Yamamoto took the opportunity to share with his seniors what he couldn't adapt to when he switched to the major leagues, "The travel distance in the major leagues is really long, and with the time difference, the ups and downs of physical condition are much more obvious than in Japan." He further said, "In the second half of the season, I slowly grasped some ways to deal with it, but there was still a lot to get used to."
After all, the major leagues often fly across time zones, and there are almost no "days off" to speak of, which is indeed a huge challenge for Yushin Yamamoto, who has just arrived in the United States. In the face of his juniors' troubles, Ichiro Suzuki shared how he managed himself back then, "When I was in the big league, no matter whether I was in good physical condition or not, I would maintain the same training rhythm. Because it's only in the same training mode as you normally do that you can really feel where you're now."
Ichiro Suzuki emphasized that no matter how tired you feel, you should run, "Nowadays, many young people choose not to run or train, but for athletes, if they can't run, they can't maintain their competitive condition."