Reflecting on his journey to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Ichiro Suzuki said choosing the difficult path meant he confronted challenges head-on, allowing him to develop his famed mental strength.When he was in the third year of elementary school, Ichiro began to work out with his father every afternoon instead of playing with friends."My father said to me, 'If you want to become a professional ballplayer, you don't have time to play after school. I'll practice with you if you can continue every day,' so my father and I promised to do that," the Seattle Mariners icon said in a recent interview…READ FULL ARTICLE
