[Message from the author]

This book is a record of one-on-one interviews with Shohei Ohtani over the course of seven years since he joined the Los Angeles Angels in 2018. Not only his words, but also his breathing, facial expressions, the atmosphere on the field, and the tension have been vacuum-packed and depicted so that you can read it in a fresh form.

Although it was said that "two-way play is impossible," Ohtani has overcome many difficulties since he became a professional without setting his own limits. Therefore, even when he stood on the new stage of the Major Leagues, I never doubted his success and thought it would be wonderful if he could one day become a "pitcher at number four." However, he easily overcame such fantasies, achieving double-digit wins and double-digit home runs, winning MVP twice, and becoming the home run king, and now even the unprecedented achievement of 20 wins and 50 home runs in one season is no longer a dream. "Baseball Shonen" has grown into an adult without losing his spirit.

From Shohei Ohtani's words, you can sense the determination and ingenuity of an athlete who continues to overcome the huge obstacles that stand before him.