むね Interview
For my blog's video I selected this interview of my favorite (former) MLB player, Munenori Kawasaki. He's very charismatic even across languages, and it's interesting to see the style of speech he employs, like a coach has.
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Munenori "Mune" Kawasaki, MLB Player むねのり かわさきーさん こんにちは！ I wanted to discuss someone who is both my favorite baseball player and an inspiring model for the learner of a foreign language: Munenori "Mune" Kawasaki. If you have even a moment, I recommend watching some of his interviews (linked). To put it mildly, and as he admits, his English was not perfect. His exchanges are hilarious, surreal, but particularly by the virtue of his infectious enthusiasm, strangely inspiring! Here are some selected quotes, though text cannot convey his cross-lingual confidence and charm in delivering these: “Hello. Thank you very much. I am exciting” "How 2015 Kawa English. How? Very good? Yeah, I have two books... bro." “A monkey never cramps.” (asked why bananas help) “We don’t need banana, we need champagne!” (post-game celebration) “He’s big; Kawa small.” (on facing David Ortiz) “Thank you very much. My name is Munenori Kawasaki… I'm from Japan! I am Japaneee...
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