Tim Cook advises,
“‘Ichiro Versus’ – A reality/free association show unlike anything I’ve ever seen, including all the blabber preserved on the poker tournaments on the Mojo channel, I think I would enjoy this should I have the good fortune to ever see it. And what I wouldn’t give to see Curt Schilling or any of the Sultans in the guest chair. Per The Seattle Times’ Brad Lefton.”
Keeping in mind that much gets diluted in translation, here’s a sample from a recent episode with acclaimed actress Keiko Matsuzaka in the opposite chair.
Off-camera narrator: “Ready? Associate to this thought: First encounter.”
Matsuzaka: “Your first step into an unknown world.”
Ichiro: “Forgive me, I was just a curious 18-year-old.” (Guest and studio hands laugh out loud.)
Narrator: “Your teenage years.”
Matsuzaka: “Quick maturation through constant reprimand.”
Ichiro: “Sacrifice.”
Narrator: “Experience.”
Matsuzaka: “Asset.”
Ichiro: “What you use to develop yourself.”
Narrator: “Workplace.”
Matsuzaka: “At times, the promised land.”
Ichiro: “The only place where certain things exist.”
Narrator: “Judgment.”
Matsuzaka: “Your inner conscience.”
Ichiro: “Something that has to be exercised in a split second.”