My Favorite Athlete

Aaron Rodriguez

Period 2

April 2, 2012 

Word Count: 211

My Favorite Athlete

My favorite athlete is Ichiro Suzuki. He is my favorite athlete because he is a very good hitter and I hope to be like him I also like him because he has a very strong arm and can throw very far. He is a great inspiration to me to get better at baseball.  These are reasons why Ichiro is my favorite athlete.

 Ichiro Suzuki was born on October 22, 1973 in Toyama Japan. He has 2 hitting records one for most hits in a single season and most consecutive 200 hit seasons. He started playing baseball in high school and later moved to America and started playing for the Seattle Mariners. In his rookie season he led the American League in stolen bases and batting average and also got a golden glove. He got one for his first 10 years of playing. He also has a hitting streak high of 27 and 7 20 game hitting streaks. He has become a international phenomenon and became so famous to mail something to him all you have to put is Ichiro. As you can see Ichiro Suzuki is a great athlete and a consistent hitter. These are reasons why he is my favorite athlete and one day I hope to be like him.