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= My cool japan is Tomonori Maeda, a baseballplayer. He has been a member of The Hiroshima Toyo Carp since 1990. He is oneof the greatest player in Japan. In September 1, 2007 , he got his 2000thhit. It is very difficult to hit 2000 hits. He is nice guy ! By his highability, he has been called “ Samurai ” or “ a solitary genius ”. Heis good at not only batting but fielding. He gets “ Golden Glove Award ” forfour times. His achievement was come round, He wasselected as one of the best nine players of the year. = =But his succsess wasn’t easy. He was pickedin the fourth-round draft. He teared his right Achilles tendon in 1994. The openinggame in 1996, he pulled a muscle. In 2000, his symptom of right Achilles tendonwent into a decline. He had big surgery. He received rehabilitation. At longlast, he returned to Carp. He got “ Comeback Award ” in 2002 .= =Then he became the cardof pinch hitter. He hits a lot of game-ending hits and those are veryunforgettable. I think he is the man for central character of “ The Drama ofbaseball ”. He will continue to face apitch and the batting continue to support Hiroshima Toyo Carp … like “ Samurai ”.= = = = = = =

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