I don't care what I can't control.

• Focus on what you can control and don’t worry about what you can’t control. Put your energy into what you can control and don’t care about what you can’t control. Do the best for what you can control.

His words about the battle for the top spot in the batting order when he made his major league debut in 2001 are also impressive (see Mitsuo Kodama, “Genius Ichiro: ‘Words’ that Transcend Adversity”). “It is up to the people watching to enjoy themselves, but it is impossible to control what they are involved in. I’m not aware of anything I can’t control.”

• Ichiro also spoke of the pointlessness of worrying about things that are “out of our control” Postcards from the translator of “Store Philosophy for Breaking the Stray”｜Hayakawa Books & Magazines (beta)
  • Store Philosophy to Break the Stray - Stoics
  • Ichiro (fifth highest of the eight hereditary titles)

“Separate what you can control from what you cannot. Don’t concern yourself with what you can’t control.” These were the words of Matsui in his rookie year… When asked about the tough New York media, Matsui replied, “I don’t care. I cannot control what reporters write. I don’t care about what I can’t control,” he replied. … “We cannot control the past. We can’t control the past; it’s important to aim to control the future.”

• “I don’t care about what I can’t control” Matsui uses Ichiro’s words in job hunting | Job Hunting News Paper by Asahi Shimbun - Job Hunting Site Asa Gakunabi
  • Hideki Matsui

Separate what you can do and what you cannot do. Put your energy into what you can do and don’t worry about what you can’t do.

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  • Focus on what you can control.

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