ミッシェルからの日本チーム金メダル獲得のコメント（原文）です。
Congratulations to the Japanese Olympic Team and the Japanese Softball Association on winning the Gold Medal. The Japan-USA game was outstanding and both teams had a great Beijing Olympic Games. I am both happy and sad at the outcome....just like when I played for Team USA!!! I was happy we won, but sad for all my Japanese friends. And now, I am happy for my Japanese friends and sad for my old USA teammates and friends. It is very confusing to have all these feelings!! :-) What is most important is that all the Japanese players celebrate their great victory and hard work, as well as the USA players.... winning a medal at the Olympics games no matter what color... is a great honor. As an athlete who has ties to both Japan and the USA I am very, very proud of both teams and the way they represented their countries and our great sport. We have a lot of work to do to get softball back in the 2016 games so many more young players in Japan, the USA and around the world can dream of representing their great countries. Congratulations again to Japan on winning the Gold Medal.
Michele Smith
Congratulations to the Japanese Olympic Team and the Japanese Softball Association on winning the Gold Medal. The Japan-USA game was outstanding and both teams had a great Beijing Olympic Games. I am both happy and sad at the outcome....just like when I played for Team USA!!! I was happy we won, but sad for all my Japanese friends. And now, I am happy for my Japanese friends and sad for my old USA teammates and friends. It is very confusing to have all these feelings!! :-) What is most important is that all the Japanese players celebrate their great victory and hard work, as well as the USA players.... winning a medal at the Olympics games no matter what color... is a great honor. As an athlete who has ties to both Japan and the USA I am very, very proud of both teams and the way they represented their countries and our great sport. We have a lot of work to do to get softball back in the 2016 games so many more young players in Japan, the USA and around the world can dream of representing their great countries. Congratulations again to Japan on winning the Gold Medal.
Michele Smith