If you haven’t seen these, I would highly recommend reading them. These are interviews or conversations with Saotome Sensei that Guy Hagen has posted on the Jionjuku Dojo website. They provide some interesting insights into the things that Sensei tells us when he teaches.
Saotome Sensei’s Significance of Leadership (Part 1)
Shihan Mitsugi Saotome and the Healing Breath