- "If there is, though, I'd say SFIV contributed a lot to it, as well as Daigo Umehara becoming a pro player. If we can see more star players like Daigo, I think that'll earn more popularity for the whole genre." - BlazBlue director
- "if StreetFighter was like football, Daigo would be like a mixture of Pele, Garrincha, Romario and Ronaldo." - Techtudo (via Capcom Unity)
- "Since then, Umehara's fame and reputation has spread through the fighting game community and beyond. He plays with unrivalled precision and grace, combining the reactions of a peak-form Muhammad Ali with the strategy of a Garry Kasparov. He is undoubtedly the greatest Street Fighter player to have played the game. " - Eurogamer.net
- "is considered one of the best Street Fighter players in the world." - Joystiq
- "he's the current reigning Street Fighter 4 champion, in addition to having won the Evolution series of fighting tournaments multiple times." - 1UP
- "and the legendary Daigo Umehara of Japan." - IGN.com
- "Fighting game legend Daigo "The Beast" Umehara" - GameInformer.com
Japanese language
- 【インタビュー】プロゲーマー梅原氏に直撃インタビュー(第1回) - Famitsu
- "格ゲー認知向上へ“神業” ギネスブック入りするプロゲーマー・ウメハラさん" - IT Media
- ギネスブック入りするプロゲーマー ウメハラさん - Sankei newspaper