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Yuzuru Hanyu
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“これから試合が始まったら、羽生は地震のせいで成績が落ちた、なんてことにはしたくない。もちろん自分が被災者の代表であることの誇りは絶対に失いはしないけれど、「地震のなかで頑張った」「地震のせいで頑張れなかった」ではなく、普通の選手として、何も関係なく戦えるだけの力をつけたいんです。”
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Recorded in: Annotation: This quote originates from an interview given in May 2011.
“今はとにかく、一日一日を大事にしたいと思う。何気ない日常の一日一日、アイスショーの日々、練習の日々、試合の日々をすべて大切にしたい。そんなことを、あの日を境により強く感じるようになりました。”
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“「あって当然のもの」なんてないんだな、ということを、よく考えます。今、自分がここにいること。自分の家が、まだ無事に建っていること。そばに家族がいてくれること。どれをとっても当たり前のことなんかじゃない。本当に偶然、幸運に恵まれて存在しているものだということ。一度はいろいろなものを失いかけたことで、改めてそう考えるようになりました。まだ17歳のちっぽけな僕ですが、価値観を大きく変えられてしまう……東日本大震災は、そんな出来事でした。”
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“震災があってからちょっと変わったかなって思います。やっぱり自分は周囲を支えようとする立場だと思われるんですよ、メディア的な部分でも。自分の演技を通じて応援できれば、という感じに。でも逆に僕がすごく支えられていたなって感じたんです。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Annotation: Hanyu on the support he had received from his fans since the Great East Japan Earthquake. Excerpt from an interview given after Worlds in April 2012, first published in フィギュアスケートDays (Figure Skate D…
“自分は被災者なのかスケーターなのか、ということにすごく迷っていた時期もあったんですけど、どっちでもないのかなという気がしました。明確な答えはまだ出てないですけど、スケーターとして本当にいろんな方に支えられてるなと感じています。”
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“実際こうやって金メダリストになりましたが、僕一人が頑張ったからといって復興に直接つながるわけではないので、すごい無力感というか、そういうのを感じますし、何もできていないんだなと思います。一生懸命やって五輪で金メダルを取れたのはありますけど、やはりここからまた五輪の金メダリストになれたからこそ、スタートなんじゃないかなと思います。ここから復興のためにできることがあるんじゃないかなと、今思っています。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Annotation: Hanyu, when asked about what his win might mean to his home town affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami during the press conference of the men's medalists held after the freeskate at the Soc…
“震災後初めて、津波の被害のあったところまで行き、石巻の中学校を訪問させていただきました。全校生徒の前でスケートの話をしたんですけれど、それより金メダルを持ってきているということにまず、中学生たちがすごく喜んでくれたんです。そして、僕に会っただけでもすごく笑顔になってくれました。生徒の皆さんの笑顔から、被災した方々、本当につらい経験をしてきた方が元気になってくれたということを、教えてもらったというか、肌で感じさせていただいたことが初めてだったので、すごく嬉しかったんです。僕自身が一番感動し、僕自身が元気になったなって思います。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Annotation: Excerpt from an interview given in June 2014, first published in フィギュアスケート Days Plus 男子シングル読本 2014 Autumn (Figure Skate Days Plus Men's Singles Reader Autumn 2014), published on 4 October 20…
“試合でうまくいかなくてもあまり落ち込まないのが僕の特徴です。逆に失敗した試合のあとは100%モチベーションが上がります。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Translation source: (user-translation) from 13 January 2018.
“いつも心を開いているんです。心を開いていなければ何も吸収できないし、おもしろくない。心を開くことが成長の原動力。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Translation source: (user-translation) from 13 January 2018.
“目標を書くなら大きいほうがいい。具体的に書いたほうが達成しやすい。けっこう理数系です。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Translation source: (user-translation) from 31 January 2018.
“I really love to skate, I really love to perform. I want to skate for my fans. I never feel like a champion. I'm always a challenger.”
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“フィギュアスケートは、1人で大きなリンクで滑ることが出来て、皆さんがそれを見てくださるので、それがすごく特別だなって思いますし、他の競技だったら1人だけを見てくれるということがあんまりないかなって思いますし、後は何か表現したいことを表現するっていうことが出来ないかなって思うんですよね。だからフィギュアスケートはすごく特別だなって思うし、フィギュアスケートがすごく好きだなって思います。”
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“I bet my life to skate, everytime. I think, that's the mission of my life. That's why I was born here. [...] I was born for my skate.”
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“He's a lucky charm for me, but kinda like a coach, because he always watches my performance and he's always with me for every competition. I'm really glad to see his face.”
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“いろんな方々が僕の演技を見た時に勇気を感じたとか、何か幸せになったとか、そういったことを言ってくれて、それが自分にとってのスケートのモチベーションだと思ってますし、それが僕が今スケートを最後までやり通す意味になってるなって思います。”
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“えっと、まあ、チャレンジャーっていうことを言われますけど、でもいつも他のスケーターの良いところを追いかけてるし、他のスケーターに対してチャレンジしたいなって思ってるし、だからいつも自分はチャレンジャーだと思っていて、だから今シーズンの世界選手権でも先シーズンの世界選手権でも何も変わらないかなって思います。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Annotation: Hanyu's being asked what difference it makes for him to go into the 2020 World Championships as a challenger after being the considered favorite for the title in recent years.
“I try to find challenges after every competition and overcome them the next time.”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Featured quote from Hanyu in his athlete profile on the Olympic Channel, as of September 2020.
“僕は僕。羽生結弦以上でも、以下でもない。ありのままの自分が出来る事を、五輪でもしっかりやりたい。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Interview after Japanese Nationals 2013, as quoted in the Japanese magazine Sports Graphic Number, issue no. 846, released on 30 January 2014.
“逆境は嫌いじゃないので。弱くなってる自分がすごく嫌なんです。それは本当に嫌いですけど、でも弱いというのは強くなれる可能性があると思ってるんで。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Excerpt from a press conference at the NHK Trophy 2014, held on 30 November 2014, aired the same day in ネオスポ (Neospo) on TV Tokyo and 15 December 2014 in News Every on NTV.
“次のもう一個の課題を克服するチャンスが来たっていうのは、それはもうただただ、いつも思うように、こんな恵まれたことはないですよ。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Interview with Shuzo Matsuoka, aired 9 December 2014 in 報道ステーション (Hodo Station) on TV Asahi.
“毎回毎回、被災地とか、津波の被害があったところとか、通るたびにすごく思うんだけれども、僕の言葉なんかじゃ絶対表せないし…言ってみれば部外者だから、僕たちは。人の心に踏み込んじゃいけないところって絶対あるんで…。でもこういう風景を見てる時に思うのは、本当に何ができるかなってことはいつも思います。[...] 本当に僕たちは今生きている中で逆に何を残せるんだろうってすごく思うんですよね、本当にいろんなものがなくなってしまったからこそ。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Hanyu during his visit to Otsuchi, Iwate on 7 January 2016, prior to the NHK Trophy Figure Skating Special Exhibition held in Morioka, Iwate. An excerpt from the documentary 明日へーつなげようー 氷上の祈り 東日…
“プレッシャー大好き、崖っぷち大好き、ヤッホーイ。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Interview with Shuzo Matsuoka, aired 28 November 2016 in 報道ステーション (Hodo Station) on TV Asahi.
“It’s thanks to Javi, if I beat my pressure. When I feel nervous, he’s usually talking about something funny. So I think, I owe what I won to him.”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hanyu about Javier Fernández in the Spanish sports magazine program Informe Robinson, aired 16 February 2017 on #0.
“自分の中で特にこれになりたいというのはないけど、アニメとかは好きだし、なんかとにかく劇的に勝ちたいという気持ちはすごくあります。”
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Recorded in: Source: Hanyu at the men's free press conference at the Rostelecom Cup 2017, as quoted in フィギュアスケートマガジン 2017-2018 シーズンスタート B.B.MOOK 1391 (Figure Skate Magazine, 2017-2018 season's start issue), rele…
“I am an athlete, and as an athlete it’s normal to keep challenging to do more and more.”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interpretation of a Japanese interview, as quoted in an article of The New York Times, written by Jeré Longman, published 4 January 2018. (Retrieved 10 September 2020)
“Honestly, sometimes I’m feeling like they treat me as a celebrity or an idol, but I’m not quite that. But I understand they’re all here to support me and I appreciate that passion.”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interpretation of a Japanese interview, as quoted in the same The New York Times-article linked above, published 4 January 2018.
“My strength is, I’m able to really analyze myself and have that image and try to match that with the physical skating.”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hanyu quoted in an article of The New York Times, written by Jeré Longman and Victor Mather, published 16 February 2018. (Retrieved 10 September 2020)
“難易度と芸術 のバランスというのは本当はないんじゃないかな、芸術は絶対的な技術力に基づいたものである、と僕は思っています。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Official transcript of the post-Olympic press conference at 日本記者クラブ (Japan National Press Club) from 27 February 2018. (Retrieved 14 September 2020)
“たとえばバレエとかミュージカルとかもそうですけれども、芸術というのは、明らかに正しい技術、徹底された基礎によって裏付けされた表現力、芸術であって、それが足りないと芸術にはならないと僕は思っています。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Press conference at the Foreign Correspondence Club of Japan from 27 February 2018. (Retrieved 14 September 2020)
“特に自分からコメントを常に発信したいなとは思ってないし、何よりも、自分がたくさんの方々に愛してもらってるのはすごく分かってるので…うん…あのー、何だろう？ 特別自分から何かをしなくてもいいかなという風に思っています。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Hanyu about his absence from social media in an interview at the Olympics 2018, published 27 February 2018 on the Olympic Channel. (Retrieved 18 September 2020)
“I will never forget your performance. Thank you for allowing me to come to Toronto. I’ll respect you forever. Ganbatte, Javi, vamos!”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Excerpt from Hanyu's farewell speech to Javier Fernández, published 21 January 2019 on the Olympic Channel. (Retrieved 10 September 2020)
“I managed to win twice, but the Olympics are something special. The Olympic Games are what every athlete and figure skater wants to win. Winning them makes you a true champion.”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote from an article on the Olympic Channel, published 3 April 2019. (Retrieved 11 September 2020)
“I'd like to overcome more barriers. I'd like to be in the position where, no matter what happens - even if they skate their free skate clean - if I skate clean, I will win.”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote from the same article on the Olympic Channel linked above, published 3 April 2019.
“I want to be stronger. Maybe I need to become a Yuzuru Hanyu who is more Yuzuru Hanyu.”
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Recorded in: Quote from the same article on the Olympic Channel linked above, published 3 April 2019.
“Sometimes I can't explain or speak with words. It really feels a little frustrating. But in skating I can use all languages, for all the people. I can do a part of the performance for every country, every people.”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Interview after the freeskate at Skate Canada 2019, as transcribed by the International Skating Union, published on 28 October 2019 on their official YouTube-Channel.
“なんかこのプログラムは自分のプログラムで、もうこれで滑るのは本当に数え切れないぐらい滑ることになっているけれど、自分ではワインとか、チーズみたいなもので、今までこんなフィギュアスケートの形ってなかったかもしれないけれど、滑れば滑るほど、時間をかければかけるほど熟成されて、いろんな深みが出るプログラム。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Press conference after the men's short at the Four Continents Championships 2020, as quoted in an article from 日刊スポーツ (Nikkan Sports), published the same day on 7 February 2020. (Retrieved 17 September 202…
“そこに音楽があるから、フィギュアスケートっていう表現だったり、芸術だったり、技術っていうものがそこに生まれてくるのであって、音楽とフィギュアスケートっていうのがほぼイコールだと僕は思ってます。で、僕にとっては… なんて言うか、生きがいです。フィギュアスケートをやる理由です。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Hanyu in an interview from 2019 about the meaning of the music, aired 28 March 2020 in フィギペディア～2019-2020シーズン特別編 (Figurepedia 2019-2020 season special edition) on TV Asahi.
“Costumes are important tools for me to express the story in my program. I also think that costumes are one of the things that serve to highlight the uniqueness of Yuzuru Hanyu, the skater. [...] People who see it, will feel that it has to be Yuzuru, it has to be this program and costume.”
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Recorded in: Excerpt from Hanyu's nominee-speech for Best Costume of the Year at the inaugural ISU Skating Awards, aired 11 July 2020. (Retrieved 17 September 2020)
“It would be terrible, if no one expected anything from me. [...] Of course, I can't always deliver one hundred percent, but what I always try to do is: respond to their expectation at one hundred twenty percent level. That's why – when I fail to do so – the disappointment is huge, and when I [succeed], it's an amazing sense of achievement that no words can describe.”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Excerpt from Hanyu's nominee-speech for Most Valuable Skater of the Year at the inaugural ISU Skating Awards, aired 11 July 2020.
“It's not only me, who is serving this sport. Figure skating is a sport. Yes, there are shows, but we're athletes and competitors. You can't compete with only one skater. There are so many amateur skaters, who gather to compete. This is how figure skating as a sport is made.”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Excerpt from Hanyu's acceptance speech at the inaugural ISU Skating Awards, aired 11 July 2020.
“僕が見せたいスケートとか、僕が表現したいものとか、そういうものってやっぱり身体がないと何もできないので、まずは身体を大切に、そしてまわりも人も大切に、大事なものを僕は、スケートという大事なものを守れるように、しっかり胸を張って行動できることをやっていきたいと思います。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Interview given 28 December 2020, first aired 7 March 2021 on BS Fuji.
“振り付け1つ1つに、今回はお客さんがいないのでなかなかコネクトすることは難しいですけれども、1つ1つにお客さんとつながるような振りが多くあるので、それもまたこのプログラムの魅力かなと思います。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Part 1 of the interview after the men's short program at Worlds 2021, as quoted in an article by Nippon Sports (Sponichi), published 26 March 2021. (Retrieved 31 March 2021)
“女子と男子のスケートの違いについては、もちろん、その繊細さだったり、パワフルさだったり、いろんなものが違うとは思います。ただ、そのそれぞれのスケーターが素晴らしい個性を持っていて、その個性を出すことがフィギュアスケートのすごく魅力的なところだと思うので、全スケーターがみんな違うと僕は思っています。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Official press conference of the men's short program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021 in Stockholm, aired 25 March 2021. (Retrieved 31 March 2021)
“なんか限界だなって感じはないです。ただ、この限界だなって思うかもしれない時期をどうやって乗り越えていくか。”
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Recorded in: Source: Part 1 of the final interview at Worlds 2021 in Stockholm, as quoted in an article by Nippon Sports (Sponichi), published 28 March 2021. (Retrieved 31 March 2021)
“確実にうまくなっているんで、羽生結弦。ふふ。普通にうまくなってるんで。[...] だから、あまりすごい限界だから辞める、みたいな感触はないですね。”
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Recorded in: Source: Part 3 of the final interview at Worlds 2021 in Stockholm, as quoted in an article by Nippon Sports (Sponichi), published 28 March 2021. (Retrieved 31 March 2021)
“明日の自分が今の自分を見たら胸張っていられるように、そんな今を過ごし続けたいなという風に思ってます。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Interview with NHK on 15 June 2015, aired the same day in the evening news program News Watch 9.
“努力はウソをつく。でも無駄にはならない。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Interview at the TCC Media Day in September 2016, aired 2 October 2016 in Mr．サンデーHERO’S 合体SP (Mr. Sunday Hero's Gattai Special) on Fuji TV.
“自分がすべきことを集中してやっていけば、自ずと道は開かれてくると信じているので。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Interview at the arrival in Marseille ahead of the Grand Prix Final 2016, published 7 December 2016 by テレビ朝日 フィギュアスケート (TV Asahi Figure Skate on Twitter). (Retrieved 11 September 2020)
“それがあるから絶対幸せが来るんだっていうのをひたすら待ってました。「明けない夜はない」。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Interview with Nobunari Oda and Shuzo Matsuoka after the men's freeskate at the Olympic Winter Games 2018, aired 17 February 2018 in 平昌五輪 フィギュア男子フリー＆表彰式/スキージャンプラージヒル (Pyeongchang Ol…
“実現するために苦労がたくさん必要だなって思えるようなものでした。”
Yuzuru Hanyu (born 1994) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Excerpt from the documentary 金メダルへの道: 逆境を乗り越えて (Road to gold medal: Overcome adversities), aired 26 February 2018 on NHK.