Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Equation of Victory

Whenever the Olympics is over, some TV stations broadcast special programs which are about the top athletes' achievements and interesting dramas.
I LOVE watching those!

Today, while I was watching one of those, I noticed that each athlete's has one's own "equation of victory."
Despite many Japanese Judo athletes struggled the international changes of Judo judgements, Ayumi Tanimoto, from 60 kg class(if my memory is correct,) carried out her "ippon" judo style and she got a gold medal.
She said, " I didn't want to change myself. Even though there was a "new wave" of Judo, I wanted to play Judo with my familiar style, the ippon winning. To me, having my style is the most important. The result just follows if I do my best.
I am proud of myself because I could believe in myself."

On the other hand, another Judo gold medalist, Satoshi Ishii, from over 100 kg class, said the opposite thing.
"At international competitions, winners are not always the strongest guys. Neither the best Judo athletes. I believe the athletes who can "assimilate" new environment are going to win. To me, to win is the most important. Therefore, I don't persist how I can win. The result is everything. Not having my style is my style."

Also, I found another "equation of victory" from the result of baseball games.
The Japanese team lost the Korean team and ended up fourth place even though they aimed to get a gold medal.
I guess, ( I know it's completely meddlesomeness though,) the Japanese team losses may come from the team's winning of WBC last time.
I know the director and some players are different, but the fact "we became No.1 in the world once" may have caused some carelessness.
The Korean team had lost and lost important international games, and then they "unite" firmly at this Olympics.
I don't know my guess is true or not, but don't you think so?
Nobody can keep winning all the time. Sometimes I(you) win, but sometimes I (you) lose. Also, the hardest thing is "keeping our motivation" after we win.
Therefore, I admire some "best of the top" athletes who got golf medals continuously.

So...my equation of victory?
I don't think I can find it as long as keeping this lazy dairy life!
Today was my day off, and I took a nap until noon & kept watching the Olympic TV programs till evening!

Maybe, "quiting my nap habit" is the start of "finding my equation of victory."
I'm miserable...

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