[Full interview] Yuzuru Hanyu "In pursuit of ideals"

Yuzuru Hanyu, who won the second consecutive Olympic title in figure skating, held a press conference in Tokyo and revealed his intention to turn professional without participating in competitions in the future.

[Full press conference]

Below are the remarks made at the press conference of Hanyu.

"thank you very much"

"Hello, I'm Yuzuru Hanyu. Thank you so much for gathering and seeing this time. I would like to thank you for one more thing at the beginning. In some media reports. As you said, I was told a lot of things, but among them, I would like you to cherish your feelings while thinking about various things, including yourself and the fans who have supported me so far. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to those who have always communicated their determination in the media. Thank you very much. Thanks to

so much support, I have come here. I've been doing my best, and I've received a lot of support from the media and cameramen who are here. With the support of all of you, Yuzuru Hanyu is doing figure skating. I'm really happy to be able to complete it. "

“Continue to skate as a professional”

"I'm still immature, but I've decided to continue skating as a professional athlete. I'm really nervous. I don't have this kind of self, so please forgive me if I speak badly or bite. As a professional athlete, I can no longer continue to compare with other skaters as a player. However, from now on, while admitting myself, and continuing to fight against my weaknesses and myself in the past, I will continue to do so. I also want to skate. And I will continue to do my best while working harder on the four and a half jumps and strongly advocating success in front of you. Please continue to support me as I continue to fight. I would be happy if you could do it.

And as a human being, I would like to make the choice of valuing and protecting my heart. What I have been trying to do and that kind of thing. I'm really happy that the people who support me appreciate it, see it, and feel something there. I'm thinking that I want to cherish that happiness as well.

I'm very sad when I feel disappointed or I don't want to see it anymore while making various choices, but I still want to see my skates and I think it's worth seeing

.

I will continue to do my best so that I can receive it, so I would be grateful if you could support me.

And many people who have supported me so far, do my best at this meeting, at any time, at any time. I'm sure I'm nervous, but I'm always saved by the comments that support me because I'm supporting you. Thank you very much.

Last but not least, there are many teachers who have brought up so far as Yuzuru Hanyu and as a human being, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, high school, university and various teachers, and teachers who taught figure skating. Thank you very much to the teachers.

Also, I would like to thank all the people who took good care of me and my heart.

I wanted to say my determination from my own mouth, so I couldn't tell the important people in advance, but even so, he took good care of me without saying anything, and I I think that such important people are really important, and I want to continue to cherish them.

Thank you so much for taking good care of me.

I will continue to do my best.

I will continue to do my best so that people who have never seen skating live can think that it is definitely worth seeing because it is good to see it.

And I will continue to challenge including four and a half jumps, and I will do my best so that I can go to a higher stage in the future.

From now on, as a professional athlete and while valuing figure skating, which is a sport, I will do my best while pursuing the ideal of Yuzuru Hanyu.

Please support us in the future as we fight through.

Thank you very much for today.

There are still many things I can't say from my own mouth that I've just thought about it myself, so please ask me a lot of questions.

Then I think I can talk, so please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you. "

<Questions and Answers after this>

"There is no loneliness"

-Why did you decide to leave the game as a player?

Is there loneliness for that decision?

"I'm not lonely at all. Rather, when I was thinking about the guide for this press conference for the first time, I was asked to write something about future activities and future activities, but that's right for me. I thought it wasn't there. I thought it was more determined and more hopeful, so I'd rather expect it from now on. I feel like I can say it with all my heart, so I don't feel lonely.

I want to do my best from now on, and not only in the limited place where there are more and more games, but also in various ways. I'm wondering if there is an opportunity to see my skating in a way, and I'm thinking of making it, so I'd like you to look forward to it. "

“The Olympics are the foundation for working hard”

-Looking back on the Olympics in one word.

"I think that the Olympics are important things that make me the two consecutive victories, such as my current position, the place where I can make such remarks, and so on. That's a plus, after all, the challenge was not successful at the Beijing Olympics, but I think that it was also a place where I could prove it in a sense, such as pursuing my dreams and continuing to do my best. It was an opportunity for everyone to see it and think that it was cool, that they wanted to support it, that they could move forward and that they could move forward with just one step. I'm glad more than anything else. It would be

really long if I gave all the meaning to the Olympics, but for me it's a reason why I'm alive, a testimony, and with you. It's a proof that I've continued to walk, and I think it's a foundation for my future efforts. "

"I can pursue my ideals even if it's not a competition"

-Is it okay to decide not to participate in the competition?

How did you come to the decision?

"First of all, I'm not going to go to the competition. I think I've got what I should take for the result of the competition. I have a feeling that I don't want to be evaluated for that anymore. That's how I got here.

And, of course, I was shaking myself, but in the first place, Pyeong At the time of the Pyeongchang Olympics, I was thinking of retiring. I don't really like the word retirement. In an interview when I was 16 or 17, I was asked what to do if I won the championship for the second time in a row. At that time, there was a time when I could say from my heart that it was the start, and now I really feel that way.

From the Pyeongchang Olympics, as a professional skater and a professional athlete. I thought it was going to start, but there were some games that didn't win the gold medal, such as four and a half revolutions, and the four continents championship, so I wanted to take it. As a result, as a result of sticking to four and a half rotations, it continued until the Beijing Olympics, but now I think that I do not have to get off at the competition separately. From

now on, I can do my best to pursue the direction, the form of figure skating that I want, etc., even if it is not a competition. Rather, it is not a competition. I made this decision because I thought that everyone would be able to see it. I will continue to do my best as an athlete, including four and a half revolutions. "

"I think I'm a really lucky person"

-What is unique to you so far?

"I don't know because I don't really feel that way, but for Yuzuru Hanyu, who is in this place right now, from an objective point of view, it's really very far away, for example, from the place where the camera is now, or myself. Looking at it from above, when I think about what Yuzuru Hanyu is, I think that I am here because I can support him a lot. Yuzuru Hanyu has something else. It's not because I've done something myself, but because there are various changes in the environment, and there are places where I can see my performance and make my own remarks. I think that I'm a really lucky person who can give me special support by having a place to

go. That's why I have to work harder and more .

It was an opportunity for me to think about things like thinking, what kind of words I should think about, what kind of things I should think about, and so on. I strongly feel that I can send and speak here because I can support you in that way, and because I can support many people, and on top of that, I myself am expecting that. I wanted to do my best to meet that expectation and exceed that expectation, so I wonder if I was able to do that.

However, as you said, I thought I was only an athlete.

I think that you can see various aspects as you continue to skate, such as performing various performances from now on.

However, I'm not an entertainer or an idol, and I want to continue working as an athlete who wants to be cool and show me various hopes and dreams as an athlete. I'm thinking "

“I always want to work toward my dreams”

-What have you been doing as a player and what do you want to continue to do?

"I think that I want to keep trying all the time. To be honest, I think it's very difficult to draw a line, but I think I'm an athlete as an athlete or as a professional. Regarding whether it is an athlete, the line is very vague, so if I say that I became a professional here, if I was a professional, I can only say that because it is such a world, but I don't think I've changed that much in my feelings.

Anyway, I'd like to continue working toward my dreams and goals, and I'll be more responsible and responsible for what I say. As an athlete, I want to take responsibility for my actions and continue to complete my activities. Of course, I can make four and a half turns successful and share it with everyone. I strongly hope that we can succeed in front of you. "

“How to show skating that suits the times”

-What are you thinking about your future activities as a professional athlete at this point?

"I'm thinking about what I'm thinking about, or having a little discussion. I'm only at the stage of having a little discussion, but there are things I'm trying to do concretely.

What is that? After all, I'm still just telling you the composition in my head, so I'm not sure if it's actually possible, and I'm sorry to say that specifically. However, from now on, for example, when I came as a player, I was limited to exposure only before the game, acting in the game, etc., but it is more suitable for the present era. It's a show that shows how to skate, fans, and even people who have never really seen skating, it's a show that you might want to see. I want to continue acting and places that people can understand.

I can only say roughly, but since I am thinking, it is a little difficult to specifically say when the period will be. However, I really want you to expect it. I'm sorry, I'm sorry I can only comment like this. "

“The final decision will be made after the Beijing Olympics”

-What was the biggest deciding factor when you decided to leave the competition life?

"As a competitor, there were many things that I wanted to end here, or to become a professional from here. There were various scenes. Of course, as I said earlier, I was wondering even when the Pyeongchang Olympics were over. After all, as a new start, I want to move on to the next stage.

It's strange to retire in such a negative way, figure skating. I think it's very strange that there are only amateurs in active duty. Actually, the Koshien players are doing their best in baseball, and they won the Koshien championship. If they were told that they became professionals, they would be retired, wouldn't they? I think it's the same, but rather it starts from here, and I think it's important to know how I'll show myself and how hard I can do, so in that sense, I'm off to a new start. I'm thinking about it now. When I was thinking

about when to turn professional, I was thinking about every match. Every time the Pyeongchang Olympics are over, every match is over. Thinking about various things. Thinking about various things. I wonder if this is the wrong direction for my efforts. I wonder if I'm really not doing my best. As a result, I've been competing while thinking about various things. It wasn't until the end of the Beijing Olympics that I made such a decision. It's been a while since I came back after the Beijing Olympics. So. When I thought about various things during that period, I thought that I wouldn't have to stay on this stage forever. I decided that I wanted to be better and stronger.

Actually, at the end, there was an ice show the other day, and when I slipped at that time, it was the last time for me to slip as an amateur skater in the tournament, but also at that time Once again, I wanted to stand on a higher stage, and I wanted to go to a stage where everyone could understand what they had done. "

"Skate = alive"

-There is an image that you are always looking ahead and higher and stronger, but what makes you so far?

"I strongly wonder if it's because it's an athlete. I'm basically not satisfied with the status quo and I just wanted to get better. Even if it's a jump, for example, it's figure skating. Even if it's the musical expression you're looking for, I'm always looking forward to getting better. That's why I think I can skate now

. There is an image of being there. There are always things that go well or go wrong in life, things that are said about it, things that make people happy, and so on. On the contrary, there are various things such as terrible stagnation. I feel that kind of thing in skating. I think that it is figure skating for me. I set a record, so

I set a record .

It doesn't mean that I got it, I got the highest score, I could jump difficult, I just wanted to do more difficult things in my normal life, I just wanted to be more complimented when I was little. I feel like I've been doing my best. "

“I will never miss the tension”

-Do you ever miss the tension of the competition?

"I can say that I will never miss the tension of the competition. That is the tension of the competition, as I mentioned earlier that I was thinking about various future activities. I want to do something that people can taste, and I'm not thinking about creating a competition or a tournament, but I like you, everyone supports me. Yuzuru Hanyu, who makes me want to do it, seems to keep trying, and I think that it is a performance in that unique tension, so I feel that kind of thing again. It's not like skating that you can see

like

"Oh, I'm no longer a competitor, so don't feel relaxed", but I'm really doing my best to get nervous every time. I always want to skate so that I can feel the tension again because I am there, so I wonder if that is the case. Rather, it may be more tense, or even more tense. However, I myself also want to devote all my strength and nerves to each and every performance, and in a sense, I really want to do my best. "

"I want to pursue the ideal figure skating"

-Pride that you have been leading as a champion, and expectations for the future.

"When I started figure skating and had a longing for the top figure skating players, it would have been great if there were two quadruple jumps in the program. Now. It wasn't possible to jump many types of quadruple jumps like in the era of, and there were two quadruple jumps in one type, there was a triple accelerator, and so on. There have been times when I could win without jumping four turns, and I've reached the present.

But I liked it, and it's still the case, but my favorite figure skating is After all, it's skating in the era that I longed for, so in that era, if I was told that I would win if I jumped three quadruple jumps, that wouldn't be the case. I don't have it.

I

want to continue to perform something that makes me feel something from the bottom of my heart, and that makes me want to see this person's performance.

I can't really evaluate whether I've been able to perform acting, but I'd like to do more of that, and the future of competitive figure skating is what I'm going to do. Also, the rules change little by little every day, but the rules may change from now on, and there may be various things, but I was in my era when I loved it. I want to pursue the ideal shape of figure skating that I am pursuing. "

“I'm glad I continued until the Beijing Olympics”

-How do you look back on your efforts so far?

How do you connect as a professional skater?

"First of all, when I won the Pyeongchang Olympics in a row, I said that there was a time when I wanted to finish the competition and become even better as a professional. It may have ended without feeling such things as the current effort, how I could get better, or it might have ended in the true sense of the word. I thought of the wind.

At that time, the number of jumps from quadruple jumps to Lutz, Lutz, flip, which really symbolizes the new era, is increasing. However, I also pursued such jumps, and it was the time when I could be the best in figure skating, or the figure skater would finish the competition at this age, so I wouldn't get better from here. It was a regular thing that the age of being stagnant or difficult to maintain changes at about 23 or 24, but I myself am 23 years old. After the Pyeongchang Olympics, I think I've really grown a lot, including the technique of jumping. What kind of efforts should I make in that, and what kind of ingenuity should I make? I think that there is now because I understand that I should do it. In that sense, I think that now is the best.

That's why I don't know if I'm skating up to 40, whether I'm 30 or close to 40, because I've had that experience, but until then, until now, this age. That's why I'm a little excited that I've never thought that I couldn't do it.

In that sense, I'm glad that I've been doing my best until the Beijing Olympics, and I'm glad that I've made an effort that I can say that I've done my best, and I'll continue to do my best. I hope I can get better through various trials and errors. "

"There were many times when tears flowed for no reason."

-What was the hard part of living as Hanyu and the burden that you can now reveal?

"It's difficult because I don't always understand me, but Yuzuru Hanyu is always a burden to me. It's really really heavy. I was so nervous when I was asked to express my determination, and when I was asked to express my determination, I was so nervous that everything I had thought about was blown away and my limbs turned blue.

In that sense, I strongly desire to be perfect myself, and I want to be perfect, I want to be a better person, and I want to be a better Yuzuru Hanyu, so I think it will be heavy again. I end up spending time feeling a lot of pressure, but there are a lot of people who support me by seeing this kind of figure, and I'm feeling down like the Beijing Olympics. I used to say various words, such as when the effort wasn't rewarded at that time, when there was an effort that wasn't rewarded, and when I couldn't really say happiness from the bottom of my heart. I'm glad that there are people who understand that and support me like that.

I always think that Yuzuru Hanyu is heavy, but I still intend to live without being ashamed of the existence of Yuzuru Hanyu, and I want to continue to live as Yuzuru Hanyu. I think, but I don't want to neglect my heart, as I said in my statement of determination.

In the past, when I was acting, there were many things that made my heart really empty, and there were many things like tears flowing for no reason, rice not passing, and so on.

Honestly, there were a lot of things, such as being told something that wasn't said, and thinking that I didn't have to hit that much.

However, there were times when I couldn't trust many people as human beings, and I didn't know who to trust.

Maybe, but it's not because it's Yuzuru Hanyu, I think you think so, and I think it's hard for you, big or small.

That's why I think it's okay to cherish my heart as I continue to live and live.

I now think that I must take good care of myself as well as those who have taken good care of me before my heart becomes empty.

So, I'm very happy that you can feel various things by supporting yourself, and that it's a part of your life and that it's worth living, and I'm going to continue to do that. ..

However, even in such a situation, I wish it was one of the opportunities to cherish my heart. "

"I was able to do my best to challenge four and a half revolutions."

-What are your responses and impressions to the four and a half revolutions, and your determination to make four and a half revolutions in the future?

"To be honest, I think that figure skating shouldn't show such a painful part, and I'm doing my best when I'm acting, but after the acting, I kiss. There is a place where the score of And Cry is announced, so I can not collapse there, but we are skating with all our strength so that we can really collapse. Among them, the ice show is a gorgeous stage. I have an image of entertainment, but I want to be more like an athlete. I want to challenge more difficult things, keep trying, keep fighting, and so on. I chose these words this time because I want them to see and expect them.

In fact, I think I had a really good experience at the Beijing Olympics for four and a half revolutions, and in fact, I'm scared of anything because I had a painkiller injection at that time and I didn't feel anything. Because I didn't have it, I was able to do my best to challenge four and a half revolutions, but right now, I'm waiting for the recovery of my right ankle, and at that time I'm really trying hard for four and a half revolutions. It's no exaggeration to say that I was doing it, so compared to that, I didn't have time to spend four and a half revolutions, such as at an ice show recently, so it may be worse than that time. But even now, I'm always practicing four and a half revolutions.

Actually, because I had the knowledge I gained at that time, and because I got various knowledge before the Beijing Olympics, I think I should do more at this stage, and I can do more. In addition, recently, I was able to put it on an ice show, and in that situation, I discovered that there was such a perspective on a daily basis, and in that sense, it will be even better from now on. I have a feeling of excitement and expectation for myself that I can go.

Actually, it may be worse than it was back then, but I was wondering if there was any room for growth at the time of the Beijing Olympics, but now I feel a lot of room for growth.

Please look forward to it. "

"Because there are people who support me"

-A message about the existence of fans for Hanyu.

"It's difficult to say in one word again, but I'm talking here now because there are people who support me, I've been skating so far, and I think I'll continue to pursue skating further. I don't think that I have a special existence or a special power at all, and I am getting better because I have the power to support everyone more than anyone else, and because I have the power to support. I really think it's just that. If this was supported by only about 10 people, I'm sure it would be full just to receive the feelings of those 10 people and I could immerse myself in skating so much. I wonder if there were days. In that, when everyone expected a lot and met those expectations, they expected more, and that kind of cycle was really important for me, and that kind of cycle I want to continue to do more, and I want to continue acting to meet everyone's expectations. To be

honest, my current feelings are "Please continue to expect" and "Please continue to expect."

The feeling of "please see me" is my true intention. I think that I am not thankful here the most. Because it does not end at all. Because "retirement" is nothing. It gets better from here. I will make an effort to act so that it is worth seeing further, so please continue to support me. "

“First, make an effort to succeed”

-What are the three top priorities of life in becoming a professional athlete?

"Three or so. It's difficult.

First, make an effort to succeed. That's your top priority. That includes four and a half revolutions. I want to succeed four and a half revolutions, and I'm my goal. It's the kind of acting that I'm doing. I'm definitely better at doing various acting than that time, and I'm trying to be able to do the ideal acting that makes me say that I'm better than myself. That's my first priority right now.

Well, it's difficult. It may not be because I became a professional, but it's beautiful as a human being. I want to do it. It's difficult to express everything in words, but even if I see myself as I am now, I want to make myself think that I've done my best. I want to always cherish it, and I want to live a life that I can live with my heart for the rest of my life.

And the third is difficult. I would like to mention it as a second point. Of course, I have positioned myself as going up one step higher from the competition of figure skating as a sport to a new stage, but I will continue to study. I want to do various things. Recently I've been learning how to improve my dance and how I can use it more on ice, and how do I do things like mechanics, kinesiology, and ergonomics? Whether you can see it or how you evaluate it. Including such things, I want to study more and more and become a deeper person, I want to become a deep figure skater, so I can always continue studying, update I want to be a person who can continue. "

"" Masu "instead of" was ""

-Finally, a word to

the fans again, "Thank you very much for your support. Please let me say" Masu "instead of" I ". I will not only enjoy acting but also support you so that you can continue to support me. I will continue to fight so that I can continue to fight. I will continue to skate with all my strength like Yuzuru Hanyu, I will continue to do my best and seek results with all my strength. Please continue to support me for a

really long time .

Thank you for participating in this kind of interview, seeing it, taking pictures, and paying attention to it. Thank you for your continued support. "