[Translation of Yuzu Days No.35]Source: www.myrepi.com/home/entertaining/yuzu-days-1000

[Translation of Yuzu Days No.35]Source: https://www.myrepi.com/home/entertaining/yuzu-days-100012Q: Were you confident that you’d become a two-time Olympic Champion since you were small?Y: I’ve been thinking that “I can become a two-time Olympic Champion” probably since when I was 5, 6 years old. If you ask whether it’s confidence or conviction, then it’s something more like a conviction. I ended up saying such a grandiose thing (laughs). But it was groundless, and back then, it was not like I had anything special about myself. However, during my childhood, I was fired up with this groundless sense of purpose.If this version of me who has successfully defended (the Olympic title) were to say a few words to my teenage self, I think I’d tell him “From now on, it’s going to be tough. It’s gonna be hard, you know.” (laughs)Q: How did you cultivate this “wealth of words” that you’ve showed us in interviews?Y: I don’t think that I have such a “wealth of words”, and I would like to broaden my knowledge by watching and reading more arts and books. About my linguistic ability, everyday I write down in a notebook about things that happened and my thoughts that day, so it might be that I have this old habit of putting my thoughts into words.Ah, also, I’ve realized this just now, but may be because I am the youngest child with an older sister, so I have a strong desire to convey (my thoughts, feelings). I think, perhaps, the desire to convey my feelings since childhood has resulted in this linguistic ability. It’s common knowledge that the second child is the chatty one (laughs)(t/n: in Japan, the stereotype is that the second child is more easy-going and chatty than the oldest child)Q: While skating, what does it feel like when you’re in the middle of a jump?Y: How it feels like when I’m jumping… uhm, it might feel a bit long. But that’s not always the case; when I can’t focus, there are times when (it feels like) I simply land in an instant.There are also times when it feels like a slow motion. Incidentally, at the last lutz jump in my free program at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, it was a slow motion. It felt like “Ah, I’m gonna fall at this jump. What should I do? What should I do? Ah, I stayed on my feet!”. It felt very long. (laughs)Q: To you, Mr. Hanyu, what is “happiness”?Y: My happy moment is when my family gathers together. What I’ve deeply realized with my current circumstances is that the time spent with family is very precious. I now deeply feel how much those moments nourish my heart and become the energy in my skating and my daily life.After the Olympics, I didn’t do anything special like a victory celebration or a vacation trip, I only stayed in Japan and had meals at home, but it was truly my happy time. Sitting down at the dining table together at home, having meals together, laughing and crying while watching the same TV (show), such “gathering” moments is happiness. Being able to come back to my root, or should I say having a place to come back to, I’m very grateful for that. -- source link

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