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How serious is Daisuke´s knee injury?
How serious is Daisuke´s knee injury?
Serious. Dai-chan's problems with his jumps the past two seasons were due to his knee which
caused other injuries as well. He was asked recently his thoughts on Mao's return to competition
and he wished her cheers but as for himself he said there was zero chance of his return.
Thank you. I don´t know much, but isn´t dance really demanding too? Won´t he be risking injury again?
Thank you. I don´t know much, but isn´t dance really demanding too? Won´t he be risking injury again?
Ordering his book today! It's at a very reasonable price here in Japan seeing as it includes a DVD.
It's great to see so much of Daisuke again on TV.
It's so cute how he says he was always trying to compete with Mao for the spotlight. :hopelessness: He calls her an angel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajCrhlN1y10
Thanks for the link! Daisuke looks refreshed and relaxed. Wondering why he said he was always trying to compete with Mao for the spotlight when they could always share.
May we also know what Daisuke said about Yuzuru in the interview? Thanks in advance!
I think others can explain this better than me, but I'll give it a try...
Ladies figure skating had been popular in Japan for a long time already but it was Takahashi who really brought men's figure skating into public notice. He was quite conscious of the empty seats during the men's competitions when he started out and I'm not sure why, but he always seems to be battling insecurity about his public appeal. He's probably only half serious about competing with Mao for the spotlight though. Having many people like his skating means a great deal to him.
He has written a little bit about Hanyu in his book (but I don't know exactly what it is) and the reporter asked him if Hanyu was a factor in his retirement. (not a word for word translation)
He said: I think he was. I can't say he wasn't. I wanted to say he wasn't but I can't.
He had such momentum and such quick growth that it shook me.
Interviewer: Shook you in what sense?
Yabai nanka Yabai! (there is no direct translation for this but can mean 'danger', or 'Oh no', or 'Uh Oh')
Hanyu has the power to command the atmosphere of a place. And he's probably number one in the world right now. I want him to keep going and going.
What is the difference between you?
My face is a bit Latin in style and Yuzu has a very fresh faced look. And styles (also different).
Thank you newbiespectatr.
Maybe "Yabai nanka yabai!" could be meaning like "Alert! Alert!"?
I hope Dai´s words don´t feed the fan wars. And I think that when he said "Yabai nanka yabai!" if Daisuke was healthy he would have decide to keep fighting, but his knee didn´t allow him to upper his TES, and watching the Jr and Seniors this year getting more idfficult layouts and jumps is the trend.
No, he specified many times the knee injury played a minor part in his decision to retire and he simply just lacked the motivation to compete. He's had motivation problems since the second part of the 2012-2013 season and he made no secret of it.Thank you newbiespectatr.
if Daisuke was healthy he would have decide to keep fighting, but his knee didn´t allow him to upper his TES, and watching the Jr and Seniors this year getting more idfficult layouts and jumps is the trend.
No, he specified many times the knee injury played a minor part in his decision to retire and he simply just lacked the motivation to compete. He's had motivation problems since the second part of the 2012-2013 season and he made no secret of it.
Motivation may have factored into his decision to retire and you are right he brushes off his knee injury to the media, but
his knee injury was at the top of the list. Dai-chan has always tried to keep details of his health private.
I know his injury has always been much more serious than he made it seem but I believe that even if he didn't have the injury he would have still retired when he did.