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Yeah, and Rosa is skating to Umbrellas of Cherbourg, she is portraying a teenager in small town France in the 1960s, so that kind of outfit works for that setting, but not so much for Chopin.
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Yeah, and Rosa is skating to Umbrellas of Cherbourg, she is portraying a teenager in small town France in the 1960s, so that kind of outfit works for that setting, but not so much for Chopin.
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For all you Mao/Kozuka Fans out there ...
Ten-second clip of them both:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQXn0MGKl_M&feature=player_embedded
Ten-second clip of them both:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQXn0MGKl_M&feature=player_embedded
Oh, how sweet! I think the two of them training together will bring out the best in both...
Here's the entire documentary of Mao. It depicts how she reworked all of her jumps after Vancouver to present.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DTcIZBV8S0
I do not have time to translate everything, but a few things that stand out to me are:
In the very beginning in her pink athletic top, she said," In all of my skating life, this(reworking of jumps) is the most difficult thing that I have ever tried."
Sato is really impressed with her work ethic that she never gives up once she sets the goal.According to him, when nationals drew near, Mao has progressed with significant speed. Sato believes this progress shows her inner strength.
Taka says that Mao does everything that is necessary to finish the day. He thought that he should do the same.(In other video, he said that he is always impressed with how hard Mao works. Seeing her pushing through fatigue, he said he too would work harder.)
Sorry no more time.
Can anybody pick it up after this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DTcIZBV8S0
I do not have time to translate everything, but a few things that stand out to me are:
In the very beginning in her pink athletic top, she said," In all of my skating life, this(reworking of jumps) is the most difficult thing that I have ever tried."
Sato is really impressed with her work ethic that she never gives up once she sets the goal.According to him, when nationals drew near, Mao has progressed with significant speed. Sato believes this progress shows her inner strength.
Taka says that Mao does everything that is necessary to finish the day. He thought that he should do the same.(In other video, he said that he is always impressed with how hard Mao works. Seeing her pushing through fatigue, he said he too would work harder.)
Sorry no more time.
Can anybody pick it up after this?
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Watching that video, and revisiting the moment when Mao cried on national TV when she won an Olympic Silver (!!!) was devastating.
^It's not because she only got silver that she cried. She'd be happy if she still got silver so long as she has given a perfect performance like she has always dreamed of doing in the Olympics. Those errors in the FS frustrated her.
This blog has translations of the article on Mao's insights on that Olympic experience: http://kumaneko037.blog103.fc2.com/
This blog has translations of the article on Mao's insights on that Olympic experience: http://kumaneko037.blog103.fc2.com/
I love the white dress! It is perfect to showcase mao's purity in skating, her perfect lines , and the beautiful flow. Please Mao, change back. The black one can go with a playful music, with a sharper neckline but and a belt replacing the buttons as someone mentioned before. Love Mao more and more. Wishing her defend her title at World!
honglig1, I echo your next-to-last sentence: Love Mao more and more. Everything I learn about her gives me greater reason to esteem her. And her skating just knocks me over.
Isn't it great to hear how much Mr. Sato praises her? And not for her talent but for her work ethic? I think (I hope!) that this bodes well for her future.
Isn't it great to hear how much Mr. Sato praises her? And not for her talent but for her work ethic? I think (I hope!) that this bodes well for her future.
Yes, exactly. Japanese people call her " genius of efforts.", meaning a genius who makes continual effort to improve herself.
Mao herself said," I have never wasted one day in my life in terms of my training." Gash, how many athletes can honestly say that!!
That's the reason why there were no dry eyes when she finally made a great come back in Nationals. Every single person in the arena knew how much she struggled and also how hard she practiced. Just writhing about her come back pushes me on the verge of tears again.
She is only 20 years old, but many people have learned a great lesson about how they should live their life with integrity and sincerity from Mao.
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LOL. Rather an overstatement.
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I agree.
I have to say, I agree. Sports figures can have a strong influence, especially on youngsters, and Mao is a megawatt celebrity in Japan. I'm sure she has quite an influence, and she seems to take her position very seriously. I don't know if there's currently an equivalent in the U.S., but maybe someone who is sportier than I will be able to think of such an athlete here. I know that long ago, people like Lou Gehrig inspired fans to that degree. And certainly Jackie Robinson did. So it may not be an overstatement.
Olympia,
Thanks a lot for agreeing with me.
When Mao skates, TV ratings goes up to as high as 35%. The music she uses makes the download record in volume. I explain to my American friends that her power is like that of "Oprah" here in US. I believe that Yuna has that type of power in Korea too. Anyway, it is a good thing that Japanese fans have a role model like Mao to look up to.
Thanks a lot for agreeing with me.
When Mao skates, TV ratings goes up to as high as 35%. The music she uses makes the download record in volume. I explain to my American friends that her power is like that of "Oprah" here in US. I believe that Yuna has that type of power in Korea too. Anyway, it is a good thing that Japanese fans have a role model like Mao to look up to.
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There is a very large population in Japan who admire Mao, not counting her fans worldwide, so how can one deny she could have inspired "many people"?
Kozuka has often talked about how he is inspired by Mao's work ethics to train hard himself. She has certainly been a good influence on him seeing he is breaking through this year to be the current Japanese Men Champion and one of the top skaters in the world.
Kozuka has often talked about how he is inspired by Mao's work ethics to train hard himself. She has certainly been a good influence on him seeing he is breaking through this year to be the current Japanese Men Champion and one of the top skaters in the world.
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I do agree that Mao inspired many people in Japan.. But I think it's a bit too much to say that many people have learned a great lesson about how they should live their life with integrity and sincerity from Mao.
Unless integrity and sincerity are qualities that a culture particularly value, and ascribe to pop heros. Then it all makes sense.
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No doubt, Mao did inspired many people in Japan. I am not denying that.. The only reason figure skating is really popular right now is because Japan is a figure skating power house. If you look at other sports, Japan really have no other sports in which they can medal.. maybe Marathon. Actually Japan's been a very strong Marathon country and Marathon is very popular as well. People really don't know much about skating. They just want to watch Japan wins! My brothers live in Japan and they do know who Mao and Miki are but they have no clue about figure skating. They do watch figure skating when it's on tv.. so they told me. but I hardly doubt that they have learned a great lesson about how they should live their life with integrity and sincerity from Mao or Miki or whoever. Sorry it's a bit too much for me.
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How do you know what is or is not happening in a far away society with a different culture and media? Just because something is not hyped in your own country into your awareness doesn't mean it didn't happen. Genki is where it's happening and I don't find her view and report that hard to believe. She certainly is one of those deeply moved. There are heroes for different people other than your own.
eta I see you have brothers in Japan but I assume they are not Japanese and don't have exactly the same values or relate to Mao as most people there . I don't think Mao's touching people's hearts is about skating or any popular sport. It about human spirit, and integrity and sincerity as Genki pointed out.
I'm sure even within your own society, some celebrities/stars in various fields may not be your cup of tea but they nonetheless have many supportive fans. I never deny people their heroes as long as they get good experiences out of the adoration. It's those who spend their time and energy attacking and tearing down others, including celebrities, that I don't understand or appreciate. Not saying that's what you're doing, just to be clear.
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