Nobody else have posted this yet, so I guess I should. The news is actually a few days old, you guys probably already know, but I was (am) pretty shaken up that I couldn't really process it. I recorded his retirement press con clips and left them in my HDD. I couldn't get myself to watch them.
But today I have, so I guess I'm sharing.
That's part one of the press con, the rest can be found here: http://skating.livedoor.biz/archives/51900146.html
The tag for Dai-chan is this one: http://skating.livedoor.biz/tag/%E9%AB%98%E6%A9%8B%E5%A4%A7%E8%BC%94 you can use it to access other posts with clips related to him.
The gist of it is that he made the decision in September, so it was pretty recent, and that the most important reason is that because he didn't felt that he did a satisfying performance at Sochi, both emotionally and in the results, too. But then when he asked himself if he could find it in him to try his best again to reach that point of complete satisfaction (before stopping), he didn't think that he could.
As for what he wants the most after retiring, he said he wants new dreams. He goal is to have new hopes and dreams.
This breaks my heart even more than I thought it would, but here's hoping he'll get everything he wants in life.
長年間の感動をありがとうございました
本当にお疲れ様です。
But today I have, so I guess I'm sharing.
That's part one of the press con, the rest can be found here: http://skating.livedoor.biz/archives/51900146.html
The tag for Dai-chan is this one: http://skating.livedoor.biz/tag/%E9%AB%98%E6%A9%8B%E5%A4%A7%E8%BC%94 you can use it to access other posts with clips related to him.
The gist of it is that he made the decision in September, so it was pretty recent, and that the most important reason is that because he didn't felt that he did a satisfying performance at Sochi, both emotionally and in the results, too. But then when he asked himself if he could find it in him to try his best again to reach that point of complete satisfaction (before stopping), he didn't think that he could.
As for what he wants the most after retiring, he said he wants new dreams. He goal is to have new hopes and dreams.
This breaks my heart even more than I thought it would, but here's hoping he'll get everything he wants in life.
長年間の感動をありがとうございました
本当にお疲れ様です。