P. 69
P. 68
When asked how he overcame the collision accident during practice at the Grand Prix Series Cup of China in November 2014.
P. 71
In an interview just before his 20th birthday, he spoke about his "20th birthday promise."
P. 72
In an interview after the short program at the All Japan Championships in December 2019, he said that after the Grand Prix Final that same month, when he was physically and mentally exhausted, the voices of his fans were a great source of support.
P. 75
Reflect on and talk about the changes in his mindset after the collision accident at the Grand Prix Series Cup of China on November 2014. After the accident, he won the Grand Prix Final and the All Japan Championships in December.
P. 76
Prior to winning the NHK Trophy in November 2015, a Grand Prix Series event, with a nearly flawless performance, he spoke about the difficulty of completing both the short and free programs without any mistakes.
P. 78
In October 2019, he achieved his first victory at the Grand prix Series Skate canada, marking his 11th GP win overall, including the Grand Prix Final, and acknowledging that he is "also battling new rivals."
P. 81
In March 2019, at the World Championships, the day after losing to Nathan Chen and finishing in second place, he spoke to the press.
P. 82
February 2018, PyeongChang Winter Olympics Champion. At the post-win press conference.
P. 85
In April 2015, he reflected on the 2014-15 season, which was marked by a series of challenges, including a serious injury sustained in a collision during practice, hospitalization, and surgery.
P. 86
In December 2019, the competition that finished in second place. Speaking to reporters the day after the Japan Championships, he talked about the people who comfort him when he loses a competition.
P. 88
In April 2014 he spoke about his feelings after winning the gold medal at the Sochi Winter Olympics in February of that year.
P. 91
In April 2014, reflecting on the 2013-14 season, which saw victories at the Sochi Winter Olympics in February and the World Championships in March.
P. 93
For the 2016-17 season, he used "Let's Go Crazy!", a famous song by Prince, who passed away suddenly in April 2016, for his short program. He said that he had never listened to any of Prince's music before, so he researched him through the internet nd other means, and thet the words "Failure reveals what it takes to succeed" really resonated with him.
P. 95
November 2019, Grand Prix Series. Hanyu won the NHK Trophy, his first win in three years. Having secured his seventh appearance at the Grand Prix Final, this would have been his first official competition held in Japan since the World Championships in Saitama Prefecture in March of that year.
P. 96
In April 2017, at the unveiling ceremony of his monument in his hometown of Sendai, he was asked about his recentvictory at the World Championships.
P. 99
Comment from December 2014, after winning the Grand Prix Final for the second consecutive year. He adjusted the program's scructure just before the free skate and successfully landed consecutive quadruple jumps.
P. 100
Autumn Classic, September 2019. After winning, he said "Right now, I'm skating to do the 4A, and that's what I live for."
P. 102
There is an error in the text; the year indicated is 2017, not 2010 (in the book, the year is written using Arabic numerals, so it is impossible for the error to have been made by my translator). Here is the context provided by the book:
Reflecting on the 2017-18 season, in which he achieved back-to-back Olympic victories, he said he'd been thinking a lot abow how to get into the best mental state when he's un good form for next season's competitions.
P. 105
In September 2019, after winning the Autumn Classic, the first tournament of the season, he said in an interview, "I don't want to show a patetic performance. I will practice more."
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