Tag Archives: Olympic

Wasabi Stories vol.225: “Making a Break With Wimpiness”

Today’s story-teller is judoka Tadahiro Nomura. First, he says that he goes to the bathroom and look at himself in the mirror after washing his face with cold water right…

Wasabi Stories vol.212: “Talking Big is Sometimes Necessary”

  Today’s story-teller is baseball commentator Yasumitsu Toyoda. When Toyoda was a professional baseball player, he said to other players before he stepped up to the plate, “ I will…

Wasabi Stories vol.200: “Have You Ever Accomplished Something?”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Have You Ever Accomplished Something?” Today’s story-teller is the 2006 Olympic Champion of ladies figure skating single [W:Shizuka Arakawa]. Firstly, Arakawa says that…

Wasabi Stories vol.142: “Let Them Find for Themselves”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Let Them Find for Themselves” Today’s story-teller is Hiroshi Yamamoto, a Japanese athlete who won a silver medal in archery at the 2004…

Wasabi Stories vol.77: Being skilled doesn’t Mean You can be Self-Centered

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Being skilled doesn’t mean You can be Self-Centered” Today’s story teller is a Japanese foil fencer, [W:Yuki Ota], who won the silver medal…

[VIDEOS] Japanese Figure Skater Mao Asada

  On February 25 (26, Japan time), Japan got really excited about that Japanese figure skater Mao Asada won the silver medal at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. In the interview…

Wasabi Stories vol.37: “Keeping Motivation is Hard”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Keeping Motivation is Hard” Today’s story teller is an Olympic gold medal swimmer, [W:Kyoko Iwasaki]. When she was 14 years old, she won…

Wasabi Stories vol.13: “Persuade Yourself for the First Step to Success”

  –Introduction– “Wasabi Stories” is a quotation and summary of a column which touches ones heart or not found on the internet. It is a Japanese famous person’s story extracted…

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