"Everything has an end."
“Honestly, I sometimes think that I am a person whose expiration date has passed.”
(From a TV interview with the author after the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro)
Joined the Japanese national team at the age of 16 and won 10 consecutive victories at the Japan Championships.
100m, 200m Japanese record holder (2009-present).
He won two silver medals and one bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
――Looking at it from the outside, swimming life was smooth sailing, but four years ago, Irie Ryosuke 's heart was shattered...
"I've never won the Olympics or the World Swimming Championships, so I'm afraid I'm weak in the competition..."
"I'm 30, and I think my physical abilities (as a swimmer) have declined..."
"The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are already impossible..."
Without losing to the voice of criticism, cherish every day for four years
What is the secret of Irie's "strength of mind" as she practices hard?
The only thing you should always surpass is "yesterday's self"--one book to learn "how to have the right goals"!
[Index]
Chapter 1 Heading towards a dream
Chapter 2 Overcoming pressure
Chapter 3 Improve yourself
Chapter 4 Crawl up from a predicament
Chapter 5 How to build relationships
Chapter 6 Living as a member of society
ISBN: 9784046048707
Release date: September 18, 2020
Publisher: KADOKAWA