[Photo]What are the magic words and practice methods of the parents that motivated the Abe siblings who hated judo?
Koji Higashino will be the MC for “The story you don’t know about the first lap: A confession special about the bond between parent and child and the hidden circumstances of the family” (7:00-9:00 p.m., Nippon TV) on October 23rd (Wednesday). broadcast. Judo players Hifumi Abe and Uta Abe will appear.
■ Hifumi Abe & Poetry, the magical words of the parents who gave birth to the strongest judo siblings
His older brother Hifumi won consecutive Olympic titles at the Paris Olympics. Although her younger sister, Uta, unfortunately lost in the individual competition, she won the team competition by ippon and contributed to winning the silver medal. The questions modern viewers want to ask about the strongest siblings in the judo world are, “What kind of childhood did the two of you have?” “Are you always together even in your private life?” The Abe siblings will seriously answer the viewers’ questions.
The two were born in Hyogo and Kobe. Hifumi started judo at the age of 6 and Uta started judo at the age of 5, but surprisingly, neither of their parents had any experience in judo. It is said that her parents were vehemently opposed to her taking up judo.
Looking back on those days, Uta said, “My father really stopped me. He told me, “It hurts. Stop.” But I really wanted to imitate my older brother.” Despite the fact that they started practicing judo, the Abe siblings all agree, “When we were kids, we hated judo.”
No matter how much Hifumi trained when he was in elementary school, he couldn’t even beat a girl his own age, and Uta also kept skipping practice. There, they found their parents’ magic words and a super positive practice method that motivated them.
When they became junior high school students, they began to shine, and when Hifumi was a third year university student and Uta a third year high school student, they achieved the first-ever world championship “siblings winning on the same day.” The two’s judo careers seemed to be all smooth sailing, but in fact, shortly after Uta entered university, she faced a huge unknown crisis.
■Retirement & marriage… Siblings talk about their true feelings at a private dinner party
Although the siblings are often seen together in front of the camera, they never meet alone in private. Moreover, since the Paris Olympics, the topic of judo has not been mentioned between the two. So this time, we decided to try eating out for the first time, just the two of us.
The two of them are confused about their first sibling dinner party, thinking it’s strange, and are unable to have a conversation at first, perhaps due to their shyness, but as time passes, they gradually relax. They engage in honest conversations that they have never had before, such as what they want each other to fix and what they don’t want to lose.
The topic then turned to the Paris Olympics, and Uta revealed her feelings on that day. For the first time, I confess my feelings that I had kept in my heart.
Furthermore, regarding retirement and marriage, athlete Hifumi declares, “I’ll continue judo until I’m 35,” and Uta shares her dream of “becoming a super beautiful mother.” The two discuss their visions for the future.
■His wife and daughter praise him and thoroughly examine Kazushige’s appearance, which he never shows on TV
Kazushige Nagashima, who is in demand on variety shows and also active as a commentator, has a question that modern viewers want to know: “He seems great on TV, but is he the same at home?”
He married at the age of 33 in 1999, three years after retiring from professional baseball. Five years later, twin daughters were born, and Kazushige became the main breadwinner for a family of four. This year marks 25 years of marriage. My two daughters are now 20 years old and both are studying abroad. In order to find out the reality of Papa Kazushige, which only his family knows, we conducted a survey among his family.
In response, Kazushige’s father was highly praised, saying, “There’s nothing I’m not grateful for, he’s the perfect father,” and “Our family is very close.I’m nothing but grateful.” Kazushige’s other side, never shown on TV, is revealed for the first time.
Furthermore, the daughters who are studying abroad testify to how close they are with their father, Kazushige. “I still sleep with my daughter,” and “When I can’t sleep, I tell original stories.” In the end, I went to study abroad without an appointment to meet my daughters. Regarding his daughter’s marriage, which will eventually happen, Kazushige, who wishes for his daughter’s happiness, reveals his thoughts on marriage, saying, “I’ve been saying this since she was 17 or 18.”
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