There's a period of time when many things happened, including some fabricated rumour and criticism.
I sometimes wondered what's the point of living..
Death crossed my mind many times..
Words can hurt..
Here and now ya comin' after me; Fire lighting up the sky
Feel the ground shaking underneath; Trying to take me alive
We experienced earthquake, and various disasters..
Get ready for the fallout
I did think about quitting skating for awhile
Can't stop me now
I got no rival
I'm gonna fight my way
Through the blood and pain
Game of survival, anytime or place
Watch them run away, I got no (rival)
I'll be standing on my own
Never gonna take my throne; I got no rival
Watch them run away
I got no no no.. I got no no no rival
I'm definitely not the only one suffering from endless criticism
It may look severe coming from me because I'm a public figure, but many people suffer through this
No matter what I said I'll be criticised..
Even just skating I'll also be criticised..
I always thought "I'm just a skater" whose name is Hanyu Yuzuru
Why do I have to carry so much burden?
Tell me now, what you gonna do
We can do this face to face
The reckoning is coming real soon
Doesn't matter what you say
Tried to tell you this is my moment
Can't take mine cuz I own it
Don't you know that I'm locked and I'm loaded
You're out of focus
What do you think this victory means to the people of Sendai and Japan who suffered so badly?
Even though I won the Olympics which may seem like a big achievement
But with my hardwork alone, it doesn't actually provide any real help to the people there
So I feel a strong sense of powerless
So I feel I've done nothing at all
He thought his medal contributed nothing at all to the distressed area of Japan
Hanyu had donated the entire proceeds of the sale of his biography to the ice rink of his hometown
Estimated around USD 250K
He then donated his prize money from winning the Sochi Olympics 2014 for the recovery of the earthquake hit area in Japan
He also donated his prize money from winning the Pyeongchang Olympics 2018 to Sendai City and Miyagi Prefecture
Estimated around USD 100K.
The gold medal he thought to be useless for reconstructions might actually mean something
Keep fighting!
I will. Thank you.
You don't have to write "Fight Tohoku" or something like that every time!
You fight for yourself. And everyone will be happy!
So just keep fighting!
Thank you so much!
Words can help!
I just realize my performance and results could make people happy in itself.
And that my skating could really help others.
So I must keep fighting for better results.
Can't stop me now
I got no rival
I'm gonna fight my way
Through the blood and pain
Game of survival Anytime or place
Watch them run away I got no (rival)
I'll be standing on my own
Never gonna take my throne
I got no rival
Watch them run away
I got no no no I got no no no rival
Without everyone's support, I definitely wouldn't have such opportunity to skate
There are always a lot of support I receive. Really thank you very much
I feel the happiest when I saw the messages written to me by all of you
Really thanks to the messages and support from all of you,
I'm so thankful to continue skating
and now I truly feel happy to be alive.
I really think so. Thank you all.
Words can change
Even though we may all have suffered in the past
But if we can all be thankful for everything, and face life with gratitude
Something good will happen eventually. This is what I believe in.
Thank you very much.