# E45 - Break
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Ahiru no Sora
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The morning yields a rainbow of seven colors
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The birds all spread their wings wide
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There are no answers to be found anywhere
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So let's go and create them
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Feel it
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Feel it
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You have beautiful wings of your own
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And you will use them to fly up to the sun
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For that one sparkling moment
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Believe that you can change
even the world itself
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We were surely born with transparent hearts
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Using our dirty shoes we will take flight
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Drawing an arch in the air
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Before the sky of tomorrow
disappears completely
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Pass through a night of sorrow and be reborn
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Break
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Hey...
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If you're just gonna throw it away,
could I have some of that ice?
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Fine by me.
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I feel alive again!
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He's eating it...
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Even though everybody put their hands in it.
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You're a freshman, isn't that right?
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Are you not gonna play today?
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The freshmen are assigned
only to errands and cheering.
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We won't be allowed to play in games
until fall at the earliest.
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Huh? But I heard that #15
on your team was a freshman.
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You know, the one with the carrot hair.
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That's because... Hyou is one
of Yohito's prized players.
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Yohito?
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Oh, that's our coach.
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Everybody on the team calls
him by his first name.
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Really? He doesn't get mad about that?
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He said its one of his principles.
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Principles?
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Back at the freshman welcome ceremony...
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None of you need to bother calling me "Coach"
until this team becomes the #1 in all of Japan.
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Let's rise to the top together.
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He's a weird guy, but everyone trusts him.
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Wow, that's amazing.
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You think?
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It's easy to tell that their level of resolve
is totally different from ours.
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I'm starting to think all we've
really done is talk tough...
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Shouldn't you hurry back?
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Oh, uh, yeah. I'm going now.
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Bye.
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Did you feel confident about
that first three-pointer you shot today?
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It looked like you were
being pretty careless to me.
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Yeah, I felt confident.
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That's the one thing
I never want to be bested at by anyone.
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It might be really difficult for us to catch up at this point...
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Kuzuryu
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Yokohama Taiei
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but that's not enough to make me give up!
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After all, it only takes 10 three-pointers
to get the 30 points we need to tie it up again!
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Is he stupid or what?
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It's so obvious that he's just a poor loser.
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Scoring 10 three-pointers is ridiculous.
He must be downright crazy.
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Oh, that's right.
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I haven't had a chance to ask your name.
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Yozan... Kamiki.
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"Yohzawn"? That's a weird name.
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Ugh. Okay, I hate this guy.
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I'm Sora Kurumatani.
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So, I guess that means we'll have a chance
to face each other sometime next year.
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I'm looking forwa-
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Hold on a second.
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Did you just say "Kurumatani"?
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Yeah. My last name is Kurumatani.
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Why?
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Oh, it's nothing. It's a rare name,
so I thought you might be related.
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The person who taught me how to play basketball...
was also named Kurumatani.
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What?
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I got here way too early.
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Now what? I guess I'll
go look around somewhere.
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Seriously, what's wrong with me lately?
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Um, please come watch if you have time!
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I swear to you we're gonna
win this one for sure!
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It's probably about halftime now.
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Hi there, Madoka!
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Aren't you way early?
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My rule is always to be the first to arrive
so I never keep any girls waiting, you know.
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What are you drinking?
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Um, peach tea.
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Oh crap...
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Now it looks like I'm super
into this whole thing!
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Actually, it's strange to wear your uniform on a date.
Didn't you stop by your house first?
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Oh, yeah. I did go home, but...
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Forget it, I'm actually glad
you decided to wear it.
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I've totally got a school uniform fetish.
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Thanks for coming today.
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To be honest I didn't think
you were gonna show up.
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Say, Tsukasa. I bet you use that line
on all the girls you meet up with, don't you?
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Yep, I sure do. Why?
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C'mon, do you even need to ask?
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But I'm only being honest.
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Y-you're good.
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You think?
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Oh by the way, remember
back when we first met...
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I guess I must be pretty gifted.
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Here I am carrying on a conversation
while thinking about something totally different.
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All the background noise
that's usually so loud seems oddly quiet.
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There's no way I should be able to,
but I can hear the distant echo of Sora dribbling the ball.
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I really hope they win.
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Seeing him up close
makes him seem even shorter somehow.
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It's amazing how he can nail shots
one after the other like that.
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You learned basketball from her?
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F-from my mother?
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Can you make it all the
way to the final eight?
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Most likely our team will be
seeded in next year's tourney,
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meaning that if we're
going to face each other
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the earliest chance would be
after the semi-finals of the regional prelims.
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But there's no guarantee
you'd even play in that match, Yozan!
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I will. For sure.
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Then same here. I'll make
it that far for sure.
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You should thank your DNA for that.
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Yeah... I am thankful.
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But I'm aiming far beyond just
being in the final eight.
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I'm gonna be the greatest
and shortest player in all of Japan!
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I'm glad that you're a
little taller than I am.
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I honestly hope that during
the next 3 years...
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....no players who are shorter than me
show up on the scene.
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Hey, you!
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Yeah, I'm talking to you!
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Do you remember who I am?!
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I have no idea.
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Are you kidding?! Hey! Hey! Damn you!
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What's your problem, Mineta? Calm down!
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It's clear to me now that I let myself get too distracted
by complicated tactics for the first half.
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I was both overly eager and nervous
because we were facing a tough team like Taiei.
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It prevented me from coming up
with a good response to each situation we faced.
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I also made our strategy way too specialized
and I have to own up to that.
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I believe all of that is what
led to us falling so far behind.
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Nanao...
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Half of the reason is simply because
the other team is too good.
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It's got nothing to do with you.
Don't get full of yourself.
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So then, what's the other half of it?
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The fact that we're not
good enough, obviously.
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Why'd you have to go and say it?
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But now, things are a lot more simple for us.
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Trying to keep track of so much stuff
while running around just isn't my style.
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We're doing man-to-man for
the entire second half.
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It's time to butt some heads!
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Get it done, guys!
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Go out there and make a crazy comeback!
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Over half of the teachers
who were watching just up and bailed.
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Should've seen that coming.
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It's actually better for us this way.
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Huh?
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The ones who left were probably
just watching the game casually.
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But the teachers who stayed for the rest
are the ones we know will really watch closely.
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So now, we don't have to pay
any mind to the crowd, right?
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He's got some real smarts
despite his stupid face!
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Most of the teachers left
are the ones who teach gym, though...
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God, I hope we don't get the mohawk guy!
I just know he'll kill us!
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Is something the matter?
We're about to start, Mr. S.
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Ah, right. It's nothing.
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Okay. This is where the real battle begins!
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Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
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You want to change our matchups?
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So, you're going to put Momoharu
up against that Yakuma guy?
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Yes.
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Huh? Why me?!
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I thought Chiaki was supposed to be our center
whenever Mokichi was outta the game.
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It's the process of elimination.
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The only person on this team with enough resilience to compete
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against that guy is you, Momoharu.
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Only when it comes to resilience, though.
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That's all he's got.
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That and nothing else.
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Shut your faces!
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Dammit...
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Offense! Offense! Offense! Offense!
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Against a team like Taiei,
it doesn't matter who I get matched up with!
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Nice shot!
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Good job, Fuwa!
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Man, that orange fluffhead is hella good.
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Is that tongue thing he does just a bad habit?
It's creeping me out.
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Actually...
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...there's a reason behind that.
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For example, when you have to shift your body
in the opposite direction...
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you reach a point where you
can't turn it any further,
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but sticking your tongue out relaxes your body
and allows for greater movement.
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It's a technique that allows him
to push to make full use of his body's physical limits.
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I don't think we can beat these guys...
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Let's score a basket, guys!
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Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
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A 30 point differential... we'll never make up for it
by using the slow and steady approach.
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We're playing the winner of the Kanto tourney
and a participant at the inter-high.
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Meanwhile, we don't even know if this match
will be enough to let us form an official team.
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It all seems so far away...
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Thanks, sucker!
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Incredible!
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Not good!
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For any shorter player, it's incredibly rare
to be able to make a clear shot
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without some sort of wall
standing in the way.
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How we make a difference...
is by taking advantage of those rare moments.
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If that thread of hope is in front of me,
I have to grab tight and not let go!
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He nailed it!
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Our first basket in the second half!
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That was amazing.
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My posture totally fell apart there...
but I was still able to get off a shot that felt solid.
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Well, you know, I'm just glad
they didn't ban us from the sport or anything.
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I was so childish back then,
when I felt satisfied with
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anything as long as I could
keep playing basketball.
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But as of today, I'm putting
all of that behind me!
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I'm gonna crawl my way up no matter what!
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A three-pointer!
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Crap!
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And just after lil' Sora put some wind in our sails
with his own three!
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The split in skill level
is just getting worse and worse over time...
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Sorry to rain on your parade.
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Amazing, and to think he's
a freshman just like me...
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What's wrong, Kite?! Are
you tapped out already?
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It's not over! You still have a chance!
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That's right! When the chips are down,
that's your time to shine!
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Kite!
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I've got to stockpile it... even more...
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The way you play basketball
is totally dominated by hatred.
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What?
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It's just like I said.
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All of your plays are rough and wild.
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Does it really piss you off THAT much
to find someone your own age who's better than you?
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Not really. I don't got time
to worry about that kinda shit.
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Besides, our showdown never really ended.
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Well from everything that you've told me,
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this Taiei guy is in a
completely different league.
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I mean, he sounds like a total monster.
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See, that's the face I'm talking about.
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The truth is that it's okay for
you to feel frustrated by him.
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Your problem is that you don't know
how to vent the resulting stress.
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The energy that bursts forth
whenever you get pissed off at somebody...
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you've gotta stockpile it.
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Just let it come and then
build it up more and more.
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Eventually, it'll turn into a
substance inside of your body.
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"Substance"?
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It's a drug.
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Hey, Kite!
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I'm surprised, that's some real good defense
coming from Fuwa.
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It seems like he's really starting
to hit his stride out there.
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Sweet! He got by him!
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Rebound!
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He reacts so fast!
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How the hell did Mokichi deal
with this dude earlier?!
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Yakku!
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You're not getting by me!
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There he goes!
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Another basket for us!
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You're so awesome, Shiraishi!
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This makes it a 36-point lead!
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Who the hell shoots like
that on a fast break?
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Seriously? Is he getting bored with this match?!
And on top of that he actually sunk it!
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Hey, you punk! Yeah, you little bastard!
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What's your problem?
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Wh-what's MY problem?!
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You're no different from that #5.
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It seems like all your team can do
is pair me against shitty players.
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It makes the game dull.
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May I please just... wring his stupid neck?
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I'm gonna murder you!
Then revive you so I can do it again!
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Please stay focused!
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We just need one thing...
just for one of our guys...
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...to find or make an opening!
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That's it.
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I just have to be able to pull
off that exact same thing!
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That guy earlier helped...
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...shed a little light
of hope for me to find!
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Back here!
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Yeah! Go, Sora!
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Pushing! White, #23!
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Damn!
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Two-handed, eh?
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Two free-throws!
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What the hell kind of shot was that just now?
I jumped thinking it was gonna be an alley-oop.
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It looked to me like he made that shot out of desperation.
Getting it in would've been a fluke.
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No, he was aiming for it. From the start.
**[17:54] ---**
I'm betting that he was trying to pull off
the same move that Shiraishi did just before.
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He's a player with a lot of confidence
in his three-pointers and drives.
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Nothing could be more difficult for our defense to stop
than him starting to shoot pull-up jumpers.
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That's two in the bag!
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Way to go, lil' Sora!
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We've gotta shift the momentum.
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Even the smallest little thing helps!
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I WILL find a way to break through them!
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But why did he shoot with both hands?
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Yeah. He should be more
comfortable just using one.
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When it comes to Kurumatani,
his greatest weakness is his short stature.
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Of course, even we know that much.
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Plus, the fact that all his moves leading up to a shot
have to be exaggerated.
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In order to launch the ball
far away with his small frame,
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he has to make big moves
that produce enough kickback.
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Oh yeah. He always bends his knees
really far when he goes to make a shot.
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I've noticed that, too.
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The more exaggerated his moves are,
the more time he loses by making them.
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Say for example that Kurumatani
manages to shake his defender with a good drive,
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it would only take a second
for another defender
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to help by stepping into
the path of his shot.
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That's exactly why he is so fixated on mastering
the pull-up jumper, no matter what it takes.
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Again?! Should I go?
Should I step in to help?
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He was defending too high.
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I CAN FLY!
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It's not a shot?!
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How does he even think about
passing in that situation?!
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I'm not just gonna roll over
and let you keep screwing us like that!
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TAKE THIS!
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Okay!
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NOOOOO!
**[19:45] ---**
That was killer teamwork!
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Nice assist!
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Is jumping all you think about, dumbass?!
There are other ways to play the game than that!
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I thought I was gonna be totally free to nail that shot.
He made me panic for a sec.
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I knew it.
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Momoharu definitely has faster reflexes
than that other guy.
**[20:05] ---**
The little brother is named Momoharu, right?
He's got a good sense for the game, but...
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He's racked up some experience,
but it's not nearly enough to compare.
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If he seriously wants to
go toe-to-toe with Yakuma,
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then he's gotta be determined enough
to keep at this game for the rest of his life.
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Even though we've started to make baskets again,
it hasn't done anything to cut their lead.
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We have to do something big here.
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Pass it here.
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Is he smiling?
**[20:39] ---**
Or am I imagining things?
Well, in either case...
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It's strange. He looks so
composed from back here.
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Move! You're in my way!
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Black team's ball!
**[20:55] ---**
That was some nice defense, Fuwa!
**[20:56] ---**
That number #11 on the other
team is really impressive.
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He didn't slow down even a little bit
against Itoga's show defense.
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And it's even more impressive
that Fuwa managed to stop him.
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That's just how desperate they've gotten.
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Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
**[21:12] ---**
Jeez, what the hell is even happening now?
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Seriously, there's not a single damn thing
I can do out here.
**[21:18] ---**
The other team is way outta our league
and it's nearly impossible for me to even keep up.
**[21:22] ---**
What was I thinking, saying that I could
make up for my wrongs out on the court?
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I look so goddamn pathetic right now...
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Yasuhara!
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Pass it, Yasu!
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Don't touch me.
**[21:50] ---**
He just blew past Shiraishi...
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KITE!
**[22:17] ---**
I know that realizing dreams
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Is not an easy thing to accomplish, but
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Those who say it's impossible
from the beginning
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Can't see light with their eyes
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Up above in the sky are the fixed stars
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That always shine bright with life
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I can, too
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Taiyou runner with a heart burning at maximum
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Radiating the light of
revolution towards the goal
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Nobody can know the outcome
until the very last second
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I'll keep on running and improving
until I don't recognize myself
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Step 1! Focus on winning
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Step 2! Imagine the future
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Step 3! Just penetrate through at full power
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Ahiru no Sora
Next Time: Certain Proof
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Next time: "Certain Proof."