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Yuta Watanabe

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[Wikipedia] Yuta Watanabe is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Chiba Jets Funabashi of the B.League. He played college basketball in the United States for the George Washington Colonials, becoming the first Japanese-born student athlete to secure an NCAA Division I basketball scholarship. He wa

Quotes by Yuta Watanabe

In my junior year, I became one of the best defenders on my team, and as the years go by my confidence…

Best

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Madison Square Garden is one of the greatest arenas in the world.

Garden

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Basketball definitely helped, because even though I couldn't speak English, I was able to spend a lot of time with my teammates,…

Basketball

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It's important to strengthen my body while also improving my shot. Shooting and defense are how I'll make my living, so those…

Body

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My dream is to play someday in the NBA.

Dream

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I just play hard on the defensive end. For me, being a good defender is someone who plays very hard on defense…

Defender

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When I came to America, I had some surprises at first, but I could soon adjust.

Adjust

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Because I did well at the prep school, I got to have more options as some different universities gave me offers.

Me

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I'm just really excited about my future and I'm really looking forward to taking challenges... and I just can't wait to start.

Challenges

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I don't really feel any pressure. I can control only what I can control.

Control

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Baseball is the biggest sport in Japan, then soccer, and basketball is... People don't really care about basketball.

Baseball

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'The Memphis Grizzlies' are always a great defensive team and defense is one of my strengths, so I think that's one thing…

Always

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I like school. Actually, I don't really like it.

Actually

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I like people to be loyal.

Like

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As for my shooting, I really think that what I've done since I was little really paid off. That's become one of…

Come

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In the NBA, you have a better diet and strength coaches to make you better physically. And the number of coaches, it…

Better

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I'm a basketball player first and foremost. So I want to put basketball above everything else.

Ball player

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I just want to keep working hard. I just want to keep improving myself. And I just want to prove people that…

Game

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I didn't know if I would be good enough to play for an American college team. But I wanted to try.

American

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I'd play every position when I was in elementary school and junior high. I was playing as guard, too.

Elementary school

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