Mizutani Hayabusa, the first Olympic champion in the history of Japanese table tennis, did not idle after announcing his retirement, but also published a book in his free time to participate in various variety shows.
The name of Hayabusa Mizutani's book is "The Power to Fight Back, And You Must Have a Strong Spirit."
In the book, Hayabusa Mizutani details how he and Ito helped Japan win their first-ever Olympic title at the Tokyo Olympics.
In the book, Mizutani Falcon recalls how in the mixed doubles semi-final of the Tokyo Olympics, they staged a reversal in the decider, falling behind 2-9.
In the mixed doubles semi-finals of the Tokyo Olympics, Mizutani Hayabusa Ito took on the German duo of Francesca/Solja.
Before the game, many fans thought that this game was almost suspenseful, after all, Ito Mizutani Hayabusa had been working together for a long time, and the two people were more dominant in personal strength, and the cooperation was more tacit.
However, after the start of the game, the performance of the German combination greatly exceeded the expectations of the fans.
In the first set, Ito Mizutani Hayabusa won the first set with an 11-8 score, but from the second set, the German combination began to exert strength, and they easily pulled back two sets with 11-5 and 11-3 scores, and the big score came to 2-1.
The Ito Mizutani Hayabusa team also equalized the big score with color in the fourth set, 11-3, but in the crucial fifth set, the German combination won another set at 11-9 to lead 3-2.
Ito then won the sixth set again in a very passive situation, dragging the game into the decider.
Just when many fans thought that Ito Mizutani Hayabusa would win the game with a bang, but unexpectedly in the decider, Ito Mizutani Hayabusa had a bad start!
0-5！ Ito Mizutani Hayabusa actually started 0-5 behind in the decider, after which the German combination became more and more courageous, and soon the score came to 2-9, at this time Ito Mizutani Hayabusa was only 2 points away from the game.
However, in this case, Mizutani Hayabusa reveals in the book that he encouraged Ito At that time: Hold on! Don't give up!
Although Mizutani Hayabusa himself did not believe that he could turn the tables in a 2-0 situation behind, Mizutani Falcon firmly believed in believing in miracles, not giving up a glimmer of hope, and never giving up until the end.
Mizutani Hayabusa said that the game can never be given up until the end, this is his last Olympic Games, he can not give up in any way, and Ito Mimachi is still very young, there are many games to play in the future, and can not let Ito Mimachi develop the habit of giving up the game!
Therefore, Mizutani Hayabusa has always encouraged Ito Mimachi, you can, hold on a little longer! Ball by ball to fight, it doesn't matter, we still have a chance, until the last ball, we must still have a chance!
Hayabusa Mizutani said that at that time, he was not thinking about winning the game, but thinking about winning the point in front of him!
In this way, Mizutani Hayabusa encouraged Ito Mimako, and the two gradually chased the score to 6-9.
However, at this time, the German combination scored one more point to win the match point of the whole match 10-6!
And Ito Andi Hayabusa relied on the idea of never giving up, in the later matches, they saved 7 match points, and finally defeated the German combination with a 16-14 score reversal and broke into the mixed doubles final!
And it was the reversal of this semi-final, which also made Ito Mizutani More confident in the later final, in the final against Liu Shiwen Xu Xin, even after the first two games, the two fell behind 0-2, but still did not shake their determination to win!
In the decider with Liu Shiwen Xu Xin in the final, Ito Mizutani Hayabusa and the two fought more and more courageously, and the opening game won an 8-0 lead, at this time, many Chinese fans hope that Liu Shiwen Xu Xin can be like Ito Mizutani Hayabusa in the semi-finals, can not give up in the case of 2-9, tenacious reversal.
Unfortunately, however, our two athletes lacked the confidence to win like Ito Mizutani Hayabusa, which ultimately led to the Chinese team losing the inevitable mixed doubles gold medal.
And Japan's Ito Mizutani Hayabusa also helped Japanese table tennis win the first Olympic gold medal in history!
Objectively speaking, in the Tokyo Olympic Games, Ito and Mizutani Hayabusa did play more tenaciously and the technical and tactical execution was more resolute, while our two players, on the other hand, have always been known for their easy collapse in the big game, and finally lost the game in the final, which is not surprising at all!