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The B-League Championship is in its final round today. The play of many players, including Yuki Togashi, has created enthusiasm.
In the 5th year since its establishment, the B League has created a large market and is extremely popular with fans. It was Takehiko Orimo, the president of Levanga Hokkaido, who supported the dawn.
A man who set an unprecedented record of 10,000 points until he retired in May of last year (2020) in 29 years as a player, he left a basketball club in Hokkaido until he borrowed more than 200 million yen. He is also a man.
A topical book written by Orimo, “Even if 99% regret it.]The third time, which introduces the philosophy that spells out the suffering as a player and president in all four times. (JBpress)
Why did the best basketball player of the 2nd generation choose a weak club?
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Leaving the company and “contract player”
It was the still weak business team “Toyota Motor” at that time that chose the course with the signboard of Incare victory and MVP.
“If you don’t take any action, this team won’t change.”
I had to take action, including showing my seriousness.
It was necessary to add a button every day when I was working on the company with half-hearted feelings.
Above all, the job didn’t suit me. Looking around, professional baseball players and newborn J-League players played and were praised in the gorgeous stadium.
On the other hand, even if I play the same sport, I am an employee. There is no off after the season is over. Do the job of the company. However, if you become a professional, you should be free to use your time without losing time to work.
The path had already been decided within me.
I will play only basketball ──.
Immediately after making the decision, I filed a retirement notice with my boss. I haven’t stopped playing basketball at Toyota. He terminated his employment contract as an employee and had him re-contract as a “contract employee who only plays basketball.”
So-called “contract player”. In fact, it was like becoming a professional player, an unusual attempt in the Japanese basketball world.
I really wanted to be a pure professional player.
However, Japan is still in the midst of a recession caused by the bursting of the bubble economy. There were also things like “corporate image” and “public body”, which were forgotten.
The contract is annual and only basketball results are reflected in the salary assessment. You can raise your salary depending on your success. You can use your time freely.
On the other hand, it also meant that if I couldn’t play an active role as a player, I would always get fired.
But I wasn’t worried. Rather, I wasn’t thinking about anything ahead.
He even took action, driven by the desire to “somehow change Toyota’s basketball club and this life full of discomfort.”
“At that time, focus on that time and how to overcome it”
This stance hasn’t changed since then.
In the first year of “leaving” and the third year of joining Toyota Motor Corporation, the team’s condition has improved little by little.
At that time, I was immovable in the No. 1 position in the Japanese scoring ranking. The team was also assigned the role of the so-called ace, the first option of the attack.
5th place in the 3rd year. Second place in the fourth year. That’s why it was even worse. Moreover, I am fighting as a contract player. Despite being needed by the team as a basketball player, they have not been able to achieve the “best” results.
Some of them seemed to get used to losing.
“No, it’s impossible, this kind of basketball life”
“If I don’t win, my salary won’t go up.”
The thoughts hidden in my heart took action as impatience and irritation. However, at that time, the hierarchical relationship was still absolute. It was inevitable to make a statement directly to my seniors.
It’s about the fifth year.
The seniors who were playing as the main players when I joined the company were beginning to retire, and I was also proud of myself having achieved reasonable results.
There is no choice but to change here.
I took action again.
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