Leo Vendrame is bravely aiming for a goal in the 2011 National High School Championships in Akita Prefecture.Pulled the team as an ace and won the championship
“I will do my best every day so that I can say that I have grown better than yesterday.”
Born in Fukuoka prefecture. I’ve been playing basketball since the third grade of elementary school. “Basketball Kingdom” Fukuoka’s powerful high school did not speak to him and entered Nobeoka Gakuen High School, which participated in the practice session. Again, we face a harsh reality. The level of classmates is high, and 5 out of 8 people have been on the bench with their seniors since the summer of 1st year. On the other hand, I was a luggage number and a record clerk.
However, the rebellious spirit was stronger than anyone else. “In order to play a game, you have to work harder than other people,” he said, devoting himself to staying and practicing on holidays. Daiki Iwata (27), a classmate in Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture, said, “At first, I didn’t have much impression because my body was thin, but I thought I was practicing from about 5 o’clock in the early morning and making an effort.” I look back.
“I had high athletic ability and shooting ability, but I didn’t have enough experience. I worked hard, became familiar with the team in a short period of time, and developed my talents one by one,” said Junichiro Kitago, the director at the time. Mr. (78) = Daimyoji, Ebino City. Vendrame, who has improved his breakthrough ability by practicing cutting under the ring against a foreign student who is 2 meters tall, has improved his strength at a stretch from around the fall of 1st year. In the third year, he achieved “three high school crowns” as an ace. “I was blessed with the members. I was supported by Director Kitago who felt the growth firmly,” he said.
The 2019 World Cup was rejected in the final selection. Looking back on my first year of high school, I made a restart in Tokyo. “Even in high school, I chose to grow forward without rotting. I will do my best every day so that I can proudly say,’I was able to grow better than yesterday.'” This spirit led to becoming a representative.
All three teams competing in the first league, including Spain, are superior. “I will fight with all my strength without being bearish. I want to play in a way that impresses me in the midst of the corona.”
(From the paper dated July 26, 2021)
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