What's the gist of what was said here? Seems like they went over a lot in the interview
He talked a lot about the stress he was under, how everything he did was under a microscope, all sorts of conspiracy theories like how he's not getting along with someone else or whatever. He tried to take his mind off of things by going to a concert (I think he's referring to the Taylor Swift one) and even that got blown out of proportion. He felt very violated and shaken when the break-in incident happened (a fan broke into his hotel room and stole his underwear). He said he didn't know fame came with so much else besides just pressure to perform.
He said that he felt the worse in 2023, where he went through a real rough patch. The new WTT points system meant he had to play very often to maintain his rankings, and that every match was important for Olympics selection especially in a shortened 3 year course. He'd be leading 2-0 and then lose the match, because he'd hear something random like a camera shutter and suddenly feels that he no longer wanted to finish the match. He talked to specialists as well as teammates, it seems like other people aren't suffering the same way he did.
Before the Harimoto match in the Olympics he couldn't sleep well, woke up at 3AM. He said that whereas before he'd be mad at himself, like "why can't I even rest now?" But that day he decided to just go with it. He stayed up and watched a Real Madrid game (he's a big fan), saw Kroos retiring after the match. He felt inspired, and he wanted to go out like Kroos. He played a great match against Harimoto the next day, never thinking that he'd lose, and he didn't.
