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Should've posted this back in June but now is a better time. Like how it was for Ito, Hirano was the reason again for Odo's transformation. Similar to Zhang Rui's suggestion to DHK, Sakamoto's suggestion to Odo helped her overcome the bottleneck.
「上に勝つことだけを考えて練習してきた」大藤沙月、アジア選手権代表選考会優勝コメント
https://world-tt.com/blog/news/archives/188834
Odo: My mindset changed when my coach was replaced by Sakamodo (Ryusuke). I think I was able to win against my opponents in matches because of my mindset, so I think that's the biggest change.
-Please tell us how you specifically changed after Sakamodo took over as coach.
Odo: First of all, I changed my playing style from defensive to offensive. When I start attacking, I make mistakes and get scared, but I was able to practice by thinking, "I made a mistake, but it was a good lesson."
-Changing your style means destroying everything you've built up until now, so were you not worried about that?
Odo: Yes, I was, and I also changed my racket and rubber at that time, so there was a time when I couldn't win. But I practiced with the sole focus on beating higher-ranked players, so I'm glad that it led to these results.
-When did you start changing your style?
Odo: After the All-Japan Championships (in January), so in February.
-What specific racket and rubbers did you change to?
Odo: The racket is the same inner (special material) type, but I changed from one that feels like you're holding the ball to one that feels like you're bouncing it, and I changed the rubber from one that's easy to block to one that you have to hit yourself to get the ball in.
-Did you change your equipment on the advice of Coach Sakamodo?
Odo: Yes. I had been thinking about changing it for a long time, but then the All Japan Championships came around and I wanted to win, so I went in as I was, and I lost to Hirano (Miu). That's when I felt like I had made the decision.
-I heard that you were depressed for a while, but how do you feel about getting from there to where you are now?
Odo: I didn't want to, but I just kept practicing attacking, and it's taken shape in the last three or four months, and I'm really happy to be able to represent Japan in the Asian Championships.
- With this victory, you have been selected as a representative for the Asian Championships, and up next is the World Championships. How do you want to compete?
Odo: The current Japanese women's players are all very strong, so I want to keep up with them and get stronger, achieve results at the World Championships, and aim for the next Olympics.
- Are you inspired by the fact that there are so many strong players in your generation?
Odo: Yes, that's right. Yokoi is also nearby, so we're working hard and competing with each other.
- What did you think of the players of your generation playing in Busan and Durban (at the World Championships)?
Odo: At the time (at the Durban tournament), I felt that I wasn't at that level yet, and all I wanted was to get stronger. But I didn't have the opportunity to do so, and I think that changed when Coach Sakamodo came to me.
「上に勝つことだけを考えて練習してきた」大藤沙月、アジア選手権代表選考会優勝コメント
https://world-tt.com/blog/news/archives/188834
-What was the factor that allowed you to become more positive?
Odo: My mindset changed when my coach was replaced by Sakamodo (Ryusuke). I think I was able to win against my opponents in matches because of my mindset, so I think that's the biggest change.
-Please tell us how you specifically changed after Sakamodo took over as coach.
Odo: First of all, I changed my playing style from defensive to offensive. When I start attacking, I make mistakes and get scared, but I was able to practice by thinking, "I made a mistake, but it was a good lesson."
-Changing your style means destroying everything you've built up until now, so were you not worried about that?
Odo: Yes, I was, and I also changed my racket and rubber at that time, so there was a time when I couldn't win. But I practiced with the sole focus on beating higher-ranked players, so I'm glad that it led to these results.
-When did you start changing your style?
Odo: After the All-Japan Championships (in January), so in February.
-What specific racket and rubbers did you change to?
Odo: The racket is the same inner (special material) type, but I changed from one that feels like you're holding the ball to one that feels like you're bouncing it, and I changed the rubber from one that's easy to block to one that you have to hit yourself to get the ball in.
-Did you change your equipment on the advice of Coach Sakamodo?
Odo: Yes. I had been thinking about changing it for a long time, but then the All Japan Championships came around and I wanted to win, so I went in as I was, and I lost to Hirano (Miu). That's when I felt like I had made the decision.
-I heard that you were depressed for a while, but how do you feel about getting from there to where you are now?
Odo: I didn't want to, but I just kept practicing attacking, and it's taken shape in the last three or four months, and I'm really happy to be able to represent Japan in the Asian Championships.
- With this victory, you have been selected as a representative for the Asian Championships, and up next is the World Championships. How do you want to compete?
Odo: The current Japanese women's players are all very strong, so I want to keep up with them and get stronger, achieve results at the World Championships, and aim for the next Olympics.
- Are you inspired by the fact that there are so many strong players in your generation?
Odo: Yes, that's right. Yokoi is also nearby, so we're working hard and competing with each other.
- What did you think of the players of your generation playing in Busan and Durban (at the World Championships)?
Odo: At the time (at the Durban tournament), I felt that I wasn't at that level yet, and all I wanted was to get stronger. But I didn't have the opportunity to do so, and I think that changed when Coach Sakamodo came to me.
