Shohei Ohtani and Other Amazing Harada Students (Part 2)
Shohei Ohtani and Other Amazing Harada Students (Part 2)
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Narrator: "Everything Japan can do to win the World Cup."
0:09-0:17
Narrator: "The mental training techniques of the Harada Method, which Uniqlo founder
Tadashi Yanai admires and Shohei Ohtani practices."
0:21-0:30
Narrator: "Setting goals and objectives, concrete actions for realization, writing positive words
daily... Last time, we explored the essence of self-management that promotes independence and
growth by writing these things down."
0:30-0:39
Narrator: "In the second half, we'll learn how to build a strong team using the Harada Method
from Takashi Harada, the creator of the method."
0:39-0:47
Narrator: "Praising and brainstorming, while limiting negative feedback to specific parts and
actions, and not denying the person's character."
0:47-1:00
Harada: "Praising because you won, and scolding because you lost... That's a little different.
You lost 3-2, but you scored 2 points."
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Harada: "You have to praise that too. Why are Japanese people so bad at praising?"
1:05-1:11
Harada: "Because they value humility as a virtue."
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Harada: "Yes."
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Harada: "The sports world is really bad at it."
1:11-1:26
Narrator: "Let's move on to the theme of the second half. Here it is: The Harada Method for
strengthening teams. The Harada Method is effective not only for strengthening individuals but
also for strengthening organizations."
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[Applause]
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[Music]
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Harada: "As you can see, there's a clear difference between good teams and bad teams."
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Katsumura: "Yes."
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Harada: "And what does that come from? It comes from the way of thinking of the players and
coaches. If you loosen that up with mental training, it will change..."
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Katsumura: "Yes. Yes."
2:02-2:12
Harada: "That makes the children like this and overwhelmingly makes the team sink. But if you
praise, encourage, and suggest, it will change completely. That's what it is."
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Narrator: "So, it's about changing the atmosphere of the team. That's mental training."
2:20-2:30
Narrator: "Doan Ritsu of the Japanese national team has shown the following idea about the
importance of mental strength: Shin (mind), Gi (skill), Tai (body) - 9:0.5:0.5."
2:30-2:41
Narrator: "He was able to score two goals in the important moments of the Qatar World Cup
because he continued to train his brain even during his off time."
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Katsumura: "That's amazing."
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Katsumura: "Yes."
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Harada: "Normally, you practice skills and formations, and you do strength training. But he has
this as well, so he has 10 in his hand."
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Harada: "That means that the remaining 9 is full of potential for growth."
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Katsumura: "Yes."
3:02-3:04
Harada: "Mr. Doan also..."
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Harada: "...I think that ratio came about as he gained experience."
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Katsumura: "Yes. Yes. Yes."
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Kakitani: "I relied too much on my skill, so I think it was about 1:9:1 as a soccer player."
3:20-3:39
Kakitani: "After hearing various stories and based on my own experience, I realized that when I
failed, it wasn't because my skills weren't good enough, but because my mind wasn't ready and I
wasn't prepared well enough. I realized that more when I finished my career."
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Kakitani: "Instead of thinking like that, I wanted to look at myself like Mr. An and realize that
those things are important and play."
3:49-3:51
Harada: "That's wonderful. And one more thing: life."
3:51-3:52
Katsumura: "Life."
3:52-4:05
Harada: "In the Shin-Gi-Tai-Seikatsu (mind-skill-body-life), Mr. Doan says that if you focus on
your feelings, exercise, meals, life, and improve your sleep and human relationships, your soccer
performance will improve even more."
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[Music]
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Narrator: "By the way, Mr. Katsumura, what do you think about Shin-Gi-Tai-Seikatsu?"
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Katsumura: "As I've gotten older, Shin has become a big part of it."
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Narrator: "Yes, it has. What about life?"
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Katsumura: "I have a family, so I put more and more energy into that side."
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Harada: "Yes."
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Katsumura: "I used to only think about myself."
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Narrator: "What about you?"
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Narrator: "For example, as an announcer, I thought that the skill aspect was more important
because I was required to have skills."
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Narrator: "But when I get nervous, I tend to speak too fast or stumble, so I realized that I need
to get my mind in order first, and then the skill is what's required. I understand that now."
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Harada: "Maybe you thought that the mind was..."
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Harada: "...about spirit and willpower."
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Katsumura: "Yes."
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Harada: "That's not it."
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Harada: "The mind has 12 elements, such as perseverance, fighting spirit, predictive ability,
judgment, decisiveness, and cooperation. There are 12 of these elements."
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Katsumura: "There are that many?"
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Harada: "Yes. There are. Mental trainers can now quantify clients and teams according to these
12 scales."
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Harada: "Isn't that interesting?"
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Katsumura: "Yes."
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[Music]
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Narrator: "The Harada Method strengthens teams by emphasizing mental strength. From here,
let's look at five specific training methods that are useful for companies and families."
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Narrator: "First, setting common goals and objectives."
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[Music]
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Harada: "If the players are all over the place, the energy won't increase. So, it's very important
to create goals and objectives as a team and then share them with everyone..."
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Harada: "We have to do this, but many Japanese companies have joined us, but unfortunately,
most of them don't do this properly."
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Katsumura: "Yes."
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Narrator: "Mr. Kakitani, do you have any examples of things that went well or were realized
because you set common goals and objectives during your active career?"
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Kakitani: "I think this is especially true for the recent one..."
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Narrator: "I see."
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Kakitani: "Of course, not only the 18 people but also the members who are not involved in the
game have to play the role of the opposing team..."
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Harada: "Yes."
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Harada: "It's not about whether you play or not, but about becoming one."
7:06-7:09
Kakitani: "It's easy to say, but I think it's difficult."
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Kakitani: "Especially for young people..."
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Katsumura: "Yes."
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Narrator: "Important goals and objectives for the team to face the same direction..."
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Harada: "The image in the human brain is made up of three elements: words, images, and
emotions."
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Harada: "The words are 'We will win and give courage and energy to the disaster victims and
the people of Japan.'..."
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Harada: "And one more thing is visualization."
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Harada: "Visualization is about creating an image..."
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Harada: "Everyone watches the video of their best plays 10 minutes before the game..."
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Narrator: "For example, motivation videos that raise the team's spirit..."
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[Music]
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Kakitani: "Rather than every game, we save it for important games..."
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Harada: "We've been doing that."
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Harada: "It's called the high point, the point of the best state."
9:07-9:16
Harada: "The low point is when you draw the last game..."
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Harada: "It's important to recreate yourself with the image of your best state..."
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Narrator: "Business people can do it too, right? The best present?"
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Harada: "It doesn't have to be an image..."
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Harada: "Snapshots are okay. Still images are okay."
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Harada: "You can take a picture of your pay stub..."
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Katsumura: "Oh, I see."
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Harada: "Oh, it's easy."
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Harada: "There are so many things you can do to raise yourself..."
9:54-9:55
Narrator: "Five mental training methods to strengthen teams."
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Narrator: "Next is stroke, which is about enhancing mutual recognition within the team..."
10:05-10:19
Narrator: "Sports teams also lack recognition..."
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Harada: "You lost 3-2, but you scored 2 points..."
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Harada: "There's existence recognition..."
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Harada: "But there are still some people in the Japanese sports world..."
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Harada: "In the world of psychology, we call that stroke..."
11:17-11:24
Narrator: "Why are Japanese people so bad at praising?"
11:24-11:35
Harada: "Because they value humility as a virtue..."
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Narrator: "The sports world is really bad at it."
11:38-11:47
Narrator: "Praise your teammates, shake hands..."
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Narrator: "The accumulation of these strokes..."
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Narrator: "In the recent game against Brazil..."
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Narrator: "...at halftime, when they were down by two points..."
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Narrator: "...the positive words of Doan and Minamino..."
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Harada: "The easiest way to do that is to have the captain or coach look at the diary..."
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Harada: "The number of people who do that has been increasing..."
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Narrator: "Such actions that benefit the other person are also called affirmative strokes..."
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Narrator: "By the way, Mr. Kakitani, what do you think about giving guidance with harsh
words?"
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Narrator: "Affirmative strokes that bring vitality..."
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Narrator: "By the way, Mr. Kakitani, what do you think about giving guidance with harsh
words?"
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Kakitani: "Is it okay?"
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Harada: "It's totally okay."
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Kakitani: "Oh, it's okay?"
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Harada: "It's totally okay. But if you understand the coach's thoughts and wishes..."
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Katsumura: "Yes."
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Harada: "...the relationship of trust is okay..."
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Katsumura: "Yes."
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Harada: "The captain forgot his uniform."
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Katsumura: "Yes."
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Harada: "And the coach said, 'Die! You're the worst! Quit! Go away!'..."
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Katsumura: "Yes. Yes."
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Harada: "It's okay to say, 'You can't be late...'"
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Harada: "But it's not okay to deny Kakitani's character..."
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Kakitani: "I feel sorry for giving harsh words..."
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Kakitani: "I think that it's better to say things..."
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Kakitani: "I should have been more assertive."
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Harada: "That's right. You're kind..."
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Harada: "Please, by all means, if you're going to become a coach..."
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Kakitani: "Sorry, I've decided not to become a coach."
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Harada: "No, please take this opportunity..."
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[Laughter]
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Katsumura: "Yes."
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Narrator: "Five mental training methods to strengthen teams."
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Narrator: "Next is self-talk..."
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Harada: "For example, we're filming this with four people today..."
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Harada: "That's because everyone who's participating..."
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Harada: "That's the first step of self-talk..."
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Harada: "Yes."
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Harada: "Create 50 negative words..."
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Harada: "That's what it is."
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Narrator: "For example, post 50 positive words..."
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Narrator: "Then, you'll start to be aware..."
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Narrator: "When your mind becomes positive..."
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Narrator: "This time, the second self-talk is internal self-dialogue..."
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Narrator: "Mr. Kakitani, when you were playing soccer..."
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Kakitani: "In my case, I would imagine my good play..."
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Kakitani: "So, when it turned out that way..."
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Harada: "That's 100 points."
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Harada: "Most people don't do that."
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Harada: "Unlike Mr. Kakitani..."
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Katsumura: "They don't think that?"
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Harada: "They don't think that. They think it's a fluke."
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Harada: "People with low self-efficacy..."
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Katsumura: "Really?"
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Harada: "That's right. That's right..."
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Harada: "That's the most important thing."
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Narrator: "What did you do when you failed?"
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Kakitani: "I would forget about it right away."
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Harada: "That's 100 points. 100 points."
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Kakitani: "I would forget about it right away."
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Harada: "When you fail, you erase it and move on..."
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Harada: "When you fail, most people worry..."
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Harada: "So, change the words..."
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Harada: "Change the dialogue with yourself..."
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Harada: "So, energy and confidence will rise..."
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Katsumura: "Yes."
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Narrator: "Five mental training methods to strengthen teams."
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Narrator: "The last is prediction and preparation."
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Harada: "For example, a junior high school girl came to me..."
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Harada: "I asked her how many hours of sleep..."
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Harada: "So, that girl sleeps at 9:00 PM..."
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Harada: "I asked her what time she usually sleeps..."
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Harada: "I asked her if she can sleep at 9:00 PM..."
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Harada: "I asked her what she's going to do..."
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Harada: "In order to be able to perform at your best..."
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Harada: "So, if you create everything..."
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Harada: "That's the most important thing."
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Harada: "It's the easiest place to get results."
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Kakitani: "Our seniors would train once..."
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Katsumura: "Yes."
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Narrator: "I think this is very useful for business..."
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Harada: "Yes, that's right."
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Narrator: "So, if you create an environment..."
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Harada: "It's better to think about what you would do..."
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Harada: "You have to put up a barrier..."
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Harada: "When a person's negative emotions..."
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Harada: "So, it's very important to have a technique..."
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Narrator: "The Harada Method promotes the independence..."
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Narrator: "There's only one thing. If all the players become [blank]..."
(Transript provided by George Trachilis, Certified Master Harada Coach - Canada & USA) In the last sentence above the [blank] means "such and such" it's for the team to figure our for themselves.
