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Injuries accumulated along with my career and the mentality to overcome them
Celeina: In addition to speed, you also have power, but don’t you get injured a lot?
Nakai: That’s right.
Celeina: I heard that Mr.Nakai broke his collarbone a month ago, is this the 6th time?
Nakai: This is the 6th time for my collarbone alone, but if I were to include my whole body, I would have to ask the doctor. Actually, I came back from France for surgery and rehabilitation.
Takano: Do you have no fear?
Nakai: It has sprouted a little bit recently.
Celeina: On the contrary, now?
Nakai: When I was a child, I was naughty and rode like “I ain’t afraid. These days, rather than the fear of falling, the fear of not being able to ride BMX for a period of time due to falling is starting to show up a bit.
Takano: So that courage is also a point in the race, right?
Nakai: That’s right. Each course has its own characteristics, and you have to conquer them quickly, but there are also some scary jumps. That’s why there are a lot of athletes who can’t make the jumps during practice. But there, I had to control my feelings and make the jumps.
Celeina：That’s strong. So it’s all about the heart. Now, I would like to send one song around here. I asked Mr. Nakai to choose a song that we would all like to listen to together at this time. Please start with the reason for the song selection.
Nakai: I chose “Hold On” by Good Charlotte because rock music from this era is often played at BMX competitions, and also because this song has given me courage.
