English translation:
Tomorrow
March
16, 2015
Tomorrow,
I will undergo right ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction.
A
tendon in my right wrist will be transplanted into my elbow.
It
will take one year to make a comeback.
Looking back, in elementary school, junior high, and high school, I had a low
tolerance for pain, and I was physically susceptible to injury.
Still, I entered professional baseball in 2005, and I think I have thrown a lot over
the past ten years.
Until
the middle of my second year as a professional, I was physically and mentally
weak, but
I was able to notice various things. That allowed me to be creative, which in turn let me arrive where I am today.
I was able to notice various things. That allowed me to be creative, which in turn let me arrive where I am today.
What
supported me through all of that was my body, and my right arm in particular.
The
various appearances I have shown fans were all made possible by this right arm.
Tonight
is the last time I will spend together with my right elbow ligament.
It
makes me sad, but I have no regrets.
It
brought me to this amazing place I am in, so I am truly grateful and nothing
else.
At
the same time, I feel that something is ending inside me.
When
the surgery is over, something will have ended, and I think that something new will
start.
This
surgery does not come with a 100% guarantee of recovery.
There
is a possibility that I will not be able to return.
However
– and this is not false bravado – I have no anxiety or fear.
When
I was twenty, I decided something.
That
something is: “So that I can accept the end, whenever it may come, I will not compromise
in anything.”
I
have kept my word on this every day of my life since then.
That’s
why I have no regrets in my life in baseball up to now.
Naturally,
I want to return and perform for the fans, so I will give my best effort while
trying out various things.
However,
my honest feeling right now is that I am calm and I am only looking positively
toward the future.
The
next “Yu Darvish” you see may be stronger than what you’ve seen. He may be
weaker.
Whatever
that “result” turns out to be, I will never compromise in the “process” called
rehabilitation on the way to that “result,” and I am not going to have this
surgery for nothing.
It’s
too early to tell whether this is “the beginning of Yu Darvish” or “the end of
Yu Darvish.”
However,
I feel certain that it will lead to “advancement of the baseball world,” which
is a world that I love.
I am
truly grateful to everyone who has rooted for me.
I
will do my best with the surgery tomorrow.
If
there is a next life, I want to be born with this ligament again.
Thank
you for everything up to now. (^^) [smile emoticon]
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