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Practice won't help him!

I don't care!

21-7. Game, Tsukimoto.

Aw, sh*t!

Why?!

Why is it you and not me?!

I've tried!

Ten, a hundred, ten thousand

times harder than you have!

To impress Mr Kazama...

to beat Peco...

I've lived and breathed

table tennis!

So why is it you?!

You just don't have the talent.

What?!

That's all it is. It's nothing to

start screaming over.

You can go now.

Bye-bye.

Hey!

Where do you think

you're going?

Where do you think

you're going, I said!

Wherever the hell I want to!

Where am I going, huh?

Tell me!

Kazama

Rise to Buddha, old buddy.

Home it!

We were just warming up.

I asked for some better balls

to practise with, didn't I?

Oh, yeah... they're on order.

You said that last week.

Look, we can't spend the whole

club budget on you.

What else are we buying?

Hey, wait! Tsukimoto!

There's Peco!

Why don't you come any more?

Come and teach us!

Girls don't go for ping-pong players.

There's a guy

there who chops!

A chopper?

The guy with the glasses.

Smile?

Nope.

But an old friend's an old friend.

There!

Gee!

Idiot!

That chop wouldn't cut tofu.

You're right.

See? I'm teaching myself.

I'm totally impressed.

I had to drop out of school, but

I want to give it my best shot.

But this watch-and-wait

kind of game...

...just doesn't suit me.

Some birds can't fly.

Keep playing.

You've got the gift.

I'm talking about you, Peco.

Do I know you?

You've got an instinct

for the game.

Bullshit.

The fact is that you beat me,

and Smile beat you.

So do something about it.

Go screw yourself.

There are things

only a hack player knows.

I'll say this once.

Run till you puke blood.

Practise till you piss blood.

You'll feel better.

If you don't...

...you'll letdown the ones

who've always admired you...

...me and Smile.

Haven't seen him.

Coaching is more than just

teaching technique.

Aw, shuddup.

It's trial and error.

I've bust my ass over him.

That's why he took off.

If there's no love in it,

you'd better leave him alone.

Young man!

Don't do it, son.

It's not worth it.

I had a bad day at the track.

All I've got is 6O...

...but I'm not giving up.

What'll your parents think

if you die?

Die?

Yeah. You'll never amount

to anything if you're dead.

I'm not going to die.

No?

I'm going to fly.

Yeah? Great!

I can touch the moon

no problem!

That's the spirit!

Did I make you do that?!

Are you strong?

Taste iron in blood.

Hey, Peco...

...do you believe in heroes?

You're still here?

A coach isn't a coach...

...without a player.

Next time I kick your ass.

Now I remember...

...the one time...

...that Smile smiled.

This isn't a barber shop.

Show me again, will you?

Right from how you grip the racket.

5:
04... no good! Do it again!

Granny!

What?

I said 'from how you grip

the racket,' didn't I?

Yep.

When do I start hitting?

I've been running for two weeks!

Until you beat three minutes.

Do it again.

Nice day.

Don't you have...

...someone to pack you a lunch

on a sunny day like this?

I've got a girlfriend.

You don't have to be surprised

like that.

Wanna go out?

Tsukimoto!

Hey, Tsukimoto! Hi!

Isn't this fun, Mr Tsukimoto?

Are you having fun?

If you're having fun, smile!

I would if I was.

You would, huh?

Damn right!

Stop puking!

You'll hurt my feelings!

I'm your honey! Get up here

and put your arms around me!

Stop puking!

'Butterfly Joe'?

Yep. 30 years ago

he was one of the best.

Was he really good?

Not just good.

He was beautiful to watch.

No one could touch him. He was

the king of Japanese table tennis.

He was a shoo-in

for the national team...

But...

...I had a friend I'd hit against

ever since I could remember.

He was really good...

...but if we were both

in good shape...

...I'd beat him.

A knee injury...

They said to take

six months off.

So you defaulted?

I would have.

But it was my friend

who had the bad knee.

I don't get it.

You could've played him deep

then hit to his backhand.

Could you do that?

Would you take advantage

of a friend's injury...

...and risk ending his career?

Could you do that?

That was my last game.

Let's go.

Coach...

...I've always wanted

to ride that thing.

Well? Did I do it?

I did? I didn't?

Back to the dojo!

I did it!

Three minutes!

Am I awesome or what!

You're great.

We make a great couple!

I love you a whole bunch!

Here...

What you've been waiting for.

You're losing it, Granny.

There's rubber on the back, too.

I'm not losing it. That means

you can turn it over to hit.

I thought you'd forgotten.

We'd just come to the end of

last year's budget.

Plus I didn't know

where to order them.

Will you hit against me

for a bit?

You'd better ask Coach Koizumi.

The Inter-High's getting close.

I'll go easy.

These are good.

It's not the same.

Now for some spin...

Damn!

That's enough!

No!

Tsukimoto! Shouldn't you

be warming up?

Is he listening?

Is he listening?

You'll be late!

Who's my first game?

Don't leave on me

when you find out.

Why do I have to draw China first?

I seriously want to go home!

I'm not losing it.

Placement, control, speed...

...Tsukimoto's in another league.

Hmm?

Oh, Kong Wenge...

He's gotten better this year, too.

He's headed for the top.

I wonder...

He could lose here.

16-20.

Yes!

All right!

You remember?

The first time we played,

you didn't win a point.

Thanks, Kong.

I learned something from you.

You taught me how to fly.

There!

The back side!

Game! Hoshino!

That's my boy!

Check it out, China.

You might catch me in 300 years!

Hey! You're in a game.

Sorry.

Get a move on, will you?!

Hurry up, Muko,

or I'll leave you here!

Hey, Manabu... there's

a swimming tournament, too.

You can go jump in

with them, then.

What's the matter?

I just said there's swimming.

Swimmers have meets,

not tournaments!

I should've gone to Europe.

Sweden, or Germany...

But I chose Japan...

Say hello to Kazama.

Hoshino

Kong

I could cry...

What?

Did your friend win?

Hello, Mr Kazama.

It's Sakuma.

Sakuma Manabu.

I'm not going to let you...

...show up my school!

How have you been, Sakuma?

What?

I'm doing all right.

Mr Sanada never quits, does he.

If there's one guy he doesn't

want to lose to, it's Tsukimoto.

Sakuma...

...competition is there to show

who's best.

If you say so.

It doesn't matter who says so.

Now that I've quit table tennis

I finally understand...

...why you shut yourself away

in here.

Funny,huh?

Who do you play for, anyway?

Myself, of course.

You're kidding, of course.

If you mean that...

...I was wasting my time.

Be seeing you.

Sakuma!

Do you feel betrayed?

I sympathize.

What's the matter?

Have you got diarrhea?

There's more than diarrhea

drives a man to the toilet.

What do you mean?

Stay there.

I need to cry a little.

Game, set! Hoshino,

Katase High School.

Semifinal Hound

Game, set! Tsukimoto,

Katase High School.

You're in the final!

Way to go, Smile!

Uh... 'Tsukimoto'.

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