[from lilah fear's interview on the lilah jo show with jason brown]
LF: I’m sure everybody is dying to know what it’s like to train alongside the mystical creature and 2x Olympic champion, Yuzuru Hanyu. Tell us.
JB: Omg, well, one, he’s his own mystical creature, that’s for sure.

JB: When he’s on the ice he’s in his own world, he works so hard. You cannot take that away from him ever, his hard work and his ability to just stay at a task is unmatched. Yuzu is the type of person that will not stop until he gets it and if he doesn't get it on the session,

JB: he gets off, the zamboni goes, he gets back on the ice. It is very incredible to see, it's very motivating and inspiring. Another thing like if you ever watch him in practise at competition and he does a jump and it doesn't go quite right, he'll really internalise it and

JB: think through it [LF: amazing] and then he'll go and do it again and you really see that every single day. He's always taunting(?) himself and trying to better himself. He also has this unmatched confidence that I think is very rare but also kind of very prevalent in all of

JB: the greats of the sport like that he knows that he's the best, and he wants everyone to know that he's the best and he's going to live up to it. People either have that specific quality - I kind of think of it like now you know with Michael Jordan's special but it's kind of

JB: that idea that Michael wants to take that last shot. When there's one second left and it's a national champion buzzer beater on the line, he's like give me the ball, i'm making that shot and theres that quality I believe Yuzu has. He's wired in the sense that don't worry

JB: I got you coach...
LF: no question about it
JB: no question. For me, if you think it's the best for the team, I'll do it. Like, I'm also happy to assist in anyway I can, I'm happy to throw the ball to someone, happy to be a team player.. don't get me wrong, I love competition

JB: I love the drive, but if everythings on the line, i'm that type person like how can i help? it's a quality I really respect, and I think is amazing but I couldn't even imagine what it feels like to feel that way.

LF: You mention that sometimes after sessions Yuzu will give you a pep talk, so what's the best advice he's given you?
JB: It's a good question, sometimes he'll give me like technical advice so one of the things that Tracy and Brian really encourage at the rink is...

JB: that i think is great is that they really pick apart the good of everyone, so they'll say 'Jason, watch Yuzu's 4T take off, really watch it, study it, look at how good, this is what we're trying to emulate in your jump,' so then they'll be like 'Yuzu, watch how Jason emotes

JB: to this piece of music' or 'look at Jason's 3A take off' or whatever it might be, they're very big on pointing out what people do right. so, one of the cool things is when we get off the ice, even though we're really focused on what we're doing, theres also a component of

JB: you're trying to learn from others. from time to time, he'll come up to me and comment on what I did on that session and really, whether it's something I did well ['oh my gosh Jason, your 4S was looking so good' or 'Jason, keep working on X' or 'keep the follow-through']

JB: he's very supportive in that sense, and always before I go to an event he's always really supportive as far as you can do it, good luck.. every day before I leave.

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