“I always open my heart. If you don’t open your heart, you cannot absorb anything and it’s not interesting. The driving force for growth is to have an open heart‬.”

— Yuzuru Hanyu

Translation source: https://kaerb.tumblr.com/post/169666201799/i-always-open-my-heart-if-you-dont-open-your (user-translation) from 13 January 2018.
Annotation: This quote originates from an interview of the 2012/13 season. A variation can be found in the Japanese magazine Sports Graphic Number, issue no. 822, released on 7 February 2013.
Page: 25.
Original: (ja) いつも心を開いているんです。心を開いていなければ何も吸収できないし、おもしろくない。心を開くことが成長の原動力。

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