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If I can't do it, I will work on it until I can. If I become able to do it, I will work on it until I can do it perfectly. If I become able to do it perfectly, I will work on it until I can do it perfectly any number of times.

— Yuzuru Hanyu Attributed

できなかったら、できるまでやる。できるようになったら、完璧にできるまでやる。完璧にできるようになったら、何度でも、完璧にできるまでやる。

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Annotation: It's unclear whether this quote is from Hanyu himself or based on a commercial script, but it's commonly attributed to him.

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