Watanabe Yuta nearly cursed when he heard the reporter's question.
How did he feel?
What did the reporter think?
Try losing by 111 points and see how you feel.
But according to the rules for interviews, he couldn't curse out loud. He could only shake his head, glance at the reporter, and say coldly:
"No comment."
During China Team's interview afterward, a Japanese reporter asked Wang Yi:
"You were already leading by 80 points at the end of the third quarter. Why did you still put your five-defender lineup on the court in the fourth? Surely you could have held back a little. You wouldn't have had to let the lead grow to more than 100 points. I feel like you showed Japan Team absolutely no respect. After all, China has an old saying: 'Leave a little room for others, and you'll meet again someday.'"
Faced with that question, Wang Yi glanced at the reporter and immediately recognized him as Japanese.
The guy was stirring up trouble again.
Wang Yi answered him with just one sentence: "In competitive sports, giving it your all is the greatest respect you can show your opponent!"
The Japanese reporter who had tried to provoke him was left speechless.
The room erupted in applause.
After Wang Yi finished the press conference and returned to the locker room, his phone rang.
Miyakawa Maya's voice came from the other end.
There was a hint of complaint and reproach in her voice. "You were way too ruthless."
Wang Yi answered with a smile, "Can't be helped. When enemies meet, they see red."
Miyakawa Maya continued to chide him. "So does that mean you'll be just as ruthless with me?"
Wang Yi laughed and joked, "You've got it wrong. I couldn't bring myself to lay a hand on you."