There were so many anime references by athletes in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, it’s awesome! Here are all the ones we could find:

“It’s about a kid that controls the wind, and he needs to control all different kinds of elements of nature in order to do something great, and I’m doing the same here. I need to be in tune with the wind and in tune with the water and everything around, and hopefully that leads me to something great.” -Kiran Badloe

“Yes, we know they are evil, but the Ginyu Force never missed.” -Team Italy

“Anime gave me comfort when I felt defeated. Anime gave me the fire to keep going. Because in anime, no one’s safe. The main character always loses. But the thing is, those characters lose and keep going, regardless of the failures. Those characters were exactly who I want to be like.” -Isaiah Champion Jewett

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