Chapter 266 Flames of determination
Hiro's words run amuck inside his head, making him forget about the joy of victory he was feeling a moment ago.
Lost in deep thoughts, he couldn't even bring himself to deny Hiro's words. Afterall the words spewed out of Hiro's mouth were all true facts and no matter how much he wanted to deny them, he couldn't.
Hiro's words were like quicksand, gradually dragging him inside.
Whirlpool of thoughts started to appear inside his head as he kept thinking, 'It totally makes sense. We've barely qualified for the worldcup. Our struggle only begins now'
Finally he realised how much of an ignorant he had been. He and his other teammates were blinded by their superficial victory.
Their hardship hadn't finished. Infact it had only started.
As realisation dawned upon him, he finally opened his mouth, "Then what will we do Hiro? Should we start preparing right away?"
His voice a little deeper than usual contained a glint of understanding. Shun genuinely wanted to tackle the aforementioned problem by Hiro.
Shun's genuine intentions touched Hiro. He felt like his words weren't wasted in vain. Thus Hiro slightly lifted the corner of his lips and eased his tensed brows.
Hiro then softened his tone a little while letting out a subtle chuckle, "Haha.. For now let them enjoy. They've all earned this victory. But we need to increase our effort after celebrating for a while"
Having such conversations, two of them then continued to converse for a long time while their teammates continued their celebration.
Totally unaware of the conversation taking place right under their nose, players of Japan u17 national team freely celebrated their victory by having a feast without any worries.
But one thing changed after that conversation- Shun's vision broadened.
The night quickly passed and as the first ray of the sun broke through the sky and illuminated the east horizon, dawn arrived.
Faced with his question, Hiro rolled his eyes away from him before rolling them back to him again, "You too know it Shun"
Saying such, Hiro finished his ambiguous answer with a smile.
Shun who was still gasping for breath found it hard to comprehend. Thus he displayed a perplexed expression.
'How would I know?' He thought while looking at Hiro with a question above his head.
As Hiro lowered his body to put on his cleats, he mumbled casually, "Practice Shun. The more you practice the better you become"
It wasn't a mystery to the people present around Hiro that Hiro took practices very seriously.
Most of the time he'd arrive early before everybody and leave late. And even when there wasn't any practice session organised by the team, he'd practice by himself.
He was like a training maniac who loved torturing his body. And most people in his club had already started calling him by that nickname behind his back.
Like who'd even want to torture their body when they're not required to?
There's a saying that goes by, "Hardwork beats talent". But what if talented people work hard too?
Then will it be possible for any normal people to catch up to them? The answer to that question is yes.
Although some people are born innately talented. As long as one keep up his dedication and doesn't sway away from his path whilst still working hard, even a normal person with average talent can outperform a talented person.
Talent will find it's way to you as long as you remain disciplined and work hard.
Even in football, most of the time talented players only stay at limelight for a while, while hardworking players remain at the limelight for the long run.
There are countless people who strive to become professional. Wouldn't there be many talented players among them?
But not many of those talent can overcome the temptation of procrastination and greed. And only those who remain consistent till the end find themselves in the spotlight.