体坛英语资讯：Japans Kitazono relishing comparisons with gymnastics legend
<p><span word="BUENOS">BUENOS</span> <span word="AIRES">AIRES</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 9-- <span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="gymnast">gymnast</span> <span word="Kohei">Kohei</span> <span word="Uchimura">Uchimura</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Takeru">Takeru</span> <span word="Kitazono">Kitazono</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="fluster">fluster</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="strives">strives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Buenos">Buenos</span> <span word="Aires">Aires</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kohei">Kohei</span>," <span word="the">the</span> 15-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comparisons">comparisons</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="compatriot">compatriot</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="well">well</span>."</p><p><span word="Kohei">Kohei</span> <span word="Uchimura">Uchimura</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="gymnasts">gymnasts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 29-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="and">and</span> 10 <span word="world">world</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distinguished">distinguished</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="gymnastics">gymnastics</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007.</p><p><span word="Kitazono">Kitazono</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Uchimura">Uchimura</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inspiration">inspiration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carve">carve</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="career">career</span>, <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>," <span word="Kitazono">Kitazono</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="footsteps">footsteps</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>."</p><p><span word="Kitazono">Kitazono</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Buenos">Buenos</span> <span word="Aires">Aires</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pommel">pommel</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="relishing">relishing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="venue">venue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="competed">competed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arena">arena</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="before">before</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="nerves">nerves</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="marched">marched</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>.</p>
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