#it must take an enormous mental toll to have to worry about hwat ppl say and think about you on top of being an elite competitor. | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

stepffan · 2 years ago

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as much as i would like to see more banquet photos and shoma hanging out with the other skaters, if that's what he needs to do to stay focused on the skating and it helps keep away the competition stress of the "i need to win and fight and compete against others" mindset and then by all means i hope he continues what he's doing now, just focusing on himself and hanging out with his team of emotional support middle-aged men

#i read a twt the other day where someone complained about shoma being anti-social or stuckup for not hanging out w/ the others #but that's a really narrow way of thinking about it.#there may be a million and one alternative explanations for why he's doing what he's doing rn.#for one - what's publicized isn't necessarily everything that happens.maybe he is being social but is just being private about it #he's no longer a young skater who's obligated to appease the press and tell them everything or do social media pr #it's a necessary evil sometimes but no longer necessary for him.#remember when so many of his ''fans'' criticized him on nowvoice? for what? saying nice things about marin or not skating his fs at the ice #it must take an enormous mental toll to have to worry about hwat ppl say and think about you on top of being an elite competitor.#2- banquets are fun but they're also not ''skating.'' maybe he just wants to focus on his skating & not worry about that stuff.#shoma seems to be an introverted person and if banquets are more stress than they are fun i don't think he ought to attend.#he has his little circle of friends and ppl he cares about and i'm sure he's being social in his own way behind the scenes #he has unowan + shoma + gaming + demi yt channels. that's his way of being a ''public figure'' and it's valid #i wish more skaters could have that privilege of privacy; those who want it ofc.#as long as he's happy & being himself & enjoying skating. for what it's worth- his approach works! nothing but gold this gp szn.#that's what i want for him more than anything else.

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