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00:30I'm sorry, but please let me hit it three more times.
00:39Three more balls.
00:48Golf is a sport where you fight against yourself.
00:52Wow!
00:53That's fast!
00:54Woo!
00:57Momoko Ueda has been running the first race for 20 years since her debut.
01:05Tour 2-3-17 is not easy.
01:11Yeah!
01:14I've been doing this for a long time.
01:182016.
01:21This is also a long time.
01:25How many years has it been?
01:27Iron?
01:28It's been 16 years, so it's been about 7 years.
01:32I've been getting more and more scars.
01:34I don't have a groove in my face anymore.
01:38I changed this year.
01:41Even if I change it this year, I'll get a scar like this.
01:43I only practice number 9.
01:46From Japan, please welcome Momoko Ueda!
01:52A form that makes you fall in love with the T-ground.
01:57The strength of the Makenki is one-to-one.
02:02Until recently, she has maintained a top-class position.
02:11Even in the world of women's professionals, where too many young players appear,
02:16The feeling of being loved as an older sister is unique.
02:28She has won four times from 2019 to 2022 alone.
02:37Her ability is not known.
02:47The applause is still popular.
03:01I started interviewing in June last year.
03:0437-year-old birthday.
03:07I'll do my best. Thank you.
03:11To be honest, it's a lie to say that I've never thought about retirement.
03:20I had a training camp with Aichi.
03:22I remember consulting a lot at that time.
03:26So I've been thinking about retirement for about 10 years.
03:32I've been doing it so far.
03:35Of course, my body is tight.
03:38But that was when I was young.
03:40It's old.
03:42I feel like my heart is moving my body.
03:47In the end, I think I'll be able to do something about it.
03:50But in the past two years,
03:53The championship was far away.
04:00It won't end like this.
04:21I'll keep interviewing until I win.
04:24That's how I came to understand.
04:29Please.
04:31I want to show you that I've definitely won.
04:37I'm really doing it to win.
04:42Enthusiasm and guts.
04:45Momoko Ueda, who claims to be behind the times.
04:50One period in her golf life.
04:54Night.
05:00Athletes who are passionate about practice.
05:02Last year, the summer of motion was also necessary for running.
05:10After sweating a lot.
05:14Training to train the pelvis and lower body.
05:25Ito Hisashi, a trainer, has been training for 16 years.
05:35He made his debut in the opening game in Thailand.
05:38But he didn't last long.
05:44How to connect the power of the lower body in front of you to the upper body.
05:50That's the challenge.
05:57When I say I'll do it, I'll do it with full power.
06:00I'm going to be accurate.
06:02I realized it hurt when I realized it.
06:05That's right.
06:07And when you get tired, your neck hurts.
06:10That's the only thing I'm going to pay attention to.
06:19That was when I was 21 years old.
06:23At the Mizuno Classic, the official tournament of the American women's tour.
06:27He sunk a par 5 hole in just two cups.
06:30It also made the world go crazy.
06:41You're the best!
06:48Come to think of it, this year was also the year of the youngest prize queen.
06:57I'm so happy to have won such a big tournament.
07:00I'm glad my experience so far has not been in vain.
07:05Anyway, it was lively.
07:09I think I was doing it with that kind of mentality.
07:14Now I'm half confident and half anxious.
07:20I used to be able to communicate unconsciously.
07:25Now I'm conscious of communicating and moving.
07:31I'm doing my best to be conscious of what I was doing unconsciously.
07:39There are many brilliant victories.
07:43If you keep struggling, you'll feel better.
07:49Haruyuki Tsujimura, who is said to be a great coach,
07:52sought a basic review.
07:57That's why the head doesn't come.
08:01Concentrate on your feet.
08:03Put pressure on your feet and swing.
08:08That's it.
08:15Hinako Shibu and Yuuri Yoshida have been coaches for 11 years.
08:25The footwork here is definitely more stable.
08:28The weight of the shot ball has changed completely.
08:38The sound is good.
08:39The impact is long.
08:50That's good.
08:53You just wanted to say that, didn't you?
08:57You wanted to leave a good impression.
08:58I have to say it now.
08:59When can I say it?
09:00This year is the best.
09:03It is difficult to win if there is nothing to compensate for the lost youth,
09:09such as the competitive strength that once made the surroundings growl,
09:13and the incredible concentration.
09:20My family is Kumamoto.
09:24Your face is glaring.
09:26You look like your father.
09:29They asked us to look for old photos.
09:32You look like me.
09:35I was better.
09:36I always wore these sunglasses in junior high school.
09:39I was able to study sports.
09:42I didn't study much.
09:44I didn't study much this year, so I don't think I've seen anything like it.
09:48I didn't do anything other than weight training.
09:51Let's fix it.
09:53I'm not good at weight training.
09:55I'm not good at it.
09:58You don't have that image.
10:01Basically, I'm always worried.
10:06I'm the type of person who always thinks.
10:10That's how I feel.
10:15I wish I could make it a little easier.
10:18So, rather than trying to come back here,
10:25I feel like I can't make it.
10:30I feel like I can't make it.
10:36My hair won't come down.
10:39Ueda, who is looking for a place to live, has a weak point.
10:43Is it a place with a small number of people?
10:50The Japanese Women's Open was held last fall.
10:53She has never won a major event in the past 17 wins.
11:04The first day, a high start between the top and bottom.
11:11She dropped to 17th place on the second day.
11:14On the third day, she climbed to 6th place.
11:19And the final day.
11:24Last year, the final day of the Japanese Women's Open.
11:40Ueda suffered a difficult course.
11:54In the end, she was 8th place between the top and bottom.
12:03On this day, Ueda said as follows.
12:09This year, this result is my current position.
12:14I have to recognize it firmly and do my best again.
12:23She was nervous, but her expression was fierce.
12:34The night she finished the final round of the season in Miyazaki.
12:41Her performance was not good.
12:44She was in a bad mood.
12:50She had a meeting with Ryuzaburo Nioka, who is in charge of the caddy.
13:00I think the level of the Japanese tour is quite high now.
13:05I don't know what to say.
13:10I think the level of the Japanese tour is high in terms of technique.
13:14Young players now are good at branding themselves.
13:22I think they are smart.
13:26They don't waste their time.
13:29For example, when they enter the forest,
13:32they say,
13:35we are aiming for a gap from anywhere.
13:40But they give up quickly.
13:43They can't do this anymore.
13:46Instead, they are very good at what they can do.
13:50I feel that they are very organized.
13:54I'm just looking at it from the outside.
13:57Moreover, Momo-chan,
14:00when she is told that she can't do this,
14:03she is surprised.
14:08She is really an old-fashioned person.
14:11I don't know if it's good or bad.
14:14I think it's good.
14:17Maybe that's why she can do it now.
14:20I don't know.
14:23I might have won a little more.
14:26I might have won a little more.
14:31I want to win the match in front of me.
14:37I will do my best.
14:40I'm serious.
14:43I want to win.
14:46I'm not fighting for the championship.
14:49I'm serious.
14:52Thank you very much.
14:56Thank you very much.
14:59Thank you very much.
15:02Thank you very much.
15:10It's summer this year.
15:13Ueda entered the camp a week earlier than usual.
15:26While keeping the rhythm to the sound of the pulse,
15:30she keeps practicing.
15:47The amount of practice is increasing year by year.
15:57It's hard.
16:10On the other hand,
16:13she gives advice to her juniors on the course.
16:19When the wind is strong,
16:22I feel like I'm going to hit it.
16:24I feel like I'm going to hit it.
16:27When I'm in the woods,
16:30when I'm in a narrow place,
16:33I don't do this much.
16:36I just hit it and let it go.
16:39If I practice like that,
16:42I think I'll get the image.
16:46I've been doing it a lot.
16:49I've been a professional for 20 years.
16:52I didn't think I'd do it for 20 years.
16:56But I'm still going to do it.
17:00If you ask me what the real strength of Momoko is,
17:04I've failed many times.
17:07I've failed many times.
17:10But I think that's where I'll get back up
17:14after 10 counts and 9 counts.
17:17The time has come for the athlete
17:20to give way to a new generation.
17:23At that time,
17:26what kind of back can you show?
17:30Oh, again.
17:33I forgot.
17:36I don't know why,
17:39but every time I raise my back,
17:42I concentrate.
17:44She said something unexpected.
17:49I want to win someday.
17:52But even if I don't win,
17:55I think it's okay because I'm enjoying it.
17:58I feel like that.
18:01There are contradictions.
18:04I don't have to win.
18:07It's not the end of my life if I don't win.
18:10But I want to win.
18:14Do you like competitions?
18:17Do you like it?
18:20It's fun, isn't it?
18:23It's fun,
18:26but isn't it cruel?
18:29It's tough.
18:33This season, she's in her 20th year as a professional.
18:38She didn't qualify last year,
18:40but she fell four times in August.
18:55In November, she had two matches left.
18:58She said she wanted to meet him.
19:05Her determination to pull herself out of the first round
19:07was posted on her Instagram.
19:17If I can express my gratitude,
19:20it's okay for me.
19:23At worst,
19:26I feel like I'm like myself
19:29even if there is a little mischief.
19:38Yes.
19:48I'm going to try to stop
19:51the foot that has been running with courage.
19:56Thank you very much.
20:07Sunday, a month ago.
20:12I thought it was now.
20:15It was around the end of the major.
20:18It's pretty recent, isn't it?
20:21That's right.
20:24I was going to prepare a lot,
20:27and I was thinking about
20:30whether I could win again this year.
20:33At that time,
20:37what was it?
20:40Now,
20:43I feel like I've done my best.
20:47To be honest,
20:50it's been about 28 years since I became a professional.
20:53More?
20:56It's been about 28 years since I was 10 years old.
20:59I only know the world of golf.
21:01I don't know much about it.
21:04As a woman,
21:07as a member of society,
21:10I want to be able to live
21:13in society.
21:16I've been working hard,
21:19so I think it's time
21:22to look back.
21:25But to be honest,
21:28I don't know what people around me think.
21:31Well...
21:34I think I can show them from here.
21:37I believe in myself if I can.
21:40Yes.
21:43Next week,
21:46she was surprised by the surroundings.
21:49She looked forward to the game with various expectations.
21:56The result was
21:58worse than expected.
22:03It was the second day of the tournament
22:06which was the last day of the season for her.
22:09In the last hole,
22:12her juniors rushed to her.
22:17They were very strong.
22:41Thank you. Good luck.
22:44You can do it.
22:50Good luck.
22:58She was sick because of the cold.
23:01We met her last Saturday.
23:05You look better now.
23:08Yes, I do.
23:11And my eyes are swollen.
23:15I go for a walk
23:18in the morning.
23:26She wanted to hear
23:29what was in her heart.
23:34I thought I had to apologize first.
23:37I said I had two games left.
23:40But I lost both of them.
23:43I lost half of my confidence.
23:46I lost half of my true self.
23:48I want to do my best
23:51in this season.
23:54I want to have a good training camp.
23:57I think I can win next year.
24:02That's my true self.
24:08The round called life
24:11hasn't reached the ninth hole yet.
24:14In the future,
24:16what will Aile be like?
24:20Next episode
24:23A designer recognized by Paris.
24:26What is the plan to prevent humanity?
24:30I put my soul into my hat.
24:46To be continued...