Not the stars like Yuki Ishikawa or Yuji Nishida that Ran Takahashi is the most admired in the Asian volleyball village. Ran was dubbed the first beauty of Asian volleyball.
Recently, Ran Takahashi shared his career and dream in an interview on the Asian Volleyball Federation.
Ran said: “I don't think I'm really famous, but becoming an internationally recognized player. To be able to compete with other athletes in the world, I know I still need to try harder.”
Along with captain Yuki Ishikawa, Ran Takahashi became the mainstream of the Japanese male volleyball team – the No. 1 Asia Volleyball team at the present time.
This volleyball male said that gaining glory is the best thing when playing for the national team. It is a great place for him to see how mature and how valuable himself.
With Ran, the ability to score in decisive situations is the most important thing. He also understood this and the better scoring is also the goal of a worker like him.
Talking about his childhood dream, Ran shared: “When I was 12 years old, my goal was to play in the Olympic Games. I know that the Olympics is the largest tournament in 4 years. In the end, Ran did it when he was 20 years old.
From a championship award for high schools, Ran quickly became a national player and that really made him worried, expected and excited. Those are unforgettable feelings.
In the near future, Ran will join the Japanese male volleyball to compete for the ticket to attend the Paris Olympic Games in Group B at home. Their big opponent is the US, Slovenia and Serbia.
This male volleyball shared, it is the three biggest rivals and this tournament will be very difficult. He and his teammates will try to achieve his goals to France next summer.