Alright, Izumi! She can be cold as steel when gets her act together.
What's with the purple prose? Some desperate attempt to give the coach more lines?
The author losing touch with his characters?
Contrary to other characters Ayano has never been disrespectful to her opponents. And she isn't going through any pain! This talk-to is even more ridiculous considering the author just made a joke about how disrespectful Connie was to Ayano and Izumi when she played them in a doubles game. And Izumi hasn't grown. This is how she always plays when the author allows her to get it together!
Learn about life through badminton? Sounds like some melodramatic line from the anime
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