We do, both things! I think Em should put up a post for it :D (hinthinthint).
Echizen losing his memory was such a truckload of stupid. :| I hate that.
But I do think that it makes sense that Yukimura lost (has much as I hate to admit it). He needed to realize something too, that life goes on after defeat. I think this ties into that quote a lot. His illness and defeat were the two major things that happened to him, that nearly broke him and redefined him. With the illness, he had to come to terms with the fact that he was *mortal* (which not a lot of teenagers truly think about or consider, in general). With the loss in tennis, he had to realize that it was... okay to lose, that he can still continue on playing.
I don't think any of the other players lost to him on purpose; but none of them were *great* players; they weren't of his or Tezuka's or Atobe's caliber. (And how many games did he play between his surgery and Echizen's game. It might have only been a few people so he didn't really have a challenge with them then).
If he takes that quote to heart, he'd come back with guns blazing in high school, ready to go and driving everyone on his team to do great things - and driving himself even harder. He might be a tyrant to everyone else, but he's even worse on himself!
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Echizen losing his memory was such a truckload of stupid. :| I hate that.
But I do think that it makes sense that Yukimura lost (has much as I hate to admit it). He needed to realize something too, that life goes on after defeat. I think this ties into that quote a lot. His illness and defeat were the two major things that happened to him, that nearly broke him and redefined him. With the illness, he had to come to terms with the fact that he was *mortal* (which not a lot of teenagers truly think about or consider, in general). With the loss in tennis, he had to realize that it was... okay to lose, that he can still continue on playing.
I don't think any of the other players lost to him on purpose; but none of them were *great* players; they weren't of his or Tezuka's or Atobe's caliber. (And how many games did he play between his surgery and Echizen's game. It might have only been a few people so he didn't really have a challenge with them then).
If he takes that quote to heart, he'd come back with guns blazing in high school, ready to go and driving everyone on his team to do great things - and driving himself even harder. He might be a tyrant to everyone else, but he's even worse on himself!