“I don’t love Barbie, only Hikaru’s Go”. How Akira Toyo taught me to focus on the present
Update: 2024-07-16
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I believe many young people have experienced their first inspiration from watching sports cartoons as kids. When I was eight years old, I watched “Hikaru’s Go” on TV, which started my Go obsession. I decided to become a professional Go player very early. What may set my dream apart, however, is that unlike most who realize their dreams as adults, I achieved my dream at 14 years old. That year, I became a professional Go player through the official channels. Two years later I represented Taiwan for the first time at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. At that time, I had no idea that becoming a Go professional would mean giving up further education after junior high school, or start a 15 year lifestyle of global travel.
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