Ikuya Kirishima/Quotes

Quotes

 * "I won't lose to anyone." ( "僕、誰にも負けない. " "Boku, dare ni mo makenai.")
 * "Stupid Asahi." ("バカ旭. " "Baka Asahi.")
 * "I'm never going to be an ordinary person."undefined
 * (To Haruka)"I'm fine swimming alone."
 * "I'm no one but me. I don't need to compare myself to anyone."undefined
 * "Haru hasn't changed at all since then. I'm the one who's changed."undefined
 * "Before I knew it, I'd built a cage around my heart. But... I think I finally understand why I kept clinging to swimming. All along, I was afraid of ending up alone again."undefined
 * "I thought everyone would end up leaving me. So I tried to get stronger. Strong enough not to break even if I'm alone. Strong enough to be able to fight on my own. That's why I so desperately kept swimming."undefined
 * "It's not about getting stronger so I can carry on alone. If I'm not gaining that strength for someone else, there's no point. That's what true strength is."undefined
 * "That night, I wished that I'd become like Haru. That I could become a hero like Haru. ... the kind that everyone looks up to. The kind that helps out whenever someone is lost or stuck."undefined
 * (To Asahi, before racing him in the relay) "I'm fine. I practiced telling myself in the mirror, "I'm a genius. I'm a genius." Familiar?"undefined
 * (To Asahi) "In the water I'm alone, no one's gonna save me. That won't change."