From an individual player, fighting his way through the ranks by himself, to a team player. Tennis, as they play it, is a group sports. You may win your match, but if the rest of your team doesn't, you still lose.

*thoughtful* You know... that sounds a lot like Nanjirou. The individual player, I mean. We never saw him as part of the team; the only time we get a flashback of him playing in the team setting, he was, in fact, the only one to win (against Ban-ji's first team). Come to think of it, that may be one of the things that's always contributed to my contempt for him. Within this context, that kind of play is presented as irresponsible. *plays with thought*

Dang it, now I'm back onto the TezuRyo, which shouldn't be possible considering the three times I watched the latest episode...