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Matsuoka Shuzo [松岡修造 ] - あきらめかけているあなた (NEVER GIVE UP!!) [English]

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Productivity & self-improvementInternet culture & memes

What it is

A short English-subtitled clip of Shuzo Matsuoka, a retired Japanese tennis player turned motivational speaker, delivering a never-give-up pep talk. It is a well-known Japanese internet meme.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters post it as a quick dose of encouragement, or as a joke reply.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “in case you need more cheering up, here's something else”

    Uplifting never-give-up clip offered as encouragement.

    throwaway29303, 2021-06 · Recommendation · in “Google Is Dominating This Hidden Market with No Rules”

  2. “this brief inspirational vid may help with the hard slog needed to finish”

    Brief inspirational video to help push through finishing a thesis.

    ncr100, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “I've procrastinated working on my thesis for more than a year”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: shuzo matsuoka, motivation, meme, never give up

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