Quote of the Day: Shinya Aoki Responds to Jake Shields
"Ah yea, I heard that the American, Jake Shields, is saying 'Aoki ran.' What the hell are you? A feudal lord? If you were some kinda genius like Michael Jackson, maybe I'd pay you some mind. But you? You can't say that."
-- Shinya Aoki, responding to claims by Jake Shields that Aoki had "no budo." More on budo (likely he means "bushido") here.
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that is sweet!
I love it. I have no interest in Shields/Aoki — I like Aoki at lightweight just fine.
Shields is a great fighter, but a guy who declined to sign with the UFC and face the best welterweights in the world is hardly in a position to talk about warrior spirit.
by Kid Nate on
Aug 29, 2008 11:19 AM EDT
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“some kinda genius like Michael Jackson”?
by Kierkegaard on
Aug 29, 2008 11:37 AM EDT
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THAT is the best thing I've read...
…in such a long time.
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by Brent Brookhouse on
Aug 29, 2008 12:22 PM EDT
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Isn't that
Akiyama’s nickname? I think it was a reference about him not being able to talk shit like Akiyama can, so don’t bother trying.
by LiuLang on
Aug 29, 2008 12:25 PM EDT
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His nickname is “Michael Jackson”? If that’s true, it might just take over the top spot of worst mma nickname ever, surpassing ridiculous nicknames like “Muscle Shark” and “Ken Flo” and “J-Lau” and . . .
I thought his nickname was some japanese term for “flying submission master” or something like that.
by Kierkegaard on
Aug 29, 2008 1:58 PM EDT
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Ahh.
That’s still a really bad mma nickname, though.
“In the blue corner, Brock "Don Ho” Lesnar …. "
by Kierkegaard on
Aug 29, 2008 3:02 PM EDT
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His nickname is "Michael Jackson"?
That’s what they called Akiyama in the Dream 5 opening.
by Tonley on
Aug 29, 2008 2:22 PM EDT
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In contrast, I think that is the best nickname I’ve ever heard.
by Simco on
Aug 29, 2008 3:39 PM EDT
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feudal lord?
Michael Jackson?
Genius?
What the hell is going on, lol??
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by BJJDenver on
Aug 29, 2008 12:33 PM EDT
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I know right…I’m like WTF?
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by Tha Realness on
Aug 29, 2008 3:17 PM EDT
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Japanese translations are hilarious,
especially when the speaker knows it’s going to be translated. Ichiro Suzuki, the baseball player, is notorious for dropping ridiculous quotes on his translators and making them do literal translations. He’s actually close to a genius, and his stuff comes off as bat-shit crazy sometimes, but then when you look back at it a year later it all makes perfect sense.
That’s what I think of whenever I read a quote like the one above. “This’ll make much more sense a year from now. Don’t worry about it, because your head might explode…again.”
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by misterjonez on
Aug 29, 2008 3:22 PM EDT
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That's some funny shit.
If you were some kinda genius like Michael Jackson, maybe I’d pay you some mind. But you? You can’t say that.
Eat it, Jake!
by pud333 on
Aug 29, 2008 4:42 PM EDT
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bubbafat
More likely ‘Daimyo’ not Shogun. Shogun is the supreme military leader of Japan, and the Emporor is a figurehead. Daimyo is a feudal lord. Plus, a Daimyo can be a vassal to another Daimyo.
by bubbafat on
Aug 29, 2008 6:36 PM EDT
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