The player I respect..

Hidetoshi Nakata

Outside of football Nakata has shown interest in fashion, attending runway shows, wearing designer clothing and sporting colorful haircuts. He dyed his hair red for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, hoping to attract the attention of European scouts, and Japanese hairstylist Aki Watanabe credits him as a trendsetter in hair styles.

Andrea Tenerani, photographer for GQ in Italy said of Nakata, "He's perfect; he's like a model. And he's totally obsessed with fashion," and Calvin Klein designer Italo Zucchelli said, "(Nakata) plays with fashion like all of them now, but in a cooler, more sophisticated way than many others."

Reference^ Efe Sodje. "Footballers ... haircuts. Not always the best combination!", BBC, 2002. Retrieved on 2006-07-04.

On July 3, 2006, Nakata announced his retirement from professional football and the Japanese national team on his personal website (retirement announcement). "I decided half a year ago that I would retire from the world of professional football... after the World Cup in Germany," Nakata wrote, "I will never again stand on the pitch as a professional player. But I won't stop playing the game."

Pelé named Hidetoshi Nakata in his 125 Top Living Footballers in March 2004.

He is the player I respect..

It true that a soccer player should not give up playing a game even though he is retired from professional football.


Side Track..

After reading Andy's blog.. it is a sad story if a guy didn't have a chance to be with the girl he love most. But "that guy" have to learn to let go and face the truth.

Take care.