I Want to Be a Gazelle!, or Become a Gazelle! in the official K Manga English translation is Round 154 Jōji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga series.
Details
- Real Life People Mentioned: Tsuyoshi Hamada
- Title Page Character(s): Mamoru Takamura, Tatsuya Kimura, Masaru Aoki, Ippo Makunouchi
Summary
After checking Ippo's lower leg strength, Kamogawa tells him to squat and quickly get up while throwing his hands in the air almost leaving the ground two hundred times. Irritated by the words of Ramuda, Kamogawa tells Ippo that to perform the new move, he must have gazelle muscles. Takamura, Aoki and Kimura go visit Ippo, and his mother tells them that he is at a swim club. They find him doing squats in the water and he explains that swimmers have the strong legs he needs. Aoki and Kimura join the training, but are unable to keep up with the resistance from the water after a few minutes. They are surprised that Ippo has been doing it for a week, blindly trusting the coach without knowing what the actual move is. Arriving at the gym, Kamogawa once again inspects Ippo's muscles and tells him that he is now ready for the new technique.