Outside all the smack talk and the hoorah on the comments, I'm actually glad I saw this!!! This is the mindset that I have and though I don't consider myself great, it's something that allows me to push harder to play better and stronger than my opponents.
I've always had that "so what" mindset when it came to viewing stronger players from other countries. It's not me disrespecting them, because I respect all players (and all games). I just don't see why people should be looking up to someone just because they're strong. Don't try to play like Daigo, Fuudo, Iyo, Chibita, Kula, or even Justin Wong. Strive to become better than them.
I always tell cats that when people start fearing the person because they're a "big name" or because they're from some country, they have already lost the match. Also, when people start wanting to become like someone, they have already limited themselves and will never grow further. I always get mad watching streams when big name players pretty much win against someone who could've won, but they didn't because they got nervous about facing a top player. Sure, it's not all nervousness from that alone, but that in itself can be the main cause for the loss.
People have said that in KOF XIII tourneys in the future it would end up being Japan vs Mexico vs SoCal. Whatever with that!!! If the people worldwide are determined, then anything can happen. It doesn't matter where you're from, or how many strong players you may have. Everywhere in the US, I'm pretty sure there's at least 2-4 strong KOF players scattered in each state alone for people to get stronger from consistent play. I'ma tell you this, if I ever end up winning something major in XIII I'm not repping San Diego (no offense), I'm gonna be waving my Maryland flag, and rocking my O's hat, but I digress...
I don't know how old this vid is, but it should be put on mad rotation, especially considering the fact that new cats are interested in XIII, and with that, there's gonna be the stigma of "Oh it's a (insert any country but US) player, I'm gonna lose", or they're gonna come across something like it in a forum and it discourages them when they do face someone that those forums were talking about. I say "F--- ALL OF THAT!!!" and "Fight to get stronger". You don't always fight to win, and most people don't always see the gem found in losing some matches. I'm probably rambling, so I'm gonna end it here... Let's keep this discussion going though. I'm digging it like Smacks...
Again, I don't necessarily care about the story, per sé, it's just the main thing behind it that made me like it...