<p><strong>Todo was quoting Antonio Inoki... and song lyrics.</strong></p>
<p>The quote &quot;<em>How can a fool think about losing before he does it?</em>&quot; was a parody of Antonio Inoki's reply in a pre-match interview at <em>'90 New Japan Pro-Wrestling Super Fight IN Tokyo Dome</em>. It was an answer to the question asking if he would retire if he had lost the fight.</p>
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<p>出る前に負けること考えるバカいるかよ!<br />
<em>deru mae ni makeru koto kangaeru baka iru kayo!</em><br />
Does anyone think of losing before the match?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Reference:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://meigen.info/?p=1705" rel="nofollow noreferrer">アントニオ猪木 名言・格言 ｜ 出る前に負けること考える馬鹿いるかよ。</a> (Japanese)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwSYR1FbtsI" rel="nofollow noreferrer">YouTube video</a> showing the scene</li>
</ul>
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<p>The quote after his daydream was from the song <a href="https://www.project-imas.com/wiki/Seishun_Amigo" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Seishun Amigo</em></a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%ABji_to_Akira" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Shuuji to Akira</a>.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Si si 俺たちはいつでも 二人で一つだった <strong>地元じゃ負けしらず</strong><br />
<em>Si si ore-tachi wa itsudemo futari de hitotsu datta <strong>jimoto ja makeshirazu</strong></em><br />
Si si, the two of us were always one, <strong>at home we were invincible</strong>, weren’t we?</p>
</blockquote>

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Aki Tanaka
<p>During the Goodwill Event, when Todo Aoi finds out Itadori Yuji's taste in women, he goes into an intense day-dream where he and Itadori are high-school classmates. In his day-dream, Todo declares his intention to confess to Takada-chan, who is also a student in the same school in his fantasy, and he has the following conversation with Itadori:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Todo:</strong> Why are you sure that I would be dumped?<br />
<strong>Itadori:</strong> On the other hand, why do you think she would agree?<br />
<strong>Todo:</strong> Anne Sullivan once said this to Helen Keller. &quot;How can a fool think about losing before he does it?&quot;<br />
<strong>Itadori:</strong> That's what Inoki said.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I have heard of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Sullivan" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Anne Sullivan</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Helen Keller</a>, but who might be Inoki? My best guess is that it refers to the wrestler <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Inoki" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Antonio Inoki</a>, but I am unable to confirm or deny it. In case it is an actual quote said by a real person named Inoki, could someone please provide a source for it?</p>
<p>Furthermore, as Todo comes out of his day-dream, he recites another quote (at least, the subtitles that I have seen place these words within double quotes):</p>
<blockquote>
<p>At home, we are invincible…</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Perhaps this is also a real quote, said by the same Inoki encountered earlier? Any help in tracking down these quotes would be great!</p>

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Who really said these words that Todo quotes in his day-dream?
# Who really said these words that Todo quotes in his day-dream?
Posted by: username_0 on 2021-10-11
During the Goodwill Event, when Todo Aoi finds out Itadori Yuji's taste in women, he goes into an intense day-dream where he and Itadori are high-school classmates. In his day-dream, Todo declares his intention to confess to Takada-chan, who is also a student in the same school in his fantasy, and he has the following conversation with Itadori:

> **Todo:** Why are you sure that I would be dumped?  
> **Itadori:** On the other hand, why do you think she would agree?  
> **Todo:** Anne Sullivan once said this to Helen Keller. "How can a fool think about losing before he does it?"  
> **Itadori:** That's what Inoki said.

I have heard of [Anne Sullivan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Sullivan) and [Helen Keller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller), but who might be Inoki? My best guess is that it refers to the wrestler [Antonio Inoki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Inoki), but I am unable to confirm or deny it. In case it is an actual quote said by a real person named Inoki, could someone please provide a source for it?

Furthermore, as Todo comes out of his day-dream, he recites another quote (at least, the subtitles that I have seen place these words within double quotes):

> At home, we are invincible…

Perhaps this is also a real quote, said by the same Inoki encountered earlier? Any help in tracking down these quotes would be great!
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2021-10-11. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
**Todo was quoting Antonio Inoki... and song lyrics.**

The quote "*How can a fool think about losing before he does it?*" was a parody of Antonio Inoki's reply in a pre-match interview at *'90 New Japan Pro-Wrestling Super Fight IN Tokyo Dome*. It was an answer to the question asking if he would retire if he had lost the fight.

> 出る前に負けること考えるバカいるかよ!  
> *deru mae ni makeru koto kangaeru baka iru kayo!*  
> Does anyone think of losing before the match?

Reference:

* [アントニオ猪木 名言・格言 ｜ 出る前に負けること考える馬鹿いるかよ。](https://meigen.info/?p=1705) (Japanese)
* [YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwSYR1FbtsI) showing the scene

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The quote after his daydream was from the song [*Seishun Amigo*](https://www.project-imas.com/wiki/Seishun_Amigo) by [Shuuji to Akira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%ABji_to_Akira).

> Si si 俺たちはいつでも 二人で一つだった **地元じゃ負けしらず**  
> *Si si ore-tachi wa itsudemo futari de hitotsu datta **jimoto ja makeshirazu***  
> Si si, the two of us were always one, **at home we were invincible**, weren’t we?
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