The other day, JT Sanders officially announced the termination of its contract with Polish national team player Bartosz Kurek. Below is a Japanese translation of the letter he sent to dzienniklodzki.pl. Please excuse any minor translation errors.
"Due to your interest in my health, I would like to clarify some concrete information on this topic. Last season in the Polish league and at the Olympics required a lot of physical and mental strength, but thanks to the national team and the Lesobia staff, I was ready to give 100%. After the Olympics, I was very disappointed with the result, but I was happy to have earned the right to a new challenge with a new team. However, even I was surprised by how my body responded when I returned to training in September. The fatigue caused by the constant playing career of the past few years took away my mental strength. As a result, I lost what I always had: my passion and the will to play. I am at a point in my career where I should prioritize my health over the biggest contract of my career. I am not sure if I can achieve my goal. I can't put into words how grateful I am to be a part of JT Thunders, even though I'm entering the most difficult period of my career. (JT Thunders) Coach Vesely Vukovic and the club officials have shown the utmost understanding of me and my problems. This will be an example for other clubs. They deserve respect, and I think it would be better for them to acquire players who can help the team achieve their goals. At this point, I can't contribute anything. For these reasons, I have decided not to play as a JT Thunders player. I am very sorry that I was offered a chance to play for such a great club at such a time. Now I would like to take time to rest and regain my strength so that I can return as soon as possible. Once again, I would like to express my gratitude to JT Thunders and those around me for their support.
I was very shocked when I heard this, but I thought it couldn't be helped because it was clear that there was no benefit to either him or the team if he continued to play under these circumstances. Although we have lost one player, as I mentioned in my previous article, there are still two Polish players this season, so I hope you will continue to support us.
Before the official announcement, it was speculated that it would be either Muzaj or Luburic, the promising young Polish opposite who was introduced in a previous article, but in the end it was decided to go to Luburic. He is the opposite for the Serbian national team, and he made a great contribution to the victory in this year's World League by covering for the absence of ace Atanaszevic. He was scheduled to play for the prestigious Polish club Skrabewchatov this season, but has now moved to JT Thunders.
The number of Polish players has decreased, but half of the foreign players in the Premier League this season are from the former Yugoslavia. And they're all from different countries. I'd like to see a Slovenian player next (laughs).
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