Volleyball player accidentally hits a judge but his immediate reaction leaves her smiling
The 26-year-old Japanese Volleyball player, Yuji Nishida, made a serve that accidentally went wide and hit the courtside judge.
Unintentional mistakes can occur anytime. Although people choose to apologize immediately, basketball player Yuji Nishida had a peculiar way of showcasing his apology that has taken traditional Japanese bowing to an extreme length. When the young Japanese player's serve accidentally hit the courtside judge, he immediately apologized in a way that left the judge bowing down at him. As reported by The Guardian on February 2, Nishida's chivalry has gotten widespread praise on the internet.
During the recent volleyball all-star event at Kobe in Western Japan, the twenty-six-year-old Japanese Volleyball player, Yuji Nishida, made a serve that accidentally went wide and hit the courtside judge. Nishida, who quickly realized his mistake, dropped to the floor and slid across the court towards her with his face down and hands by his side, bowing to the woman and conveying his apology. He took the traditional Japanese apology gesture to great lengths, triggering laughter and massive applause from the audience, per The Free Press Journal.
According to News24 Online, the young player apologized several times by lowering his head and bowing down in front of the woman. He got up at one point to profusely apologize again by clasping his hands and bowing down to the woman. In the video, the judge, who was equally stunned by his reaction, bows down to him as a sign of accepting his apology with a smile. However, Nishida goes even lower, prompting a sort of apology relay race between the two. The Japanese are known for expressing their apologies with utmost sincerity and respect. In a 2024 study published by Tatsuya Imai, the author examined how expressing gratitude works as a politeness strategy among Japanese employees. The study analyzed their warmth and willingness to engage in prosocial behavior.
The findings revealed that gratitude and an apology reduced the possibility of facing a threat or negative consequences. "Path analysis showed that expressed gratitude indirectly affected perceptions of warmth through reduced face threats," the study noted. Nishida quickly realized his mistake when his serve veered off the court to hit the woman. He must have understood the negative repercussions that may follow if he does not express his apology immediately. While the action may have seemed dramatic, his intent impressed the judge, who could be seen taking no offense to his accidental mistake.
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