Zachary saw the football pundits' critical comments about him in the news the following morning. He even watched the replay of Emilia Vasquez's Sports Daily show and heard all the negative remarks that Charles Adams, the sports journalist, had made about him.
He was obviously a bit surprised by the harsh appraisal of his previous day's performance by the journalist. But that was it. He neither lost his head nor felt discouraged, especially since he understood how to solve his match fitness issues and return to his peak in the shortest time possible.
He was sure that as long as he finished dealing with the side effects of the S-grade vitality-enhancing elixir, he would be able to shut the blubber mouths criticizing him with his prowess on the pitch. And knowing that fact allowed him to remain focused on his efforts to realize his short to mid-term goals without really minding the comments of a journalist who was probably trying to gain some attention on television.
