Working for a big, stable company while playing as a top football player in Japan, Kenzo Waku could have had a nice, easy life if he had stayed where he was.
But that existence wasn't for him. Instead, Waku chose to pursue his dream, leaving the status quo behind in order to achieve his ultimate goal — playing professional football at the sport's highest level.
Waku was an employee at Nomura Securities Co., one of the largest securities firms in Japan, while playing football for the Asahi Drinks Challengers in the X League as a defensive lineman.