As annoying as Yasuo is...

I find it fun and challenging to play against him. Dont get me wrong. I really, really.........Really hate Yasuo so god damn much. However, oddly enough I owe the champion a lot. I think it's safe to say that this champ provided thirst for knowledge for this game, and gaining better mechanically skills (by not playing the champion ironically). During the first few months of learning how to play league, Yasuo players would just take my head, make me bite on the sidewalk and curb stomp my head repeatedly, all while screaming out "HISAGI!" Mind you I was still looking for the lane that I desired to specialize in, which in turn meant looking for champions that can fulfill that role as best as possible.

I think due to a certain game in which my team lost so badly to a hard-carrying Yasuo, I was tilted beyond belief. Immediately the next game occurred and I lost to a very good Ahri player and thought, "Ok. That's my new anti-Yasuo champ." I spent days practicing her. From that point I learned to play a lot better at mid lane and things took off from there. I learned to stay calm and see how other Yasuo players played him and to use that style against them to the point that I can read them like an open book. By doing that I can apply what I learned to other champs.

I do want to get better at this game, but my main goal at the time was to completely and ultimately beat the living dog-s*** out of Yasuo. I'll admit that there are awesome Yasuo mains out there who can beat me with no questions asked, and I hope to keep on encountering them in future games. Right now my next target is Fizz :^) (Holy crap I feel like a boosted animal) I'm sure I've said all of the above before on the board. But just in case Yasuo does get permabanned with the new 10-ban system coming out soon, I'm gonna miss this champ.