JL: "S1mple is a role model. He has an immense amount of hours in the game, and it's inspiring"

Player from Natus Vincere's CS:GO roster, Justinas "jL" Lekavičius, answered fans' questions in a video on the team's official YouTube channel. He revealed that he finds inspiration in the dedication of Alexander "s1mple" Kostylev and shared that the team is preparing for the longest training cycle leading up to ESL Pro League Season 18.

О теме аниме

If you're a fan of jL, you're probably aware that I'm not into anime. Therefore, I don't have personal preferences. The only anime I'm familiar with are "Naruto" and "Dragon Ball". When I was 12-13 years old, I used to watch "Dragon Ball". After school, I would turn on the TV, and the show would be on. There are many different seasons of it, and I'm not familiar with all of them. However, I am familiar with the character Son Goku.

Justinas "jL" Lekavičius

Regarding the preparation for the EPL

In a few days, we will commence an intensive training camp that will last for a couple of weeks. There are numerous unresolved aspects and areas that require improvement. I am confident that we will be fully prepared for the start of the tournament. At the very least, we will offer strong competition. In previous tournaments, we performed with little to no prior preparation. For the BLAST event, we had only about seven days of training, which is quite normal, but before Cologne, our time was severely limited as we transitioned directly from one tournament to another. Now, we have the longest preparation period ahead of us.

Justinas "jL" Lekavičius

About who inspires the player

Somewhere in the middle of my career, I heard that s1mple is the most dedicated player who constantly trains. He has an immense amount of hours in the game, and that's inspiring. Even if you're considered the best player in the world, you still need to keep putting in the effort. There's always room for improvement. He truly sets an example to follow.

Justinas "jL" Lekavičius

NAVI's performance in EPL will kick off on September 13th. The first opponent for Lekavičius and his team will be 5yclone.