Similarly, Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori, active in competitions overseas, speaks English in interviews without the use of an interpreter. To people like me who have spent years studying English and still can barely speak enough to travel, his abilities are very enviable.
I'm no sushi expert, in fact, I can hardly tell the different fish apart but the Mexican sushi chef making crunchy kimchi caterpillar rolls at "Sushi-mania!" without even a real chef to guide him is very enviable!