The Inside

Miyagi is a loyal person. Why ? Well, maybe not so.. . Punching Hanamichi just because he was walking besides Ayako is going overboard, but this shows how much Miyagi cares for Ayako. He's loyal to the basketball team. When Mitsui & his gang came to destroy the basketball court/team, Miyagi pleaded them not to fight because this will all end the life of Shohoku's basketball team. Even though when Mitsui bashes Miyagi up, Miyagi didn't strike back... At least not until this senior slaps Ayako away telling her to mind her own business. Miyagi strikes back. This also shows Miyagi's chivalrous side. Also when Miyagi challenged Mitsui to a one on one fight because of.. well.. Ayako. [ click here for further fight scenes.]

Also when Hanamichi teased Miyagi because of failure in love / Ayako, Miyagi turns around and tears streamed down his cheeks. He shared his girl failure experience with Hanamichi in which Hanamichi cried and says that he understands. [O.o]. Yes, Miyagi is sensitive when it comes to... love.

Miyagi tends to get mad but usually he is always cool and calm. Unless someone agitates him. [e.g. Itakura][see opponent] And proven, he's a quite forgiving person. [ like everyone else in Shohoku, except for a certain Sakuragi Hanamichi against a Rukawa Kaede & vice versa] Miyagi forgives Mitsui for what Mitsui has done to him. But at times they do argue. ^^*

Miyagi also doesn't like it when people think he's too short to play basketball and often plays his best to defeat every PG in every team. [e.g. Fujima, Itakura, Fukatsu]. He doesn't go overboard with this, but he wants to show what he can do to the rest. [ See opponents ] . He too said out loud that he's the best Point Guard in Kanagawa. This startled Maki, saying that Miyagi is still young to be considered the best. (true, true) And Fujima (who wasn't even in the stadium) stops from his jog for a moment as if he can hear what Miyagi has said all the was from the stadium. That was funny !