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buickskylark
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada664 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-15 01:06:30
January 15 2011 01:05 GMT
#1
I always love reading up about how progamers have to grind everyday to gain the skills they have. Flash, Jaedong, etc...would not be where they are without grinding. Sometimes we take for granted the enormous amount of hard work and tedium involved in the daily lives of these Esport athletes.

That is why I LOVE to read in interviews about how they had to practice 10 hours, forgo play time, and concentrate constantly on this game we love.

And because I think there are others who are like me out there, I've collected a few resources that more or less point towards the daily schedules of various progamers. If you have some sources, please don't hesitate to include it here.

Idra
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=69902

Huk, Idra
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=138345

Jae Ho "Moon" Jang
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:-4Ocq22fJqUJ:spiritmoonblog.hostei.com/wordpress/?m=200907&paged=8 jang jae ho moon practicing&hl=en&gl=ca&strip=1

http://www.fnatic.com/feature/7372/Moon-quot-I-have-never-thought-of-quitting-quot.html

Also, if you youtube the short documentary called "The Hax Life" there are a few interviews with Nada, Moon, and some CS player who say they practice at the very least 8 hours. The CS player somehow manages to practice 18 hours a day and have a girlfriend.

DC/Image artist Jim Lee
http://www.mtvk.com/videos/quicky-jim-lee-interview/

Not a progamer, but one of my heroes growing up, talks about how he got to where he is today. It's a 2 parter so the part he talks about might be in part 2.

And if you want to become a mangaka, prepare to exist with little more than a few hours of sleep and free time a week.
http://hinoai.livejournal.com/785039.html

SK.Testie
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada11084 Posts
January 15 2011 01:16 GMT
#2
I thought this was going to be about Allen Iverson. =(
Social Justice is a fools errand. May all the adherents at its church be thwarted. Of all the religions I have come across, it is by far the most detestable.
Pyrrhuloxia
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States6700 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-15 01:27:27
January 15 2011 01:26 GMT
#3
I heard a great interview with Dwight Howard during this last off-season where he talked about how he basically works on getting better at basketball all day: has to get up early, run, do weight stuff, work on post moves for a few hours a day, if he's not moving he's watching tape, etc. The interviewer was somehow flabbergasted that a top NBA player didn't have any free time. So some pro athletes work as hard as these e-athletes.
AirbladeOrange
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2573 Posts
January 15 2011 02:23 GMT
#4
Not to derail the blog, but I like Pyrrhuloxia's post about Dwight Howard. Many athletes, not necessarily professional, go to extreme lengths to improve their ability to perform their specific sport. I put in a large amount of effort in all aspects of running while I was competing in college. A large degree of improvement occurs when you are not directly doing your sport. It's about living the proper lifestyle 24/7 that will allow you to take your performance as far as it can go.

For progaming, it's just different. The pros can literally play starcraft for 8-12 hours a day for at least 5 days a week. Many of them like hitting the gym but it's honestly not essential to being a good gamer. Their training regimen I would not like to do myself, but it is something that I believe could be kept up by many people without adverse, career ending side effects. It's dedication, but somehow I just don't respect it as much as a pro athlete that lives their life to improve.
ToFu.
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
331 Posts
January 15 2011 04:00 GMT
#5
On January 15 2011 11:23 AirbladeOrange wrote:
Not to derail the blog, but I like Pyrrhuloxia's post about Dwight Howard. Many athletes, not necessarily professional, go to extreme lengths to improve their ability to perform their specific sport. I put in a large amount of effort in all aspects of running while I was competing in college. A large degree of improvement occurs when you are not directly doing your sport. It's about living the proper lifestyle 24/7 that will allow you to take your performance as far as it can go.

For progaming, it's just different. The pros can literally play starcraft for 8-12 hours a day for at least 5 days a week. Many of them like hitting the gym but it's honestly not essential to being a good gamer. Their training regimen I would not like to do myself, but it is something that I believe could be kept up by many people without adverse, career ending side effects. It's dedication, but somehow I just don't respect it as much as a pro athlete that lives their life to improve.


GGPlay's career ending carpal tunnel would like to have a word with you.

As a runner myself, I think being able to game for hours on end is itself quite exhausting. that and my eyesight has been deteriorating at an alarming rate since i was introduced to BW in middle school.
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buickskylark
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada664 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-15 04:16:57
January 15 2011 04:14 GMT
#6
I think there's a misconception out there that gaming isn't as physically exhausting as some other activities. I'm not gonna say it's like running a marathon or something like that cause it's not. But if you've ever tried to play at the kind of level that these guys are playing you notice a physical drain.

For example, if your apm is 150, trying to raise it to 200 every game, but at the same time have perfect macro, perfect micro, and concentrate at the same time on strategy. They don't get the credit they deserve for their physicality imo. Playing like this 10 hours a day is harder than 10 times playing the way us amateurs play for one hour. It's probably 20-30 times.
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