EPTI was never a big fan of Starcraft really. I played mostly Counter-Strike 1.6 and other RTS games like Age of Empires, Red alert etc. When I was in eight grade in elementary school, I started playing WoW. First it wasn't that fun really, I just played with some friends for fun, still played mostly CS.
In ninth grade I got to level 70 in WoW, and I started raiding. I played relentlessly, wanted to become something. It wasn't really that fun honestly, but I wanted to get good at something! I started playing when I got home from school to I went to bed. Almost every day.
Then something happened. Blizzard announced Starcraft 2! Me and my friends where like "OMG OMG Blizzard make always good games they make WoW, Starcraft2 must be good!", since we also had played it in our childhood when it first came it, and then dropped it of course like a normal casual player.
Anyway I was intereseted in Starcraft 2, so I went on youtube and searched "Starcraft" and I found this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YrYvj3HZ1I
It was totally awesome and then I saw another video which said "Korean Starcraft Tournament Match" in the "Related videos" bar. This was the video I found:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkzYssPZ9Rs
After that I was totally hooked. I searched on youtube for hours and watched hundreds of Starcraft videos, and most of them was Boxer videos.
That was the point when I "got in love" with Boxer. I had played Starcraft before so I was not unfamiliar with the game. I was amazed by the tactics he did and his awesome micro!
Me and my friends installed SC and started playing via Hamachi. Guess which race I picked as my main?
Yes, terran. I played on battle.net too, later when I bought it. And the only map I played was LT, and the only tactic I used was Boxers 2 tank drop!Well, this was supposed to be a short intro about myself and why I love Boxer but I guess it got rather long. :S
This is why I love Boxer:
Lim Yo Hwan - SlayerS_`BoxeR`
Boxers biography, translated!!!!
http://boxerbiography.blogspot.com/
If you havent read this, DO IT! This is one of the main reasons I love that guy.
A short summary: Boxer spended his days as kid playing football and arcade games. He didn't work much in school, just having "ok" grades (for us), but since school is so important in Korea he was really a "bum" compared to normal kids.
One day he decided to spend his summer vacation together with his friend studying. Here's an epic quote:
"As I headed towards his house, I had no idea that ‘the something that will change my fate’ was waiting for me."
Sounds good?
When got inside his friends house his friend was busy at the computer. He walked over and saw his friend playing a game!
“It’s a game called Starcraft, and it’s awesome.”
“This is a computer game? Whoa…the graphics are impressive.”
"I was captured by its magic- the powerful and undeniable magic of destiny called Starcraft∙∙∙."
Later he picks terran and decides to become the best player ever and beat the number one ranked at battle.net.
"I chose Terran, which was treated as worthless by others, took the dropship, which was considered inferior because of its slow speed, and made it my weapon, developing it and practicing with it over and over again."
How can you not love this guy?
Boxer vs 13 zerg - the most epic of all Boxer videos imo!
The greatest comeback EVER! And Boxer shows what a sportsman he is, going over and handshaking with Pusan.
Boxer sings and dances!
This is one of my favorites!God is in the TV
SlayerS_`BoxeR` the emperor - A good movie made my Spitfire
Boxers ice-cream party - haha Boxer and Kingdom are funny
(you can find translation in "more info"if you double click the video so it opens at youtube.com)Boxer shows his computer
About SlayerS_`BoxeR` - really nice, and I love the music
Lim Yo Hwan - Godspeed
Boxers first visits to the army - Damn army
But he's soon back!An Emperor Returned - Boxer WILL be back!
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Boxer has said he believes there can be progamers even to the age of 40, and that he will be the first 40 year old progamer. Boxer will be back, his army service ends 25 december. He's Boxer, he will not give up, that is why he is the Emperor. Boxer has fallen many times, but not once he has surrendered, not once has he given up, but instead fought even harder and returned!
The day Boxer is back in another OSL for his golden mouse, I will go to Korea for sure!
HAIL THE EMPEROR!
/ Zoler
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