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[Interview]eSTRO Manager Sung Hwan Kim (Hwanni.) - Page 4

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FlyingDJ
Profile Joined April 2008
Germany153 Posts
September 24 2009 17:49 GMT
#61
Hwanni is a great guy, I had the pleasure of meeting him in Seoul. Hope he's as successful in SC as he was in CS.

Here's an interview I did with him back then:
uglymoose89
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States671 Posts
September 24 2009 20:54 GMT
#62
It's great to hear that estro is such a welcome team for foreigners, if only more teams are like that. GL next proleague!
MasterReY
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Germany2708 Posts
September 24 2009 21:43 GMT
#63
wow....i can just say:

Hwanni ur the best :D
Its so nice that you take ur time and answer questions.

Great job. love you ~~
https://www.twitch.tv/MasterReY/ ~ Biggest Reach fan on TL.net (Don't even dare to mention LR now) ~ R.I.P Violet ~ Developer of SCRChart
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Sigh
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2433 Posts
September 24 2009 22:02 GMT
#64
Wow great atmosphere! I wonder if Estro is looking at Ret right now?
NaDa/Flash/Thorzain Fan
TheAntZ
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Israel6248 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-24 22:39:45
September 24 2009 22:39 GMT
#65
Man its so amazing and thrilling to be talking to and getting replies from eSTRO manager himself! Hwanni, if you're looking at foreigners, please pick up ret. He has the skill, drive, and sheer talent to get even better then he is at BW with a good practice environment, and even without such a practice environment he is already at a higher skill level then any other foreigner.
43084 | Honeybadger: "So july, you're in the GSL finals. How do you feel?!" ~ July: "HUNGRY."
Julmust
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Sweden4867 Posts
September 24 2009 23:04 GMT
#66
On September 25 2009 07:02 Sigh wrote:
Wow great atmosphere! I wonder if Estro is looking at Ret right now?


as ret recently picked up ZvZ instead of TvZ I'd say so.
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Hwanni
Profile Joined January 2009
Korea (South)37 Posts
September 25 2009 01:57 GMT
#67
# never_toss

1. Do you have a goal as to when a new foreign recruit will hit the eStro shelves? Like, a month, 2 or w/e.

- Well.. that I can't really say. But just to give ya little tip. I will be at the IEF tournament and I am planning to meet some players. So... hmm maybe in about 1month or 2? that's all I can say for right now. (I just want to make right choice, just like I did with Nony before.)

2. How different is managing the CS team from the SC one?

- Very different. Honestly I can not help any tactical things for playing. This is just my opinion, SC is single played game and it is very much depends on players metal condition. So Coachs supports all the game issues and I usually work on some mental training and give them full support so they can concentrate. CS is very much team game it deals with people since 5 players are in a game. For CS and Special Force. I pay more attention to their team works and team plays. It is really importatn for 5 players to trust each other fully.

Thank you

e-STRO GO! GO!
Hwanni
Profile Joined January 2009
Korea (South)37 Posts
September 25 2009 01:59 GMT
#68
# FlyingDJ

- Hahaha Thanks for telling good things. Nice to C ya again through here. ^^
I am sure that we will meet again when SC2 comes out. :D

e-STRO GO! GO!
iNfeRnaL *
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Germany1908 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-25 02:29:22
September 25 2009 02:28 GMT
#69
Oh my god this is so awesome.
Thanks for the effort and patience with us foreigners Hwanni.
I'm impressed by your English as well. Pretty damn good.

I'd like to ask a question too - however I'm not too sure if you can answer it actually.
So - what do you do - if a player has very bad self esteem even tho he's pretty good and yea... basically - how do you try to change someone from a losers mentality to a winning mentality?
What's important, what do you tell them?

(I'm curious cause I'm that kind of person, I can play really really good in practice yet I often get really really nervous and start to suck as well in important matches..)

Thanks already for any possible answer!
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51571 Posts
September 25 2009 02:36 GMT
#70
have you considered re-establishing the cs team with a different squad (esq.wind hello)?
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imperator-xy
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Germany1377 Posts
September 25 2009 14:22 GMT
#71
invite ret to eSTRO and watch out for Koll. Koll is very young but seems to be very professional. i am 100% sure he will be the best foreigner, it's just a question about time.
Nylan
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States795 Posts
September 25 2009 15:39 GMT
#72
On September 24 2009 11:05 Kennigit wrote:
Awesome interview! I heard from someone that ToT)Aerials( that is going to eSTRO. Tell a friend!


Science?
BeSt/Pure/Canata/Calm - I believe in Doh Jae Wook
samachking
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Bahrain4949 Posts
September 25 2009 15:46 GMT
#73
Thanks for all the work youve done Hwanni, looking at your posts and ideals it seems esports needs more people like you to move it forward, thanks for the great work, and Estro Fighting!
"And then Earthlings discovered tools. Suddenly agreeing with friends could be a form of suicide or worse. But agreements went on, not for the sake of common sense, or decency, or self preservation, but for friendliness."
Guss
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Sweden712 Posts
September 25 2009 15:56 GMT
#74
Hi Hwanni!

Thanks for taking time out to answer these questions

Who on the eStro team gets the most ladies?
Bisu[Shield] FIGHTING!
JohnBall
Profile Joined December 2008
Brazil1272 Posts
September 25 2009 17:06 GMT
#75
I guess I have a question after all:
How often do those intra-team tournements take place?
Do you guys announce publicly the results?
Any very surprising results recently?
perfecting the art of five pool forever
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17053 Posts
September 25 2009 17:32 GMT
#76
Hwanni, could you share any awkward stories about Nony? :D
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Too_MuchZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Finland2818 Posts
September 25 2009 17:35 GMT
#77
Who are eSTRO team:

1. Currently best perfoming Zerg/Protoss/Terran?

2. Which player you see great promise to become superstar player (rookies?)?
iNfeRnaL *
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Germany1908 Posts
September 25 2009 18:29 GMT
#78
MuchZerg that's pretty easy to answer even for an non estro coach.
Best performing Z/P/T of estro = Hyvaa, SangHo, Up&Really
Most promising of estro = Action, Flying IMO.

Maybe Hwanni will say something slightly different but I'd say that's pretty accurate...^^
Iplaythings
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Denmark9110 Posts
September 25 2009 19:27 GMT
#79
Thanks sooo much for answering this Hwanni.

#Hwanni, What's the team most likely to win the PL?
And how do you think that Kespa is handling the players rights? (sorry if you cant talk about this, I just had to ask)
In the woods, there lurks..
GoAudio
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Sweden400 Posts
September 25 2009 19:38 GMT
#80
I would like to have contact with the manager of estro.. To speak with him.
EffOrt[fOu] & Hyvaa[S.G] <3 :D
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