flash is probably of a type of warrior mindset in believing that if he goes around getting girls it will reduce his potency at kicking ass in starcraft

he probably only thinks about being the best all the time and doesnt wanna do anything he thinks can hurt his game

i dont believe in this. i think flash could get his pick of the super hot chicks and bang them and dump them and still have time to destroy in starcraft... but oh well

VelRa_G

Canada304 Posts

June 04 2010 02:46 GMT

#103

He is so. Hardcore. So badass.

He'll probably make for a hellishly good Go player once his hands get tired.

fabiano

Brazil4644 Posts

June 04 2010 02:54 GMT

#104

He has been studying Go recently. Because there are a lot of similarities with Starcraft, his abilities are improving rapidly.

Go sucks a lot. I've played this game since 2005 and never got past 4 dan, mostly being 3 dan on KGS. Once you stop improving, the game is no more fun.

DemiSe

883 Posts

June 09 2010 18:22 GMT

#105

Flash seems like an amazing guy. Who doesn't love meat?!
Thanks for the article/interview.

dukethegold

Canada5645 Posts

June 09 2010 18:40 GMT

#106

Imagine the calories intake on monthly basis if one spend 800 dollars on extra supplements in the form of meat.

Sponsors already take care all basic necessities include housing and food. If you watch Nal_ra Oldboy, you would see that their dorm food are actually pretty damn good for the A-team. According to what I remember, SKT, Hite and WeMade ate pretty damn well, sea food and everything. (Lol, no idea about what B-team eat. The left overs I imagine. Zeus did mention that Hite B-team don't get meat) I imagine a rich team like KT got pretty good food and snacks.

Lexpar

1813 Posts

June 09 2010 19:01 GMT

#107

I enjoyed that. I had no idea he was so young 0_o

Thanks!

AaronEB

United States76 Posts

June 09 2010 19:13 GMT

#108

Seems kinda sad the life of a progamer. At least a korean one. It seems past the point of fun and just work. At least the way he describes it.

J1.au

Australia3596 Posts

June 09 2010 20:06 GMT

#109

On June 10 2010 04:01 Lexpar wrote:
I enjoyed that. I had no idea he was so young 0_o

Thanks!

Flash back in 2007 (aged 15):
+ Show Spoiler +

He was once the cutest progamer! Now he's just the best...

Athos

United States2484 Posts

April 25 2011 21:17 GMT

#110

Hi, can anybody tell me the name of the fine reporter who gave this interview? I'm writing a research paper on Starcraft, and unfortunately I don't know Korean, and I'm not sure that I trust the Google translation.

maybenexttime

Poland5558 Posts

April 25 2011 21:38 GMT

#111

I believe it's 공종식, Kong JongSik (pronounced Shik), but don't quote me on that.

lvatural

United States347 Posts

April 26 2011 02:53 GMT

#112

Goes to show what it takes to be #1. Passion, determination, and talent. Flash's mindset reminds me of an Eminem interview I remember from back in the day. Em said all he did was think about rhymes all day long, wrote down everything, and read the dictionary during his spare time. When he made it big, he still wore plain clothes and a G-shock watch because he didn't do it for the $$$ but the game itself.

Flash's got the same mentality (well at least that's what I get from the interview). Deserves #1 for sure.

Thanks for the translation btw.

Edit: Fuck me, it's a year old. Well it's been a year and he's still on top. Props to him even more!

Rodiel3

France1158 Posts

April 26 2011 03:07 GMT

#113

“My mind is full of thoughts about Starcraft. When I shower, when I eat, I would always be playing ‘imaginary games’ in my head. I think it’s very interesting. I think it’s because no one’s forcing me to play Starcraft, but rather I want to do it, is why I’ve done so well.”

I know it ! this guy got a copy of starcraft in his head !

Zona

40426 Posts

April 26 2011 12:53 GMT

#114

Interesting bump, coupled with the translated cartoon.

That $800/month on "meat"? It's actually expenses linked to his consumption of other progamers' skills!

GG.NoRe

Korea (South)1051 Posts

April 26 2011 13:01 GMT

#115

On June 10 2010 05:06 J1.au wrote:

Show nested quote +

Flash back in 2007 (aged 15):
+ Show Spoiler +

He was once the cutest progamer! Now he's just the best...

Flash cute? He was once called ugly terran when he was young. In Korean culture, people like men face to be small and like women, like Bisu and Jaedong. Very strong face is normally considered not attractive.

KTF_CloaK

Netherlands1338 Posts

April 26 2011 13:14 GMT

#116

lol flash is the sexiest beats ever, when he was rocking that gnger hair he was so fucking hot
now he is super smexy with the black hair thing going on

anyways, maybe this belogs in the nada's body thread LOL

c3rberUs

Japan11286 Posts

April 26 2011 13:45 GMT

#117

In one month he became a progamer while his rival jd, needed 10 tries at courage (I heard this in Hyungjoon). Flash's story shows that talent for the game can take a player really far.

I really hope that one day, a protoss player will rise that has really good talent (like flash) for the game, dominate bonjwa-style and lead the protoss race.

butchji

Germany1531 Posts

April 26 2011 13:48 GMT

#118

"There’s a 10 minute break in cram school, and I would always run to a PC Bang and play a round."

That's why he was a cheesy player at the start. He just didn't have enough time for a macro game in practise. :D

ReketSomething

United States6012 Posts

April 26 2011 13:53 GMT

#119

On April 26 2011 22:48 butchji wrote:
"There’s a 10 minute break in cram school, and I would always run to a PC Bang and play a round."

That's why he was a cheesy player at the start. He just didn't have enough time for a macro game in practise. :D

Lol. Thats awesome ^^

This explains all!