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Transcript: Eyewater's pregame interview from ASL

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Aylear
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Norway3988 Posts
September 14 2016 09:46 GMT
#1
I was watching the ASL finals again and decided to type this up for posterity. Minor punctuation and grammar alterations from the original. All responses taken from the English subtitles in this video. Things lost in translation were lost before I got there.



[image loading]

Background

A: When I was in 7th grade my mom and my dad got divorced. My little sister was maybe 4 years old? I felt sad every time I looked at my little sister. I thought about what I could do for her. I wanted to become an eminent person, and do what my mom couldn't do for her.


StarCraft II

A: When I started playing Starcraft II, I had a lot of fun. It was easier! I became addicted to StarCraft II, but after the season my team STX had some difficulties and many of the veteran players had to leave the team. Restructuring?


What keeps me strong

While I started my private stream my baby was born, and I became a father at a relatively young age. After my baby got a little bit bigger she started acting really cute. When she smiles, my wife and I say to each other, this is what we live for.


Origin

I cried after qualifying for the 2009 Bacchus Starleague. Others cry after becoming a champion, but I cried after qualifying. The other progamers were probably bewildered to see me cry at the preliminaries - and I completely understand - but thoughts about my family crossed my mind. My dad watches my matches every single time. I also thought about my 9 years younger little sister...

Sharp is also known as "desperate Sharp", but at that moment I was "desperate Eyewater".


On the ASL

My initial goal was just to qualify into the main tournament! I just wanted to let my fans be able to see me talk at the group selections.

Last advanced, defeating FlaSh 3-0. Honestly, he felt like a mountain too high for me to climb. He was an unbeatable opponent for me. But the result... it was an unbelievable result. I had never defeated Last 3:1 in practice! It felt so good.


Final thoughts

When my daughter grow up and asks me, what did I do when I was young? Asks me what my job was? I want to show her this Finals stage. Show her photos of myself kissing the trophy. Those are the images I want to show her. Since this is my first finals, I want to win and hold up the trophy.
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Wrath
Profile Blog Joined July 2014
3176 Posts
September 14 2016 10:08 GMT
#2
GG, Gratz Eyewater
mikedebo
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada4341 Posts
September 14 2016 11:33 GMT
#3
My eyes are watering reading this :'(
I NEED A PHOTOSYNTHESIS! ||| 'airtoss' is an anagram of 'artosis' ||| SANGHOOOOOO ||| "No Korea? No problem. I have internet." -- Stardust
outscar
Profile Joined September 2014
2832 Posts
September 14 2016 12:15 GMT
#4
Another lovely, pregame inteview! The magic worked really well for him this time. I believe this is not end of Eyewater. I was watching his stream lately and he was murdering top notch terrans. He's going to be seeded automatically to ro16 I belive for next ASL.
sunbeams are never made like me...
B-royal
Profile Joined May 2015
Belgium1330 Posts
September 14 2016 12:55 GMT
#5
A moving story. Especially the final thoughts section makes me happy to have shuttle as the winner.
new BW-player (~E rank fish) twitch.tv/crispydrone || What plays 500 games a season but can't get better? => http://imgur.com/a/pLzf9 <= ||
XenOsky
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Chile2358 Posts
September 15 2016 03:51 GMT
#6
you just won a new fan eyewater T,T
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