EPTJaedong fights the end of his career with reckless abandon
Jaedong near to retirement
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Sogetsu
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sM.Zik
Canada2553 Posts
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sc-darkness
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KaNaTTu
Finland20 Posts
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JungleTerrain
Chile799 Posts
On September 30 2017 08:08 KaNaTTu wrote: Oh god, this unbelievably bad and terrible news. I'm a huge JD fan... Same. Something about him, his humility, likeable personality, amazing work ethic, amazing talent and huge hunger to be the absolute best really makes it hard to not be a fan of his. | ||
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neobowman
Canada3324 Posts
Since then I've followed Jaedong constantly. He's always been my favourite player and inspired me to play Zerg. His Golden Mouse win was just the most exciting moment for me. When the opportunity was presented on TL, I bought a Hwaseung Oz jacket (which is now peppered with autographs from folks like Day9, Huk and Ret). But just a while back, I actually got to meet JD himself and Flash when he came to Toronto for an SC2 tournament. With my limited Korean, I told him how much of a fan I was and got pictures with him (apologies to my friend for only taking nervous blurry photos of him with the two) and of course, got them to sign the jacket. Literally one of my best memories. While I fell off from following SC2, I immediately started tuning into JD's stream when he started BW again. I was so impressed and happy with him taking 2 games off of Flash in ASL 3 with strokes of genius but his loss seemed inevitable throughout the whole series. In my head, I know it's highly doubtful he'll win his perhaps final ASL. But I'm rooting for him til the end. When he retires, I'll be sad, but what's is important is him pursuing what he thinks is right. Health is absolutely super important. But I know that even when that happens, I'll still continue to be his fan. Jaedong fighting! Go win ASL 4! | ||
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Morbidius
Brazil3449 Posts
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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NET
United States703 Posts
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Descent
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Archers_bane
United States1338 Posts
 Glad I could follow his career from the very start, although I didn't really care for the time spent on SC2. He needs a proper farewell from the SC community when he officially retires | ||
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Loccstana
United States833 Posts
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Starlightsun
United States1405 Posts
He does often look very worn out on stream. Maybe going to the military will help rejuvenate his health. | ||
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craz3d
Bulgaria856 Posts
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iloveav
Poland1484 Posts
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Blue
Norway359 Posts
On October 10 2017 18:16 iloveav wrote: Im 33. I know what he means and I dont play at that level. yep. long live JD <3 | ||
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IntoTheStorm
116 Posts
On October 10 2017 18:08 craz3d wrote: Health is mentioned a couple of times without going into detail as to what's wrong. Is he suffering from some sort of overuse injury or burnout? The article mentions wrists and finger pain, also eyes tearing. So, being with a medical diploma, I assume it's something like carpal tunnel syndrome and chronic inflammation of the finger joints. The eye condition I know nothing about as eyes are far and away from my field of knowledge. It can simply be that his eyes are getting tired easily as they've been forced to focus on the screen for such a long period of time and he might need a few months of rest from active focusing on close objects. It can mean that he needs some form of surgery, we don't know from the article itself. Maybe his tear ducts are inflamed, I don't know. Anyway, JD is an iconic figure and I love to watch him play even though I've played like 6 games with Zerg in total. He is an artist. But I think he should immediately retire from active gaming, this is ridiculous, to put such an enormous amount of stress on his body. | ||
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craz3d
Bulgaria856 Posts
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Zephyp
238 Posts
On September 30 2017 10:46 Morbidius wrote: Watching JD stream breaks my heart, i don't know what it is, he always looks sad and defeated. Yeah. I feel like he's been sort of like that ever since his performance in SC2 started to drop. He had one year with a lot of second places in SC2, but from there it just became a long line of hopes getting upped and then him losing. Except that one tournament in USA he won. He's always been a winner, but when he didn't win anymore, it seemed to take it's toll. Which he also talks about in the interview. | ||
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CHEONSOYUN
623 Posts
On October 10 2017 19:50 craz3d wrote: Do you think ASL offers some sort of medical insurance and/or requires certification that the competitors are in good health? I mean they ought to take care of their stars better. healthcare in korea is pretty good as it's paid for by the relatively high taxes unfortunately no amount of medicine or surgery is going to prevent continuous wear and tear over ten years | ||
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