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[NEWS] Iloveoov retires->SKT1 Coach

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OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-02-10 21:43:53
February 10 2008 08:13 GMT
#1
http://www.fomos.kr/board/board.php?mode=read&keyno=52953&db=issue&cate=&page=1&field=&kwrd=

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SK텔레콤 T1 최연성이 선수 생활을 완전히 마무리하고 코치로 새로운 시작을 발표했다.

Iloveoov from SKT1 has announced his retirement as a progamer and his new position as the T1's new coach.

최연성은 지난 8일 자신의 팬카페에서 팬들에게 남긴 설날 인사를 통해 현재 자신의 근황 및 심경을 밝히면서 선수 생활 은퇴와 코치 변신을 공식화했다.

On the 8th of Feb., Iloveoov left a letter on his Fan Cafe website telling them what's been happening and the new big change.

최연성의 은퇴 및 코치 변신의 가장 큰 이유는 손목 부상. “팬들과 같이 호흡하고 즐거워하며 4회, 5회 우승을 하고 싶었고, 성적을 못 내더라도 30대 프로게이머의 근성을 보여주고 싶었다”는 최연성은 “하지만 손목 부상으로 인해 지속적인 게이머 생활은 힘들다고 판단해서 은퇴를 결정했다”고 밝혔다.

The biggest reason for the retirement was his wrist injury. (He fell while taking a shower)

"I wanted to to win 4th, 5th championship while enjoying the times together with my fans. I wanted to show that a progamer could play even into his 30's. But I decided that it would be very difficult to continue my career as a progamer after sustaining the wrist injury." - Iloveoov

때마침 SK텔레콤은 지난 1월 23일 감독을 포함한 코칭스태프 전원을 경질했고, 이 과정에서 최연성에게 코치직을 제의해 최연성은 박용욱과 함께 플레잉 코치로 승격된 바 있다.

Coincidentally, SKT1 fired all of its coaching staff on the 23rd of January. SKT1 asked Oov to fill in the new open position and he hinted that he wanted to be the "playing coach" along with Kingdom.
Reflex
Profile Joined March 2007
Canada703 Posts
February 10 2008 08:15 GMT
#2
"He fell while taking a shower"

Well, that's just fucking tragic.
Last Romantic
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States20665 Posts
February 10 2008 08:15 GMT
#3
ILOVEOOV

DO YOU LOVE OOV?
ㅋㄲㅈㅁ
jkillashark
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States5262 Posts
February 10 2008 08:17 GMT
#4
Ihateoov right now for giving up so easily.
Do your best, God will do the rest.
ATeddyBear
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
Canada2843 Posts
February 10 2008 08:17 GMT
#5
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SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
February 10 2008 08:18 GMT
#6
On February 10 2008 17:15 Reflex] wrote:
"He fell while taking a shower"

Well, that's just fucking tragic.


did you know slipping in showers accounts for a good percent of accidental deaths in the house? dont know the exact number, but uhhh

we're lucky its just a wrist injury, shut the fuck up
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FoieGras
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Canada270 Posts
February 10 2008 08:19 GMT
#7
T_T so sad...

who's going to be captain now that oov's retiring?
useLess
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4781 Posts
February 10 2008 08:19 GMT
#8
Aw fuuuuck. Im glad hes still in the scene, but its damn tragic that hes retiring from the game.
Moonlight Shadow
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
February 10 2008 08:21 GMT
#9
progamers shouldnt take showers
Alethios
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
New Zealand2765 Posts
February 10 2008 08:22 GMT
#10
Rumors have been going around about this for a while.

Sad to see it happen, but good to hear that he'll still be around.

I love oov.
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
Reflex
Profile Joined March 2007
Canada703 Posts
February 10 2008 08:23 GMT
#11
On February 10 2008 17:18 SpiritoftheTuna wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 10 2008 17:15 Reflex] wrote:
"He fell while taking a shower"

Well, that's just fucking tragic.


did you know slipping in showers accounts for a good percent of accidental deaths in the house? dont know the exact number, but uhhh

we're lucky its just a wrist injury, shut the fuck up


What the fuck? It's tragic in the sense that his career as a progamer ended so suddenly, and from something like that.
Thanks for the factual information about accidental deaths in the house though, it was very much needed.
pachi
Profile Joined October 2006
Melbourne5338 Posts
February 10 2008 08:24 GMT
#12
i was rereading this the other day...

On August 10 2007 03:32 Meet the TL:FE Writers:

HonestTea:
Make a Bold Prediction:
July will finish his career with a Golden Mouse. Oov will not. And… StarCraft 2 Multiplayer will not be much fun.
Moderatorpachi fanclub http://goto.tl/6DI9 。◕‿◕。
SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
February 10 2008 08:29 GMT
#13
On February 10 2008 17:23 Reflex] wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 10 2008 17:18 SpiritoftheTuna wrote:
On February 10 2008 17:15 Reflex] wrote:
"He fell while taking a shower"

Well, that's just fucking tragic.


did you know slipping in showers accounts for a good percent of accidental deaths in the house? dont know the exact number, but uhhh

we're lucky its just a wrist injury, shut the fuck up


What the fuck? It's tragic in the sense that his career as a progamer ended so suddenly, and from something like that.
Thanks for the factual information about accidental deaths in the house though, it was very much needed.

oh sorry

" well that's just fucking tragic" sounded really sarcastic to me

i take it back i guess
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GoodLuck!
Profile Joined February 2008
United States41 Posts
February 10 2008 08:29 GMT
#14
this is a sad day for macro users everywhere.
proA.June91
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Vietnam445 Posts
February 10 2008 08:32 GMT
#15
bad new
But hopefully, Oov found out his right choice
GL Oov
Fear is not what I'll get. It is what I've created myself
BroOd
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Austin10833 Posts
February 10 2008 08:34 GMT
#16
He cast a dark shadow over progaming when he was in his prime.

I doubt anyone who was around to witness it will soon forget him.
ModeratorSIRL and JLIG.
DTDominion
Profile Joined November 2005
United States2148 Posts
February 10 2008 08:39 GMT
#17
IloveOOv is one of my favorite players ever. And one of the first retirements of a player that isn't super old school.

Sad day.
vhallee
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
899 Posts
February 10 2008 08:47 GMT
#18
sad to see the gorilla going away at least he's not completely gone.
Marijuana causes amnesia and other things I don't remember.
Sindri
Profile Joined August 2007
Australia56 Posts
February 10 2008 08:47 GMT
#19
Sad. I thought he just didn't care about the game as much anymore, but his wrist injury was that bad? It's depressing when players aren't able to play because of an injury. They should take baths only from now on.
drug_vict1m
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
844 Posts
February 10 2008 12:56 GMT
#20
i hope he's going to train another fricking-fucking-macro-monster...

One must feel chaos within, to give birth to a dancing star.
JensOfSweden
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Cameroon1767 Posts
February 10 2008 13:05 GMT
#21
On February 10 2008 17:17 jkillashark wrote:
Ihateoov right now for giving up so easily.


QFT
<3 Nada [On and off TL.net since 2002
DragoonPK
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
3259 Posts
February 10 2008 13:09 GMT
#22
Iloveoov . But I hope he brings more gorilla terrans
riptide
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
5673 Posts
February 10 2008 13:10 GMT
#23
It's all for the best anyway. If he ever played SC2, his macro with MBS would have caused power outages worldwide.
AdministratorSKT T1 | Masters of the Universe
d1v
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Sweden868 Posts
February 10 2008 13:15 GMT
#24
One of the greatest Terran players ever, I really loved his low-APM-macro-style. But at least he's not entirely gone.
Adams Æbler
neotoss
Profile Joined January 2003
China217 Posts
February 10 2008 13:19 GMT
#25
Nada will be happy about this news, oov just killed him so many times. I don't even remember when Nada win a series against oov.
o3.power91
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Bahrain5288 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-02-10 13:25:45
February 10 2008 13:21 GMT
#26
Well miss u Oov T_T
Please train SKT to become a bunch of macromonsters.

Edit: After that, return as a progamer. WELOVEOOV!!!
o3.power91
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Bahrain5288 Posts
February 10 2008 13:24 GMT
#27
On February 10 2008 17:19 mmmf[r]ogs wrote:
who's going to be captain now that oov's retiring?

Im guessing GoRush or July (hopefully)
But dont forget, The Emperor BoxeR is leaving the miliary later this year so hopefully hes comin back to SKT as captain.
SCC-Faust
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3736 Posts
February 10 2008 14:16 GMT
#28
Oov was my favorite Terran.
I want to fuck Soulkey with a Zelderan.
mrdx
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Vietnam1555 Posts
February 10 2008 18:29 GMT
#29
On February 10 2008 17:17 jkillashark wrote:
Ihateoov right now for giving up so easily.

Yeah really, his slump was not even that long. What would happen if now Nada Boxer Reach YellOw Nal_rA etc. all decide to quit to become coach..
BoxerForever.com - the one and only international Boxer fansite since 2006 :)
Aphelion
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
United States2720 Posts
February 10 2008 18:38 GMT
#30
Oh, man. I feel old.
But Garimto was always more than just a Protoss...
p4fn2w
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
394 Posts
February 10 2008 18:41 GMT
#31
On February 10 2008 21:56 drug_vict1m wrote:
i hope he's going to train another fricking-fucking-macro-monster...


Bisu plz!
Plutonium
Profile Joined November 2007
United States2217 Posts
February 10 2008 19:27 GMT
#32
I wonder what the dynamic would be if Boxer returned to SKT1 with Oov and Kingdom as his coaches.

zobz
Profile Joined November 2005
Canada2175 Posts
February 10 2008 21:42 GMT
#33
i thought because of the front page tl article that he slit his wrist in the shower because he felt suicidal.
"That's not gonna be good for business." "That's not gonna be good for anybody."
niteReloaded
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Croatia5282 Posts
February 10 2008 22:28 GMT
#34
wow
he's gone '_'
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