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Stephano in a long interview during WCS

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LeLfe
Profile Joined February 2011
France3160 Posts
July 17 2012 20:26 GMT
#1
Hello dear TL community,

I was at WCS.fr last week and since the competition was kinda slow, I had the chance to sit for a while with Stephano for quite a long talk ( we had to do it in two parts though as it's hard to keep him too long)

It's in French but with subtitles (sorry about the eventual tumors), I hope you guys enjoy it!

Part 1

Part 2

Thank you for watching

Original link on aAa.eu
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LeLfe
Writer for Red bull (Fr) and Iron Squid (En/Fr) @ClemLeLfe on twitter
AgentChaos
Profile Joined July 2011
United Kingdom4569 Posts
July 17 2012 20:37 GMT
#2
really nice. thanks for this
IM & EG supporter
Malpractice.248
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States734 Posts
July 17 2012 20:40 GMT
#3
Great interview, watching it atm, but Its hard for me (with ADHD) to actually watch ANY interview.
Is there a transcript somewhere?
LeLfe
Profile Joined February 2011
France3160 Posts
July 17 2012 20:52 GMT
#4
On July 18 2012 05:40 Malpractice.248 wrote:
Great interview, watching it atm, but Its hard for me (with ADHD) to actually watch ANY interview.
Is there a transcript somewhere?


I might have a .word version of the subtitles somewhere :D
Writer for Red bull (Fr) and Iron Squid (En/Fr) @ClemLeLfe on twitter
m0ck
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
4194 Posts
July 17 2012 20:59 GMT
#5
Amazing interview, you've done a great job. Thanks!
Firlefanz
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany245 Posts
July 17 2012 20:59 GMT
#6
Watching right now. Thanks!
turdburgler
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
England6749 Posts
July 17 2012 21:04 GMT
#7
great interview, the translation is so much better than most foreign language interviews it doesnt come across as bland as many others, good stuff.
StarVe
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany13591 Posts
July 17 2012 21:08 GMT
#8
Thanks a ton, amazing interview, best I've seen with Stephano by far and it was great to see him totally comfortable and giving honest answers, you managed to get an interview with the 'real' Stephano, not the showman, and that's the first I've seen.
Psyclon
Profile Joined July 2010
Bulgaria2443 Posts
July 17 2012 21:08 GMT
#9
It was interesting to hear about his thoughts on GSL format.
Other than that, i think that it's obvious he will join EG in September
Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds!
demitap
Profile Joined November 2011
Lithuania143 Posts
July 17 2012 21:11 GMT
#10
Just logged in to say that this interview was amazing, really amazing, great work, very good questions and interviewer!
Chloroplaste
Profile Joined February 2011
France281 Posts
July 17 2012 21:14 GMT
#11
Really nice interview ! Lelfe forever !
The KY
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United Kingdom6252 Posts
July 17 2012 21:18 GMT
#12
His answers on his dislike for the format of the GSL and his 'instinct' for playing the game are really interesting. It's a shame that it won't be that long until he leaves the scene for education but while we do have him it's great to have a foreign player with such talent.
hyperdemented
Profile Joined April 2011
Austria372 Posts
July 17 2012 21:18 GMT
#13
amazing in-depth interview and really good questions, enjoyed this very much, thanks!
nAm
Profile Joined June 2009
France39 Posts
July 17 2012 21:19 GMT
#14
Nice interview
Thanks!
stardog
Profile Joined August 2011
556 Posts
July 17 2012 21:19 GMT
#15
Nice job LeLfe. You had dozens of interesting questions and you asked them smoothly one after another without any problems or breaks. That's just great preparation. I've done several interviews myself and I know that it's not at all as easy as it seems.
31415926535
Profile Joined May 2012
Switzerland276 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-17 21:24:39
July 17 2012 21:24 GMT
#16
Good interviews and very good interviewer !
Mosquitow
Profile Joined September 2011
England510 Posts
July 17 2012 21:27 GMT
#17
Very nice interview.
Champi
Profile Joined March 2010
1422 Posts
July 17 2012 21:29 GMT
#18
quite interesting to see the difference between his french interviews and his english ones. he still has the same personality. but he seems to give alot better and longer answers in french. it was nice to see him less limited in this interview :D
Zaphid
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Czech Republic1860 Posts
July 17 2012 21:31 GMT
#19
...eventual tumors?! Guess I'm watching this just to check whether it was typo or Stephano has cancer :D
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Nouar
Profile Joined May 2009
France3270 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-17 21:42:09
July 17 2012 21:32 GMT
#20
AHAHAH I was listening without watching, and at the IdrA bit in part 1, it went like this : "he has self esteem so he doesn't really come to talk to me, and.... he is SO DUMB", I was like WTF he actually said that in an interview are you serious ?

..then I went back and watched it to see someone launching pens at Stephano, ahah, that's better :p
NoiR
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
July 17 2012 21:32 GMT
#21
Good job LeLfe. Not only did you asked interesting questions, but you'll manage to run the all interview quite smoothly even though Stephano is not the most expansive guy. Thank you very much monsieur !
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
Serimek
Profile Joined August 2011
France2274 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-17 21:40:33
July 17 2012 21:39 GMT
#22
On July 18 2012 06:04 turdburgler wrote:
great interview, the translation is so much better than most foreign language interviews it doesnt come across as bland as many others, good stuff.


Well, speaking in French allows him to be less stereotypical because of two things I think : 1/ he masters way more the subtleties of this language, and 2/ he is less forced to embody his role-play character when he is into the French scene.

EDIT : If I was allowed to post in French, my posts would have been better too :p
SC2 is the best game to watch and was the best to play before I grew old and slow...
Nouar
Profile Joined May 2009
France3270 Posts
July 17 2012 21:43 GMT
#23
Btw, sadly the english translation has a lot of errors (ie. from not accurate to real mistranslations), and is missing things... :/ It's a *very* good interview nonetheless.
I don't have the time needed to rework the phrasing or write down all errors I noticed, but if you have the time LeLfe, really, ask someone to proof it again :s It'd be a shame to keep so many errors in an interview of this quality, they are really rare.
NoiR
SilSol
Profile Joined April 2012
Sweden2744 Posts
July 17 2012 21:43 GMT
#24
nice interviews! he seems very humble and gentle.
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Dawg_Snow
Profile Joined September 2011
France425 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-17 21:46:08
July 17 2012 21:44 GMT
#25
never mind
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BrTarolg
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United Kingdom3574 Posts
July 17 2012 21:57 GMT
#26
I think it's very interesting and wise that he says you should quit when you're at the top of your game and not after you've fallen

Awesome interview
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland24562 Posts
July 17 2012 22:09 GMT
#27
Great interview, shows Stephano in a bit of a new light for me, as I feel he sort of plays a persona when he's interviewed in English. Also love seeing people speaking their native tongue in general.
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Girondelle
Profile Joined December 2010
France969 Posts
July 17 2012 22:09 GMT
#28
Very nice interview, Stephano is very honest and direct with his responses, a bit like Huk (carmac did a good interview with him)
a9arnn
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1537 Posts
July 17 2012 22:11 GMT
#29
Wow that was actually pretty good, thanks for the interview + subtitles!
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ranjutan
Profile Joined November 2010
United States636 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-17 22:14:39
July 17 2012 22:12 GMT
#30
very good interview!
glad stephano will play GSL.
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Lewan72
Profile Joined April 2011
United States381 Posts
July 17 2012 22:26 GMT
#31
I love this type of interview style....learned so much about Stephano.
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WightyCity
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada887 Posts
July 17 2012 22:27 GMT
#32
would be fun to see '' the decision'' with stephano in september
90% watching it 8% talking about it and 2% playing it - sc2
Ucs
Profile Joined October 2010
264 Posts
July 17 2012 22:34 GMT
#33
It's always nice to see a good interviewer ask really good questions. Good job on the interview LeLfe you really did a good job. I learned alot of new things about Stephano and it was fun to watch.

Good luck to Stephano in GSL and WCS and all the other tournaments he is playing in and I wish him good luck in finding the best team he can find in september.
DongLongJohnson
Profile Joined July 2012
Germany143 Posts
July 17 2012 22:39 GMT
#34
Too bad its in French...
Firlefanz
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany245 Posts
July 17 2012 22:43 GMT
#35
On July 18 2012 07:39 DongLongJohnson wrote:
Too bad its in French...

Are you kidding me? A lot of effort was put in this video to have great subtitles and you complain about the interview being in french?!
RinconH
Profile Joined April 2010
United States512 Posts
July 17 2012 22:49 GMT
#36
Stephano is a top 2 foreigner (with Naniwa) and, in day to day life, I like his matter of fact attitude

Having said that it's disappointing he doesn't seem to have a "passion" for the game like Naniwa.

It seems, for him, it's essentially "I can make some money, travel... I'll do it for a bit, why not".

Not blaming him for it whatsoever, it's a completely reasonable way to think but, as a fan, I wish he had more fire for the game.

Michael Jordan is an easy example. I wouldn't want to be friends with him but he was a good player to be a fan of as he let nothing come between him and being the best.
Skarjak
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada17 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-17 22:53:33
July 17 2012 22:50 GMT
#37
Bon travail LeLfe! Cette entrevue était vraiment intéressante. C'est surtout bien d'avoir du contenu francophone quand on est habitué à lire des nouvelles sur Starcraft uniquement en anglais.

I like the frankness of both the interviewer and the interviewee. There's lots of interviews out there where players dicuss the game, but it's great to learn a bit more about their true personalities and how they view their career.

I wish I had been able to have a chat with him at the NASL!
A2340
Profile Joined July 2012
Canada106 Posts
July 17 2012 22:54 GMT
#38
Great interview. He seemed a lot more... normal... than in most of his interviews.
dragoon
Profile Joined December 2010
United States695 Posts
July 17 2012 23:02 GMT
#39
really enjoyed this interview! makes me sad that he'll quit soon though ;_;

best of luck until then!
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eNbee
Profile Joined July 2010
Belgium487 Posts
July 17 2012 23:19 GMT
#40
Good interview, subtitles weren't the best though, more was said than was transcribed, the translation was more of a summary on occasion.

Enjoyed it nonetheless, made me work my rusty French skills!
hmmmm
Incomplet
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United Kingdom1419 Posts
July 17 2012 23:21 GMT
#41
good interview. Will eagerly await his results in gsl
Bow down to the sons of Aiur...SKT1_Rain, CreatorPrime, ST_Parting, Liquid_Hero.
metho
Profile Joined November 2011
Germany28 Posts
July 17 2012 23:22 GMT
#42
Thank you very much for this interview, interesting stuff.
haavard29
Profile Joined February 2011
Norway37 Posts
July 17 2012 23:28 GMT
#43
Excellent interview with great in depth questions that answered about everything I wanted to know (and more!). Very well done sir, even though, as some people mentioned, the translation isn't able to convey all of Stephanos points.
Benjamin99
Profile Joined April 2012
4176 Posts
July 17 2012 23:47 GMT
#44
Amasing interview. Proberly the best Interview I eve seen with Stephano. Welldone to the journalist.
Stephano & Jaedong <-- The Pain Train. Polt and Innovation to EG plz
illsick
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1770 Posts
July 17 2012 23:50 GMT
#45
great interview, better than any of his english interviews
you live and you learn
Ambre
Profile Joined July 2011
France416 Posts
July 18 2012 00:12 GMT
#46
Wow, GREAT interview.

Really nice work, thx a lot.
"There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self." - Aldous Huxley
JacobShock
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Denmark2485 Posts
July 18 2012 00:14 GMT
#47
a few spelling mistakes in the subtitles, but other than that excellent interview 10/10! =D
"Right on" - Morrow
ROOTdrewbie
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada1392 Posts
July 18 2012 00:48 GMT
#48
really good interview, 100x better than any english interview of stephano :D
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nmetasch
Profile Joined April 2012
United States600 Posts
July 18 2012 01:17 GMT
#49
I just want to express my gratitude for this interview. This is the first time I've really felt that I gained an understanding of Stephano, and it was really nice. Before this interview, he was just so foreign to me, the random guy that shot into the scene, destroys everyone, and never practices... lol. After how funny he is in a lot of his English interviews, it was nice to get some real answers from him!
johnny123
Profile Joined February 2012
521 Posts
July 18 2012 01:25 GMT
#50
On July 18 2012 07:49 RinconH wrote:
Stephano is a top 2 foreigner (with Naniwa) and, in day to day life, I like his matter of fact attitude

Having said that it's disappointing he doesn't seem to have a "passion" for the game like Naniwa.

It seems, for him, it's essentially "I can make some money, travel... I'll do it for a bit, why not".

Not blaming him for it whatsoever, it's a completely reasonable way to think but, as a fan, I wish he had more fire for the game.

Michael Jordan is an easy example. I wouldn't want to be friends with him but he was a good player to be a fan of as he let nothing come between him and being the best.



actually michael jordan did not really like basket ball, if he did he would not have quit basket ball to play base ball, fail at it then come back.. Im sure michael was like , well i guess im good at it, ill do it anyway. Might be the same for stephano.
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Xpace
Profile Joined March 2011
United States2209 Posts
July 18 2012 01:38 GMT
#51
After winning IPL3, then ESWC, and currently branded as the best foreigner in SC2, he goes on to say

"I [still] didn't think I was the best, not at all.. I knew I had not yet met the best Koreans"

What a baller. He knows that you're nobody unless you do well in the GSL.
Benjamin99
Profile Joined April 2012
4176 Posts
July 18 2012 01:44 GMT
#52
On July 18 2012 10:38 Xpace wrote:
After winning IPL3, then ESWC, and currently branded as the best foreigner in SC2, he goes on to say

"I [still] didn't think I was the best, not at all.. I knew I had not yet met the best Koreans"

What a baller. He knows that you're nobody unless you do well in the GSL.


Facepalm
Stephano & Jaedong <-- The Pain Train. Polt and Innovation to EG plz
geno
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States1404 Posts
July 18 2012 01:56 GMT
#53
You are a great interviewer. Definitely knew when and how to probe for more information, and somehow managed to get a solid 20+ minutes of interview with Stephano.
Kevin_Sorbo
Profile Joined November 2011
Canada3217 Posts
July 18 2012 02:04 GMT
#54
lolll him saying about Idra '' quest-ce qu'il est con!!! ''

2 guys that are so in love with themselves that jealousy makes them hate the other one.

but its cool for once to have some progaming content in french and that doesnt suck ballz
The mind is like a parachute, it doesnt work unless its open. - Zappa
Pwere
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1556 Posts
July 18 2012 02:20 GMT
#55
He never says Idra is dumb.
Someone throws something at him, and he says that that guy is dumb. It just happens to be while he's talking about Idra.

Good interview. Translation is fine for the most part.
Makro
Profile Joined March 2011
France16890 Posts
July 18 2012 02:48 GMT
#56
wow what a long interview, nice
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Gatored
Profile Joined September 2010
United States679 Posts
July 18 2012 05:18 GMT
#57
Very nice interview! Thanks
LeLfe
Profile Joined February 2011
France3160 Posts
July 18 2012 05:56 GMT
#58
thank you guys so much for all these nice comments, really means a lot to me (some of you got me blushing ^^)

@nouar I only subtitled the 2nd part and corrected the 1st (don't have much time either to be honnest) I do think there are few approximations to have idioms/ readable sentences, but I didn't see any mistranslations, can still pm me if needed

@kevin_sorbo he doesn't say it about idra but about one of his friend who threw something at him
Writer for Red bull (Fr) and Iron Squid (En/Fr) @ClemLeLfe on twitter
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38797 Posts
July 18 2012 06:09 GMT
#59
Nice interview!
I am really hoping he does well in the GSL.
I had a good night of sleep.
Dosey
Profile Joined September 2010
United States4505 Posts
July 18 2012 06:21 GMT
#60
On July 18 2012 10:25 johnny123 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2012 07:49 RinconH wrote:
Stephano is a top 2 foreigner (with Naniwa) and, in day to day life, I like his matter of fact attitude

Having said that it's disappointing he doesn't seem to have a "passion" for the game like Naniwa.

It seems, for him, it's essentially "I can make some money, travel... I'll do it for a bit, why not".

Not blaming him for it whatsoever, it's a completely reasonable way to think but, as a fan, I wish he had more fire for the game.

Michael Jordan is an easy example. I wouldn't want to be friends with him but he was a good player to be a fan of as he let nothing come between him and being the best.



actually michael jordan did not really like basket ball, if he did he would not have quit basket ball to play base ball, fail at it then come back.. Im sure michael was like , well i guess im good at it, ill do it anyway. Might be the same for stephano.

What?
He retired because his father was just murdered and he was devastated. He also started playing baseball in honor of his father.

Seriously... the stuff people spew on these forums...
-Archangel-
Profile Joined May 2010
Croatia7457 Posts
July 18 2012 06:29 GMT
#61
If Stephano is really truthful about how he approaches the game and not practicing much then he is the true prodigy of this esport, forget Flash and Jaedong. It will be a sad day when he quits.
Marou
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany1371 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-18 06:35:50
July 18 2012 06:34 GMT
#62
On July 18 2012 15:29 -Archangel- wrote:
If Stephano is really truthful about how he approaches the game and not practicing much then he is the true prodigy of this esport, forget Flash and Jaedong. It will be a sad day when he quits.


It just happens that you need far less practice at SC2 than what you need at BW. I still respect Flash and Jaedong more because the game they play(ed) is far more demanding and harder to master. And no, i'm not a hardcore BW fan, i barely played the game and didn't watched that many pro-games, but i know enough to weight the difference between the two games.

EDIT : HOLY SHIT SORRY I AM TIRED AND I JUST STARTED ANOTHER INSTANCE OF BW vs SC2 BY MISTAKE. IGNORE THIS AND GO ON WITH YOU DAY.
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Bigtony
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States1606 Posts
July 18 2012 06:47 GMT
#63
Totally agree with him about GSL format. Great interview.
Push 2 Harder
seffer
Profile Joined December 2010
United States143 Posts
July 18 2012 06:51 GMT
#64
On July 18 2012 15:29 -Archangel- wrote:
If Stephano is really truthful about how he approaches the game and not practicing much then he is the true prodigy of this esport, forget Flash and Jaedong. It will be a sad day when he quits.



He didn't qualify for TSL 4, hasn't done shit in korea, didn't win a major tournament before NASL in a little while. He's still a favorite but not a *real* favorite in the bonjwa sense of the word, like flash was, and plus it's a different and easier game. If he wins every tournament he enters this year including the GSL then your opinion will become valid.
LeLfe
Profile Joined February 2011
France3160 Posts
July 18 2012 07:34 GMT
#65
On July 18 2012 15:51 seffer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2012 15:29 -Archangel- wrote:
If Stephano is really truthful about how he approaches the game and not practicing much then he is the true prodigy of this esport, forget Flash and Jaedong. It will be a sad day when he quits.



He didn't qualify for TSL 4, hasn't done shit in korea, didn't win a major tournament before NASL in a little while. He's still a favorite but not a *real* favorite in the bonjwa sense of the word, like flash was, and plus it's a different and easier game. If he wins every tournament he enters this year including the GSL then your opinion will become valid.


he only tried his luck twice in TSL4 qualifier (including one he had to forfeit) and his only Korean experience was the Blizzard cup where he ended up 2-2 in his group, i don't think you can judge him by these competitions
Writer for Red bull (Fr) and Iron Squid (En/Fr) @ClemLeLfe on twitter
seffer
Profile Joined December 2010
United States143 Posts
July 18 2012 07:48 GMT
#66
On July 18 2012 16:34 LeLfe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2012 15:51 seffer wrote:
On July 18 2012 15:29 -Archangel- wrote:
If Stephano is really truthful about how he approaches the game and not practicing much then he is the true prodigy of this esport, forget Flash and Jaedong. It will be a sad day when he quits.



He didn't qualify for TSL 4, hasn't done shit in korea, didn't win a major tournament before NASL in a little while. He's still a favorite but not a *real* favorite in the bonjwa sense of the word, like flash was, and plus it's a different and easier game. If he wins every tournament he enters this year including the GSL then your opinion will become valid.


he only tried his luck twice in TSL4 qualifier (including one he had to forfeit) and his only Korean experience was the Blizzard cup where he ended up 2-2 in his group, i don't think you can judge him by these competitions



I agree, so we all have to wait before anyone can use the words "true prodigy" be used to describe stephano. I think his image is kind of bullshit, though... I'm not ready to believe he (doesn't) practice the way he says. Although if he is that good naturally, I don't know if I would respect the idea of a player not practicing and winning everything more than someone who's naturally talented AND plays all day every day to win. I think we can gain more as people from learning from those who earn things from really really hard work.
Ceto
Profile Joined November 2010
France12 Posts
July 18 2012 08:24 GMT
#67
Great interview !!!
Enjoyed every second of it, thanx a lot LeLfe, you're a baller !!!!
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Velr
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Switzerland10650 Posts
July 18 2012 09:32 GMT
#68
On July 18 2012 15:51 seffer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2012 15:29 -Archangel- wrote:
If Stephano is really truthful about how he approaches the game and not practicing much then he is the true prodigy of this esport, forget Flash and Jaedong. It will be a sad day when he quits.



He didn't qualify for TSL 4, hasn't done shit in korea, didn't win a major tournament before NASL in a little while. He's still a favorite but not a *real* favorite in the bonjwa sense of the word, like flash was, and plus it's a different and easier game. If he wins every tournament he enters this year including the GSL then your opinion will become valid.



He is seen as on even footing with even the very, very best Koreans, there is basically no one that you could say: "Well, that guy is the clear favorite over Stephano".

This alone makes him (the only) foreign Bonjwa ... As for the real thing.. Time will tell.
Opera
Profile Joined March 2011
France469 Posts
July 18 2012 09:42 GMT
#69
Great interview. It's good to have a French interview of Stephano so he's really able to speak his mind and not limited by his English skills. And LeLfe is great ; he has intelligent questions and a nice rythm for the interview.
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revel8
Profile Joined January 2012
United Kingdom3022 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-18 09:58:12
July 18 2012 09:57 GMT
#70
Hey great interview! Nice one, LeLfe! Thank you for doing such a great inteview with superb and pertinent questions, and thanks also for sharing it with us at TL with English subtitles. Appreciate it, LeLfe.

My reading of Stephano's answers is that he is likely to move to EG when his current contract expires. I suspect his bargaining position will be even stronger by then.
Jodzog
Profile Joined May 2011
France45 Posts
July 18 2012 10:26 GMT
#71
Really great interview, you've done a great job LeLfe !
bgx
Profile Joined August 2010
Poland6595 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-18 10:49:03
July 18 2012 10:47 GMT
#72
On July 18 2012 18:32 Velr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2012 15:51 seffer wrote:
On July 18 2012 15:29 -Archangel- wrote:
If Stephano is really truthful about how he approaches the game and not practicing much then he is the true prodigy of this esport, forget Flash and Jaedong. It will be a sad day when he quits.



He didn't qualify for TSL 4, hasn't done shit in korea, didn't win a major tournament before NASL in a little while. He's still a favorite but not a *real* favorite in the bonjwa sense of the word, like flash was, and plus it's a different and easier game. If he wins every tournament he enters this year including the GSL then your opinion will become valid.



He is seen as on even footing with even the very, very best Koreans, there is basically no one that you could say: "Well, that guy is the clear favorite over Stephano".

This alone makes him (the only) foreign Bonjwa ... As for the real thing.. Time will tell.

To posters above you:

And if you watched the games you would see despite him winning he was having sloppy plays and lack of practice showed even in his ZvP. Which is worrying because if this tournament consisted of top terrans and zergs it could look different. I agree he can win vs any protoss with or without practice with even making lack of practice mistakes (no 4th, late gas, mineral flood, sometimes sloppy injects while in roach agression mode) but in terms of ZvT it always looked different for him.

Comparing him to Flash and Jaedong is completely out of place. And im saying that as his fan.

Stork[gm]
Assirra
Profile Joined August 2010
Belgium4169 Posts
July 18 2012 10:54 GMT
#73
On July 18 2012 15:29 -Archangel- wrote:
If Stephano is really truthful about how he approaches the game and not practicing much then he is the true prodigy of this esport, forget Flash and Jaedong. It will be a sad day when he quits.

You better be joking.
Flash and Jeadong are quite above Stephano (in their respective games)
NeonFox
Profile Joined January 2011
2373 Posts
July 18 2012 10:57 GMT
#74
There's some very interesting stuff in there, thank you!
LakseWim
Profile Joined August 2010
Netherlands202 Posts
July 18 2012 11:34 GMT
#75
Thanks a lot, those were great interviews with good questions. Sounds like he's definately going to join EG
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keioh
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France1099 Posts
July 18 2012 12:03 GMT
#76
This dude is so honest.
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VelJa
Profile Joined October 2011
France1109 Posts
July 18 2012 12:33 GMT
#77
nice one LeLfe

i dont really understand why everibody says after this itw that he will go to EG.
I believe it's a mistake in the subtitle because i heard it in french, and he just speak about EG house. I mean he's expression in french and his attitude don't match with the fact that everybody says on this topic "after seeing this itw, it's sure he will join EG"

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LeLfe
Profile Joined February 2011
France3160 Posts
July 18 2012 12:52 GMT
#78
On July 18 2012 21:33 VelJa wrote:
nice one LeLfe

i dont really understand why everibody says after this itw that he will go to EG.
I believe it's a mistake in the subtitle because i heard it in french, and he just speak about EG house. I mean he's expression in french and his attitude don't match with the fact that everybody says on this topic "after seeing this itw, it's sure he will join EG"




nope it's not due to the subs, French react quite in the same way on aaa (and don't worry we got M fans to defend both point of views). As far as I'm concerned, his will to move is not "that" obvious in what he says but he surely values EG highly, we'll have to wait till september anyway, it's still any big team's game!
Writer for Red bull (Fr) and Iron Squid (En/Fr) @ClemLeLfe on twitter
VelJa
Profile Joined October 2011
France1109 Posts
July 18 2012 12:55 GMT
#79
On July 18 2012 21:52 LeLfe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2012 21:33 VelJa wrote:
nice one LeLfe

i dont really understand why everibody says after this itw that he will go to EG.
I believe it's a mistake in the subtitle because i heard it in french, and he just speak about EG house. I mean he's expression in french and his attitude don't match with the fact that everybody says on this topic "after seeing this itw, it's sure he will join EG"




nope it's not due to the subs, French react quite in the same way on aaa (and don't worry we got M fans to defend both point of views). As far as I'm concerned, his will to move is not "that" obvious in what he says but he surely values EG highly, we'll have to wait till september anyway, it's still any big team's game!


Indeed you are right in some part, but we don't just feel/understand the same thing when we listen to stephano's answers.
Point of vue i guess .... ;D
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StarGalaxy
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany744 Posts
July 18 2012 13:56 GMT
#80
well he said that the salary has the biggest impact on his decision. ( a´nd there are a lot of teams with good and nice players). When you think about that for a moment it's not that hard to guess who will offer the highes amount in september...
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LeLfe
Profile Joined February 2011
France3160 Posts
July 18 2012 15:47 GMT
#81
On July 18 2012 21:55 VelJa wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 18 2012 21:52 LeLfe wrote:
On July 18 2012 21:33 VelJa wrote:
nice one LeLfe

i dont really understand why everibody says after this itw that he will go to EG.
I believe it's a mistake in the subtitle because i heard it in french, and he just speak about EG house. I mean he's expression in french and his attitude don't match with the fact that everybody says on this topic "after seeing this itw, it's sure he will join EG"




nope it's not due to the subs, French react quite in the same way on aaa (and don't worry we got M fans to defend both point of views). As far as I'm concerned, his will to move is not "that" obvious in what he says but he surely values EG highly, we'll have to wait till september anyway, it's still any big team's game!


Indeed you are right in some part, but we don't just feel/understand the same thing when we listen to stephano's answers.
Point of vue i guess .... ;D


I really did my best to remain as neutral as possible team wise and focus on him more than on the teams. Since the only one inducing there might be an issue with the understanding the subs give is part of M, i guess it's ok
Writer for Red bull (Fr) and Iron Squid (En/Fr) @ClemLeLfe on twitter
wcr.4fun
Profile Joined April 2012
Belgium686 Posts
July 18 2012 15:58 GMT
#82
Great interview. I tried doing it without the subtitles but I couldn't. I can read french fine but listening to it is another thing (went too fast to actually understand what was being said). I think I'll have to freshen up my french a bit.

Resilient
Profile Joined June 2010
United Kingdom1431 Posts
July 18 2012 16:32 GMT
#83
Having questions flow like that is quite a talent. So many interviews are the generic 'how are you doing' 'what do you think your chances are' style. Impressive.
Khonsou
Profile Joined September 2011
Dominican Republic275 Posts
July 18 2012 16:41 GMT
#84
This interview is great. And about the team stuff, sorry VelJa but he enumerates what he thinks is a good team for him, and then throughout the interview, on almost every criteria, point out that M isn't really on par. So although I would'nt say he specifically discarded M, it seems safe to asume that he doesn't put M first place.
A French living under the sun
Master_Blaster
Profile Joined December 2011
United Kingdom269 Posts
July 18 2012 17:35 GMT
#85
Props to the interviewer also for asking all these great questions without a paper near him. Stephano is great.
HaXeR
Profile Joined December 2011
Czech Republic189 Posts
July 18 2012 17:42 GMT
#86
Great questions! That´s how interviews should look like.
VelJa
Profile Joined October 2011
France1109 Posts
July 19 2012 08:01 GMT
#87
I agree with you guys and i have always approved the good job made by LeLfe. This itw is sick !
i just wanna say that nothing is actualy done. That's all !
I'm just a fan of M btw
kiss
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zeratul_jf
Profile Joined October 2011
United States808 Posts
July 25 2012 16:25 GMT
#88
Does anyone know when he is going to korea because he said he would be in the GSL in October but thats when his contract expires and if he doesn't renew with millenium he wont be in the TSL house or GSTL team with them
Phanekim
Profile Joined April 2003
United States777 Posts
July 26 2012 06:52 GMT
#89
On July 26 2012 01:25 zeratul_jf wrote:
Does anyone know when he is going to korea because he said he would be in the GSL in October but thats when his contract expires and if he doesn't renew with millenium he wont be in the TSL house or GSTL team with them


EGStephano. YOu know it.
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LeLfe
Profile Joined February 2011
France3160 Posts
July 26 2012 07:10 GMT
#90
On July 26 2012 01:25 zeratul_jf wrote:
Does anyone know when he is going to korea because he said he would be in the GSL in October but thats when his contract expires and if he doesn't renew with millenium he wont be in the TSL house or GSTL team with them


a little before mid August he said
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fuzzz
Profile Joined October 2010
267 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-26 07:12:31
July 26 2012 07:12 GMT
#91
On July 18 2012 07:39 DongLongJohnson wrote:
Too bad its in French...

more facepalm please.

nice interview, thanks!
usa lol
Cook
Profile Joined May 2011
France130 Posts
July 26 2012 08:50 GMT
#92
Great interview, thxalot!
kldfg
Profile Joined July 2011
Germany59 Posts
July 26 2012 11:56 GMT
#93
Good that it's in French.

Now I can practice the latter and listen to talk about SC at at the same time.

But, most importantly, I'm convinced that interviews get more depth without a language barrier, even if it's a small one. Stephano's English is good, but witticisms and precision of expression do get lost if one's not speaking their mother tongue.
No Quote.
mYmikalL
Profile Joined September 2011
Ivory Coast15 Posts
July 26 2012 18:57 GMT
#94
Great itw =)
Xayvier
Profile Joined November 2010
United States387 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-26 19:41:07
July 26 2012 19:40 GMT
#95
Mouz.Stephano incoming. I'm sure they've been looking to expand their roster after losing so many, and btw incredible interview by LeLfe.
Yaki
Profile Joined April 2011
France4234 Posts
July 26 2012 19:50 GMT
#96
On July 27 2012 04:40 Xayvier wrote:
Mouz.Stephano incoming. I'm sure they've been looking to expand their roster after losing so many, and btw incredible interview by LeLfe.

I think it's gonna be EG or SK
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rename
Profile Joined February 2012
Estonia329 Posts
July 26 2012 19:55 GMT
#97
KTStephano
LeLfe
Profile Joined February 2011
France3160 Posts
July 31 2012 15:35 GMT
#98
On July 27 2012 04:40 Xayvier wrote:
Mouz.Stephano incoming. I'm sure they've been looking to expand their roster after losing so many, and btw incredible interview by LeLfe.


thank you ^^
tbh I don't think Mouz has that kind of money
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ziDwaiT
Profile Joined October 2010
France71 Posts
July 31 2012 16:30 GMT
#99
thanks for the interview
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VelJa
Profile Joined October 2011
France1109 Posts
July 31 2012 16:34 GMT
#100
lol zid :D
i see what u did there
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