EPTStephano Retires, but not really - Page 22
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zmsFlood
Finland169 Posts
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Akaann
Switzerland82 Posts
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Berceno
Spain401 Posts
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Rokevo
Finland1033 Posts
Sad he retired, we will most likely never have another foreigner as dominant as Stephano in his prime  | ||
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ImperialFist
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Mimimimi
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Assirra
Belgium4169 Posts
On August 07 2013 23:00 azzih wrote: Starcraft is only a stupid game. You call it "idiotic" not to sacrifice your whole life for a thing witch will not last longer than maybe 10 years? You really think you can buy yourself anything as a former progamer? I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the truth is that life has to go on: you need an education, a real job. Maybe at some time you got a partner and a family you have to take care for... Your comment shows a childish mindset, its never healthy to focus your life only on one thing, other important aspects in life will suffer. And by the way: Stacraft is a game, games are made to have fun and not to play until you get a burn-out! Tbh, your way of thinking is as silly as his. Imagine if everyone followed your advice, everyone will do a boring 7-5job and no atlethes anywhere would exist cause even world popular stuff like football (real football, no handegg) was once a "stupid game" as well where people sacrifice their whole life for. | ||
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theMagus
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suddendeathTV
Sweden388 Posts
Good luck with whatever comes next! | ||
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Waise
3165 Posts
On August 08 2013 00:23 Assirra wrote: Tbh, your way of thinking is as silly as his. Imagine if everyone followed your advice, everyone will do a boring 7-5job and no atlethes anywhere would exist cause even world popular stuff like football (real football, no handegg) was once a "stupid game" as well where people sacrifice their whole life for. come on guys, let's not do this... it is no one's business if stephano wants to play the game anymore or not. he has given us all countless hours of entertainment and competed at a high level, now he's moving on to a new stage in his life thinking it's our business to say whether his decision is the "right" one is honestly creepy as hell. he's a human being with his own needs and desires. | ||
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DarthBotto
United States72 Posts
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Aeromi
France14463 Posts
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maartendq
Belgium3115 Posts
On August 08 2013 00:23 Assirra wrote: Tbh, your way of thinking is as silly as his. Imagine if everyone followed your advice, everyone will do a boring 7-5job and no atlethes anywhere would exist cause even world popular stuff like football (real football, no handegg) was once a "stupid game" as well where people sacrifice their whole life for. To be honest, I never really understood why there is so much money in sports in general. Football has actually gotten to a point where the best team is simply the team that has enough money to buy the best players. It also doesn't help that a lot of players are more loyal to their - exuberant - paycheck than the team that launched them in the first place. Since you're Belgian: FC Bruges is considered one of the better teams in our country, but how many people from Bruges actually still play in it? We've got a rather good national football team with quite a lot of star players in it. How many of those star players actually play for Belgian teams? There are also quite a few athletes who never reach the top and who don't earn a lot. Nonetheless they have to retire around 35-40 because they're physically spent. In esports people retire even earlier, often as soon as 25. Few people actually play until they are 30, and if they do, they aren't top contenders anymore. What do you do when you retire from professional gaming, having spent the last seven or eight years giving it your all in a certain computer game? You have no degree, no valuable work experience, you have nothing. What Stephano did was actually really smart. He earned as much money as he could and as soon as he realized it was game over for him, he announced his retirement and decided to get a university degree. One of the things that I always liked so much about Stephano is how he looked like a normal guy instead of another gamer stereotype (of which there are a lot in the progaming world). | ||
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Snijjer
United States989 Posts
You brought some magic into SC2. | ||
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Belha
Italy2850 Posts
Btw, he was not the best foreigner of all time at all. He dominated during a clearly Z op era, but still failed the GSL test, specially compared to Naniwa or Jinro. | ||
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Monsen
Germany2548 Posts
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DreamChaser
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CyCo
Belgium67 Posts
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Abominous
Croatia1625 Posts
On August 08 2013 01:45 Belha wrote: Sad to see one of the best foreigners retire Btw, he was not the best foreigner of all time at all. He dominated during a clearly Z op era, but still failed the GSL test, specially compared to Naniwa or Jinro. And Naniwa and Jinro failed the weekend tournament test where Stephano succeeded numerous times. | ||
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warzag
France259 Posts
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