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Koreans try out their English at WCS Season Finals - Page 2

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IAMPRO
Profile Joined November 2011
Afghanistan118 Posts
October 29 2013 08:36 GMT
#21
damn Polt is awesome
SuHoSin - we'll never forget your genius
Cereb
Profile Joined November 2011
Denmark3388 Posts
October 29 2013 08:40 GMT
#22
These guys are just too awesome <3


But, man! Polt! You are just freaking amazing! Your English, your attitude, your skills! Especially your attitude! He just seems like the nicest guy ever! Would love to meet him one day! So inspirational!

"Until the very very top in almost anything, all that matters is how much work you put in. The only problem is most people can't work hard even at things they do enjoy, much less things they don't have a real passion for. -Greg "IdrA" Fields
TAMinator
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia2706 Posts
October 29 2013 08:50 GMT
#23
Polt must have some strict time management to juggle all that
lystier
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
China877 Posts
October 29 2013 08:58 GMT
#24
Polt is sooo good at english!
Startale forever.
Fuchsteufelswild
Profile Joined October 2009
Australia2028 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-29 09:16:38
October 29 2013 09:15 GMT
#25
Yeah, Polt's English skills are great! I couldn't tell so well in the games I saw him casting with DAy[9] but he is very good. :D
I wasn't surprised at what Polt was saying about studies. *Shrug*
18 hours isn't "full-time" like a full-time job with SC2. Normally you'd study a lot outside of course hours but maybe with THAT many hours dedicated just to the one subject, he isn't required need to? I'm not sure though.
I was hoping he would get at least 6 every night though. 8 is always nicer than 6 but getting less than 6 (4-5) always feels much rougher for me than actually getting at least 6.
I hope he's careful about not sleeping too little, for the sake of his health! The same could be said for many korean students though.

HerO does speak English well enough for interviews, but of course if your vocabulary is still somewhat limited and you're not feeling very confident, giving interviews in English would be very daunting, even if you easily speak enough for it.
In other news, more evidence that Hirai rocks.
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SeeDs.pt
Profile Joined August 2012
Portugal33 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-10-29 09:25:52
October 29 2013 09:23 GMT
#26
edit: basically a lot of what Fuchsteufelswild also said :p, was slower

It's still impressive but i'm more surprised at the reactions in the thread.
30+ hours of classes in college was normal in portugal (dunno now), around 6 hours or more per day in high-school.
18 is around 3.6 hours per day, it still leaves plenty of time for other things. In addition is just english.
What makes it impressive to me is still the dedication to starcraft itself and ocasional chores, he has a better time management than many i guess

I do hope he manages to sleep 6+ hours more often than not though, below 6 he may cause permanent brain damage if i'm not mistaken. And it's probably detrimental to his practice and tournament performance even though he didn't like to think of that because of sounding as an excuse

Regardless, awesome dedication and glad he still loves it! good luck to Polt at blizzcon, hope to continue seeing him play for a long long time

Thanks for the interviews
Wildmoon
Profile Joined December 2011
Thailand4189 Posts
October 29 2013 09:30 GMT
#27
Polt is so good at SC AND at his life. He is a role model for people who want to become progamer imo. Admirable guy.
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42411 Posts
October 29 2013 09:37 GMT
#28
Polt's English surprised me when he casted with Day9. Good shit.
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
tuoli9
Profile Joined October 2011
Finland211 Posts
October 29 2013 10:04 GMT
#29
Love to Wax & boys, these interviews were grrrrrreat!
Coolhwip
Profile Joined March 2011
Sweden1381 Posts
October 29 2013 10:08 GMT
#30
is 18 hours a week full time? In sweden 40 hours is full time :/
crack
KanoCoke
Profile Joined June 2011
Japan863 Posts
October 29 2013 10:10 GMT
#31
Damn, Hero's english has improved by leaps and bounds. Thanks for the videos.
Will always cheer for: MMA Bomber Taeja Curious Life herO Zest
juvenal
Profile Joined July 2013
2448 Posts
October 29 2013 10:13 GMT
#32
On October 29 2013 16:30 Heyoka wrote:
You will notice the camera starts to shake after Polt explains how easy it is to take 18 credit hours and win WCS America back to back and that's because I couldn't stop laughing at how goddamn nonchalant he is about not sleeping, as if everyone does that and it's the most straight forward and easy decision to make.

we will also notice how the cam follows when a beautiful gal goes by, but you hold it like a boss then.
Michael Probu
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
October 29 2013 10:32 GMT
#33
On October 29 2013 19:08 Coolhwip wrote:
is 18 hours a week full time? In sweden 40 hours is full time :/


You don't have 40 hours of lectures a week though, do you?

On another note:

Kwanghee Woo ‏@SaintSnorlax 6h
HerO tried to decline a video interview at WCS America. A simple "Hey, who pays you?" quickly resolved that.

AdministratorBreak the chains
mongmong
Profile Joined November 2011
Korea (South)1389 Posts
October 29 2013 10:47 GMT
#34
On October 29 2013 19:32 Zealously wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 29 2013 19:08 Coolhwip wrote:
is 18 hours a week full time? In sweden 40 hours is full time :/


You don't have 40 hours of lectures a week though, do you?

On another note:

Kwanghee Woo ‏@SaintSnorlax 6h
HerO tried to decline a video interview at WCS America. A simple "Hey, who pays you?" quickly resolved that.





LOL Hero so cute XD
어헣 ↗ 어헣 ↗
habeck
Profile Joined February 2011
1120 Posts
October 29 2013 10:54 GMT
#35
Polt is fucking starcraft 2 genius
NovemberstOrm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada16217 Posts
October 29 2013 10:57 GMT
#36
Thanks for the interviews!
go poltuu
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rafaliusz
Profile Joined December 2009
Poland482 Posts
October 29 2013 11:00 GMT
#37
On October 29 2013 16:30 Heyoka wrote:
You will notice the camera starts to shake after Polt explains how easy it is to take 18 credit hours and win WCS America back to back and that's because I couldn't stop laughing at how goddamn nonchalant he is about not sleeping, as if everyone does that and it's the most straight forward and easy decision to make.

18 hours of classes is actually not that much, you could do that in 2 days and this would leave 5 days of the week free.
Grollicus
Profile Joined September 2011
Germany287 Posts
October 29 2013 11:01 GMT
#38
"They are soooooooooooooooooo I forgot the word" haha great!
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AlternativeEgo
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden17309 Posts
October 29 2013 11:11 GMT
#39
It's all about determination. Don't you give up on that moustache, Wax.
Mark Munoz looks like Gretorp
Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
October 29 2013 11:18 GMT
#40
On October 29 2013 20:11 AlternativeEgo wrote:
It's all about determination. Don't you give up on that moustache, Wax.

I came here to post in support of the mustache
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