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http://sports.news.naver.com/esports/news/read.nhn?oid=442&aid=0000043572
Q. First, I want to know how you feel. This is your first winning
A. I considered myself a failure, because it's been five years and I have nothing since my debut, though I think I did my best. However, now I got it and it`s so happy to be compensated for my efforts.
Q. When was the hardest time in your career?
A. I'd say last year, because my performance was terrible though I was quite experienced. However, with all the supports form my teammates and coaches, I could make a comeback.
Q. You cried after Set 7. How did you feel?
A. I thought all the rough times I had. That brought me to tears.
Q. You cheesed in the last set. Was there any particular reason?
A. It was 3:3, so I thought that my opponent would be nervous. Hence I already made up my mind to cheese. I tried to play a cat and mouse game; I was a bit lucky, because it was diagonal position and Dark's scout was delayed.
Q. Did you feel confident before the finals?
A. I immersed myself in games except during meals. I was kinda proud of my preparation, though I somewhat concerned about my skills. Fortunately, I won because I prepared well.
Q. You lost Set 6. It seemed quite nervous.
A. Stork came to me and said "Be yourself." That eased my mind.
Q. Now you`re facing Cross-finals. This is your first time against sOs.
A. Glad that I play against Protoss. I somewhat worried about Corss-finals, becuase I would face Byun if I won the second place. I bet I can handle Protoss.
Q. How did you prepare this finals?
A. Byul helped me a lot. And I prepared with some Chinese players in order to play against various types. I played 70 games per day in a week.
Q. Any words?
I want to thank my teammates and coaches for their support. And special thanks to Byul, Losira, IA and TooDming for being my practice partner. Lastly, I'd say "cheer up" to the players who are in tough situation, just like me.
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Australia18228 Posts
So the key to winning Starleagues is Chinese friends and Losira
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Is it just me or 10 games per day don't sound like that much for a korean practicing a final?
I guess they usually practice longer but he spent more time watching vods/replays and preparing strategies?
"I considered myself a failure", that's how much 3 dreamhacks are worth in the eye of a korean :D
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On September 11 2016 22:55 ArtyK wrote:
Is it just me or 10 games per day don't sound like that much for a korean practicing a final?
I guess they usually practice longer but he spent more time watching vods/replays and preparing strategies?
"I considered myself a failure", that's how much 3 dreamhacks are worth in the eye of a korean :D
oh I mistranslated; 70 games per day in a week.
p.s. Koreans only count GSL, SSL, OSL and Blizzcon. People do not count WCS season final or Cross-final, DH, IEM and other short-term tourneys no matter how big the prize is. We call it "second-tier tournaments."
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On September 11 2016 22:57 Thouhastmail wrote:Show nested quote +On September 11 2016 22:55 ArtyK wrote:
Is it just me or 10 games per day don't sound like that much for a korean practicing a final?
I guess they usually practice longer but he spent more time watching vods/replays and preparing strategies?
"I considered myself a failure", that's how much 3 dreamhacks are worth in the eye of a korean :D oh I mistranslated; 70 games per day in a week.
Yeah now that's impressive :D
and terrifying at the same time...
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On September 11 2016 22:25 Inflicted wrote:
So the key to winning Starleagues is Chinese friends and Losira
Hahahaha I just realized that
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When I grow up, I want to be a failure like Solar
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Losira practice bonjwa confirmed?
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Seeing him cry that way... The feels 
This is the view I had of that moment:
![[image loading]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CsEuOK1UEAMa2aB.jpg)
I hope he doesn't consider himself a failure anymore!!!
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70 games a day... is that even possible?
But yeah the only reason koreans are better than foreigners is their infrustructure not that they practice more 
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He probably considered himself a failure because of his poor PL performance
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On September 12 2016 00:14 Charoisaur wrote:70 games a day... is that even possible? But yeah the only reason koreans are better than foreigners is their infrustructure not that they practice more
If all 70 games are ZvZ sure.
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On September 12 2016 00:14 Charoisaur wrote:70 games a day... is that even possible? But yeah the only reason koreans are better than foreigners is their infrustructure not that they practice more
If anything that means if every foreigner practiced as much, koreans would be the foreigners right? right?
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Thanks for the translation!
On September 11 2016 23:46 Silvana wrote:Seeing him cry that way... The feels This is the view I had of that moment: + Show Spoiler +I hope he doesn't consider himself a failure anymore!!!
You sure picked the right time to visit South Korea, all these finals!
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On September 11 2016 23:46 Silvana wrote:Seeing him cry that way... The feels This is the view I had of that moment: I hope he doesn't consider himself a failure anymore!!!
That looks so cool. Waiting for that photo blog/thread
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On September 11 2016 22:57 Thouhastmail wrote:Show nested quote +On September 11 2016 22:55 ArtyK wrote:
Is it just me or 10 games per day don't sound like that much for a korean practicing a final?
I guess they usually practice longer but he spent more time watching vods/replays and preparing strategies?
"I considered myself a failure", that's how much 3 dreamhacks are worth in the eye of a korean :D oh I mistranslated; 70 games per day in a week. p.s. Koreans only count GSL, SSL, OSL and Blizzcon. People do not count WCS season final or Cross-final, DH, IEM and other short-term tourneys no matter how big the prize is. We call it "second-tier tournaments."
Koreans will be like "why is Taeja so high on that greatest player list" 
Thanks for the translation!
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Thanks for these Thouhastmail
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On September 12 2016 01:04 The_Red_Viper wrote:Show nested quote +On September 11 2016 22:57 Thouhastmail wrote:On September 11 2016 22:55 ArtyK wrote:
Is it just me or 10 games per day don't sound like that much for a korean practicing a final?
I guess they usually practice longer but he spent more time watching vods/replays and preparing strategies?
"I considered myself a failure", that's how much 3 dreamhacks are worth in the eye of a korean :D oh I mistranslated; 70 games per day in a week. p.s. Koreans only count GSL, SSL, OSL and Blizzcon. People do not count WCS season final or Cross-final, DH, IEM and other short-term tourneys no matter how big the prize is. We call it "second-tier tournaments." Koreans will be like "why is Taeja so high on that greatest player list" Thanks for the translation!
most korean pros who talked about taeJa have massive respect for him though. I remember soO saying in an interview he hopes to face TaeJa one day because he's so good.
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Canada8989 Posts
I never believe one second in Solar, congrats on proving me wrong!
Also damn 70 games in a day is a lot of Starcraft.
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Playing 70 games everyday is some dedication.
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Gotta love Solar. Last rising star of korean SC2 finally getting his gold medal.
How and it appears that working really really hard can allow you to get some trophies.
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Thanks for the translation!
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[quote] Koreans only count GSL, SSL, OSL and Blizzcon. People do not count WCS season final or Cross-final, DH, IEM and other short-term tourneys no matter how big the prize is. We call it "second-tier tournaments."[/quote]
not just the Koreans LOL
GJ Solar!!
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On September 11 2016 22:57 Thouhastmail wrote:Show nested quote +On September 11 2016 22:55 ArtyK wrote:
Is it just me or 10 games per day don't sound like that much for a korean practicing a final?
I guess they usually practice longer but he spent more time watching vods/replays and preparing strategies?
"I considered myself a failure", that's how much 3 dreamhacks are worth in the eye of a korean :D oh I mistranslated; 70 games per day in a week. p.s. Koreans only count GSL, SSL, OSL and Blizzcon. People do not count WCS season final or Cross-final, DH, IEM and other short-term tourneys no matter how big the prize is. We call it "second-tier tournaments."
Time for TL to revise their GOAT list 
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Congrats to Solar, so much dedication!
70 games, assuming 10 minutes per game, is 12 hrs of SC2 with no interruption, every day. Pretty sick.
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Thank you for the interview, and congrats to Solar.
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On September 11 2016 22:25 Inflicted wrote:
So the key to winning Starleagues is Chinese friends and Losira
Byun practiced with Jim and Cyan as well. I wonder what secret weapon do Chinese players have as practice partners.
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Nice interview 
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On September 13 2016 01:38 Fran_ wrote:
Congrats to Solar, so much dedication!
70 games, assuming 10 minutes per game, is 12 hrs of SC2 with no interruption, every day. Pretty sick.
Possible if all you do is eat, sleep and play SC2 I guess.
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70 games @ 15 minutes each would be 17.5 hours of games. Brutal...
Perhaps an exaggeration. 70 games a day would be basically just pure game grinding, which is probably a pretty poor way of practicing.
Solar did deserve it though. Even though I sort of consider Dark the better player, Solar has had it coming for a while. (:
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On September 13 2016 01:38 Fran_ wrote:
Congrats to Solar, so much dedication!
70 games, assuming 10 minutes per game, is 12 hrs of SC2 with no interruption, every day. Pretty sick.
On September 13 2016 06:32 Blargh wrote:
70 games @ 15 minutes each would be 17.5 hours of games. Brutal...
Perhaps an exaggeration. 70 games a day would be basically just pure game grinding, which is probably a pretty poor way of practicing.
Solar did deserve it though. Even though I sort of consider Dark the better player, Solar has had it coming for a while. (:
not sure why you would assume the average zvz game lasts that long :D in this final the average duration was 8 minutes and 7 seconds with only one early pool. if you take the time between games / to set up a lobby for costum games into consideration you might end up with a little bit more than those 8 minutes, but i guess that depends on which exact builds you practice
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So then maybe 7 games per hour for 10 hours of play is a better estimate.
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I'm so happy for Solar. A well-deserved win!
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Finland929 Posts
Thanks for the translations!
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I never believed in Solar and thought he's just riding his 2015 online-cup hype train. I betted against him again and again. He proved me wrong again and again.
Congatulations to him
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Thanks for the translation!
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Didn't see the finals, but still happy for him. Must have been terrible for a player of his calibre to never win a title.
Can't remember another zerg whose zvp looked as dominant as his in his prime.
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On September 14 2016 01:49 Daswollvieh wrote:
Can't remember another zerg whose zvp looked as dominant as his in his prime.
Stephano's ZvP was quite dominant back in the old days.
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