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The Rekrul Korea Story - Page 17
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frogurt
Australia907 Posts
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BarbieHsu
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On September 15 2011 10:44 dAPhREAk wrote: interesting read. i would love to see the five year update. edit: i would also like to see idra's story for his sc1/sc2, and the other foreigners' experience for sc2. sc2 seems so much easier to get into the "pro" scene because the scene is still in the infant stages. I would love to see your perspective on this today! Is the gaming scene still top heavy, like the drug pushing business? | ||
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snowbird
Germany2044 Posts
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Duka08
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windsupernova
Mexico5280 Posts
On September 15 2011 10:07 SoLaR[i.C] wrote: I always enjoy reading this. It's funny that poker has played such in large role in some former BW players' lives. Next best Rekrul thread: Foreigners Still Suck Hahaha idra fans would flip and kill Rekrul | ||
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ScaSully
United States488 Posts
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DamageControL
United States4222 Posts
On September 15 2011 12:04 windsupernova wrote: Hahaha idra fans would flip and kill Rekrul Was such a true post. | ||
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Belial88
United States5217 Posts
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-_-
United States7081 Posts
OMG, here are my thoughts on this issue from 6 years ago! "I agree partly with Tress, but mostly disagree with you Haut.. "If you go to law school, and it's what you planned to do, and you weren't forced into it, I say that's an experience that's worth something. You worked hard. You studied. You graduated. School is an experience people want, and one that is almost always the fondest memory of an old man or woman. Lawyers don't live "boring-ass" lives compared to most jobs. And being a lawyer gives you the freedom to do things with the rest of your time you couldn't otherwise. Plus, Tress was referring to Rekrul, and it sounds like overall, once "the shit hit the fan," this wasn't a memory he'll treasure like a first born son. And guess what, I'm not jealous of Rekrul. Being good at computer games and poker is something I respect, but he's not better than me. I'm not jealous of him, and nobody but an aspiring SC gamer hoping to go to korea, or play the best people, or own up their friends, should be. Part of me does wish I could be that good, but another part says life is more than games (and I play plenty of 'em). Edit: Oh yeah, I know progamers. In fact I know every one to ever live. And actually they are ALL awful communist Catholic priests who molest children. Their interests are slaughtering Jews, and they have declared a jihad on all religion and religious people. For that matter, they are Capitalists who both actively oppress and totally neglect the poor. My post is so fucking funny. Lolling at myself talking about lawschool. Don't think I was planning to go back in 05. Btw, check out the bold. How fucking obvious is it that I'm crazy fucking jealous of Rek. | ||
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Antisocialmunky
United States5912 Posts
Especially the last sentence. Well except that he went on to become the 2nd best English caster in Korea. :D | ||
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endy
Switzerland8970 Posts
On September 15 2011 13:22 -_- wrote: Why can't anyone bump something I haven't read :/ OMG, here are my thoughts on this issue from 6 years ago! " My post is so fucking funny. Lolling at myself talking about lawschool. Don't think I was planning to go back in 05. Btw, check out the bold. How fucking obvious is it that I'm crazy fucking jealous of Rek. It's hard not to be jealous when he's posting blogs like this one. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=103509 I'm looking forward an SC2 version of "Foreigners still suck" ! | ||
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FuRong
New Zealand3089 Posts
I guess in some ways the legend effect has got to me too...I thought that Rekrul was already fluent in Korean by January 2005, but it turns out that's not the case. In some strange way it makes me feel a bit better about my own poor Korean, haha. | ||
Rekrul
Korea (South)17174 Posts
On September 15 2011 14:14 FuRong wrote: This is really interesting. As someone who joined TL in early 2010, I agree that there should be a subforum for archived posts like this one. It's cool to read what some of the "legendary" posters and TL contributors were writing about before they achieved god-status. I guess in some ways the legend effect has got to me too...I thought that Rekrul was already fluent in Korean by January 2005, but it turns out that's not the case. In some strange way it makes me feel a bit better about my own poor Korean, haha. I was fluent in 06' ^^ | ||
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ChApFoU
France2983 Posts
 I remember reading that thread back in 2005. It was back in the days where we cheered for Assem and Legionnaire in their rare TV appearances. I realized at that time that it was impossible for a foreigner to break through. Giyom and Elky did because they were so talented but also because the scene was much softer back then.History kinda repeats itself with SC2. The structure of the korean practice regime transferred to SC2 and recreated that gap between korea and the world. One positive thnig though is that small online tournaments and streams increased the salary of the average pro. Back in the days you'd have to be nuts to go into progaming :p edit : xDDDDDDDD I just read the "Foreigners still sucks" opening post (took a break from TL at that time) and it's a pure gem  | ||
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koreasilver
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On October 12 2009 03:20 phosphorylation wrote: watch your mouth your use of "boji" reflects how much you "respect" korea and korean females in general why dont you man up and leave korea and play a fairer game? where some females arent stupid and compeltely blind over white males.. where the biggest nerd back in states cant so easily become the biggest pimp? alternately, just dont strut your exploits so proudly as you do now..cos you really dont deserve to rofl noob is so jealous. | ||
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syst
United States247 Posts
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nanaoei
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On September 15 2011 11:01 frogurt wrote: Remember when superdanielman casted with tastless? Those were the days... : ( . . . SDM was soooooooooo good. nick was the best so together it was like the first gigantic foreign casting storm ever laid down in starcraft history they weren't an archon either, no so it was like infinite storming from two of the coolest casters back then : ( | ||
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shindigs
United States4795 Posts
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Mobius_1
United Kingdom2763 Posts
Also, epic story Rekrul, shame you didn't win an OSL, though  | ||
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n.DieJokes
United States3443 Posts
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