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Newest Interview of Boxer, from Fomos

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larse
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
1611 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-05 16:07:03
April 05 2013 16:01 GMT
#1
Sorry it’s not the whole interview. I translated all the important things and made sure that they are not misleading even without context.

1. About SPL and the Losing Streak

“I’m learning. I have been a player for a long time. I thought I could be a good coach but everything was against my will. When I practiced as a player, I forgot time. Sometimes I had a hard time understand my players. I have told them the standard strategies and builds but they have their own ways. They don’t accept.”

“Our record in the first round was decent, but then players started to pick maps. Because players who pick maps are the better performed ones, I thought it would be ok. But it turned out as a big problem. The other teams started to capitalize on this and countered it. The games were difficult”

“When I returned to SKT, I hope I can do my best to deliver more convenience to the players. But similar things happened just like Slayers. I was not a person who likes to give bad face to players, but because of this, I started to blame players (translator: it seems contradictory but the text is like that). During the middle of the season, I even sent some players back home. Players don’t have a sense of crisis, so I want to build a system of competition. I want to make sure that players don’t have the thought like ‘I’m in a list of big names, I can perform well even I just be a practice partner (or playing coach).’ ”

2. About SlayerS

When he was in SlayerS, Boxer was asked by a player “Bro, have you ever done anything for me?” It was a big controversy. Boxer hopes this wont happen again.

“I love my players back then and now. I was hoping the players in SlayerS can get well, but it was not a good end. I was very hurt. I don’t want to bring up the old days. But if players want to prove that their words and actions were correct, then they should be professional—to prove it with your performance.”

3. About Bisu

“Bisu was actually very good in Wings. But during his signing of the contract extension, the salary negotiation got to a stalemate for a very long time. Here was when things went wrong. It probably affected his practice. When he was back to the team, he was behind other players a lot. And that was during the middle of round two. There was still 1.5 round left, so I looked for the long-term and convinced him to practice HOTS early.”

After hearing this, Bisu was not upset, and practiced as Boxer said. Actually, Bisu was the first one to practice HOTS among the whole team.

“I just think this kind of things don’t need to get public. During HOTS beta, Bisu was actually ranked first in grandmaster. I hope Bisu can perform well more than anyone.”

During the missing period of Bisu, team’s performance also went down. Boxer was under controversies. He almost felt that he was depressed when facing all the criticisms.

“I dyed my hair not for looking but for covering my grey hair.”

4. About iloveoov

“Of course I want him back to SKT. He is better in managing players. He can act more like a father and say mean things. Some players want him back as well. As a Terran, his back will have double effects with me.”

Iloveoov will finish his military service in later this year. It’s a long time but Boxer – iloveoov combination will be powerful.

“His back to SKT is not a thing that I can decide on my own.”

Source: http://sports.news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=e_sports&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=236&article_id=0000082059&date=20130405&page=1

Translated from:
http://www.playsc.com/forum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=346278&extra=page=1
lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
April 05 2013 16:05 GMT
#2
Wow that's actually quite a revelation about Bisu
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sinigang
Profile Joined August 2012
360 Posts
April 05 2013 16:07 GMT
#3
From this interview and SlayerS history, seems that Boxer has the heart to coach but not the will to do it properly (he's concerned about being the bad cop, really?).

On a more important note... BISU TO DOMINATE!!! rank 1 GM geez...

Thanks for the translation!!!
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
April 05 2013 16:09 GMT
#4
That's... interesting. It'll be interesting to see what'd happen if iloveoov came back to SKT.
If you don't mind me asking, what was the point of this interview, was it one of those "get to know the players better," or was there a news conference where they wanted to talk to BoxeR about something specific (like "from SlayerS -> SKT")?
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ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
April 05 2013 16:11 GMT
#5
Hey thanks for translating!

I know Boxer is like a saint to a lot of people, and I have a great deal of respect for him and what he has done to grow/birth professional Starcraft.
Hearing this and having some of the SlayerS drama still in mind, maybe he is just not the right person to be in a position to lead other people or help other people become successful. Being a player yourself and being a leading personality require totally different skill sets after all.
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Caladbolg
Profile Joined March 2011
2855 Posts
April 05 2013 16:15 GMT
#6
Bisu! I knew you were just doing it all for your team :D
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Whatson
Profile Blog Joined January 2012
United States5356 Posts
April 05 2013 16:16 GMT
#7
This kind of reinforces what I originally thought about Boxer, a great player and very knowledgeable about how to play, but not the best manager.
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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44585 Posts
April 05 2013 16:17 GMT
#8
Boxer and Bisu ♥ Could this interview get any better?

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Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
April 05 2013 16:17 GMT
#9
Nice translation, that thing about Bisu is pretty interesting.
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larse
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
1611 Posts
April 05 2013 16:17 GMT
#10
On April 06 2013 01:09 IntoTheheart wrote:
That's... interesting. It'll be interesting to see what'd happen if iloveoov came back to SKT.
If you don't mind me asking, what was the point of this interview, was it one of those "get to know the players better," or was there a news conference where they wanted to talk to BoxeR about something specific (like "from SlayerS -> SKT")?


It's just an interview by one of the biggest esports website in Korea. Nothing special.
Qikz
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United Kingdom12022 Posts
April 05 2013 16:17 GMT
#11
I really, really hope oov comes back to SKT. Him and Boxer were always such an amazing team.
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Maghetti
Profile Joined May 2008
United States2429 Posts
April 05 2013 16:19 GMT
#12
Bisu #1 HOTS GM? That is huge news. This whole thing puts Bisu in a new light, that he was not just an unhappy failure but rather someone who was put behind in practice by a variety of circumstances and may actually be good at the game o.O.
wozzot
Profile Joined July 2012
United States1227 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-05 16:21:24
April 05 2013 16:19 GMT
#13
I was not a person who likes to give bad face to players, but because of this, I started to blame players (translator: it seems contradictory but the text is like that).

Goes something more like "I'm usually not the kind of person who is good at criticizing people, but I thought back to that time and intentionally began to scold the players."

Surprising to hear all that about Bisu
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jinorazi
Profile Joined October 2004
Korea (South)4948 Posts
April 05 2013 16:21 GMT
#14
Everyone gonna snatch that 2pt protoss
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netherDrake
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Singapore1831 Posts
April 05 2013 16:22 GMT
#15
kinda sad to read but somewhat interesting. hopefully bisu starts doing well again
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Zenbrez
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada5973 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-04-05 16:25:07
April 05 2013 16:23 GMT
#16
On April 06 2013 01:19 Maghetti wrote:
Bisu #1 HOTS GM? That is huge news. This whole thing puts Bisu in a new light, that he was not just an unhappy failure but rather someone who was put behind in practice by a variety of circumstances and may actually be good at the game o.O.

In Bisu's interview from the PL showmatch event thing, he said he was ranked high in Hots beta but didn't feel very good about it, since he knew he wasn't playing good players at the time. He also said his winrate on ladder thesedays aren't too great. I am excited to see him play this week though, have high hopes for him
Refer to my post.
docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
April 05 2013 16:24 GMT
#17
It doesn't seem like BoxeR is a really good coach. It seems like he lacks rapport with his players, despite being a popular player-coach in theory. It really seems like he is having coach hiccups in SKT, especially with Bisu.
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RiceAgainst
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States1849 Posts
April 05 2013 16:24 GMT
#18
Quick everyone pick up Bisu now! Boxer is so legendary, I'm sad to hear how he seems almost -if not- depressed though. He's such a legend in his career but it's almost killing him. BoxeR FIGHTING!
Meta
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States6225 Posts
April 05 2013 16:24 GMT
#19
Here's hoping Bisu's performance this weekend lives up to Boxer's hype.
good vibes only
BlueLanterna
Profile Joined April 2011
291 Posts
April 05 2013 16:25 GMT
#20
I literally said "Oh my god" out loud when I read that Bisu had been 1# GM on Kor

that's WAY better than I ever assumed he was doing at SC2.
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