Baseball legend Choo Shin-soo and soccer legend Park Ji-seong have different thoughts.
On the 21st (Korean time), Choo Shin-soo appeared on ‘DKNET’, a Korean radio program in Dallas, Texas, USA, and shared his thoughts on the composition of the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) team.
Regarding the non-selection of An Woo-jin, he pointed out, “It seems that it is not easy for South Korea to forgive. I regretted my wrongdoing as a child through suspension of business trips, etc., but I still cannot participate in international competitions as a national representative.”
Public opinion is cold. Ahn Woo-jin was disciplined for school violence in high school, and it is difficult to participate in international competitions, including the Olympics.
Ahn Woo-jin appeared in 30 games last season, posted a splendid record of 15 wins and 8 losses with an ERA of 2.11, and even won the first Golden Glove in his life, becoming the best pitcher in the KBO League.
However, just because his skill is superior, you can’t cover him. This is because the victim’s forgiveness should not be ruled out for the national team’s WBC promotion. 메이저사이트
The problem of school violence is a big issue that is on the topic of discussion in all sports worlds beyond baseball. In particular, it is also a social homework that needs to be corrected in amateur baseball.
Ji-seong “Haebeoji” Park is one of the respected figures in the soccer world. He is Korea’s first Premier League (EPL) entrant (Manchester United), national team captain, and a person who has nothing to be missing, including his personality on and off the soccer field.
Park Ji-sung recalled in his autobiography, “I had to endure assault from my senior just because I was a junior. The situation where I had to silently endure unfair violence in order to play soccer made it difficult for me.”
He then pointed out, “I promised myself that I would never hit my juniors no matter what. And even when I became the oldest senior from middle school to high school, I never touched my juniors.”
Park Ji-sung’s thoughts on authority were also different. He said with confidence, “You can’t have authority only with skills. You can have real authority only when you have personality.”
In the end, there was a difference in opinion between two legends in the sports world, Park Ji-sung and Choo Shin-soo, over the issue of school violence. In addition, the direction of the statement of conviction was also different.
Choo Shin-soo is also a player respected by young baseball aspirants as much as Park Ji-sung.
Most of the players who have been active in the major leagues as much as Park Chan-ho and have dreamed of becoming a baseball player watching him.
In particular, this remark is all the more disappointing because it is a player who has shown worthy of respect, such as improving practical problems in Korean baseball and steady donation activities even after entering the KBO League.