Park Chan-ho
Chan-ho Park (born July 28, 1973)
is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher and current KBO International Promotion Committee member from South Korea.
He holds the title of the first Korean Major Leaguer. With his blazing fastball and sharp curveball, he earned the nickname 'Korean Express'. He is also the first Korean pitcher to achieve 100 wins in MLB. He holds the record for the most wins by an Asian pitcher in MLB (124 wins) and was the starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers' opening game in 2001. He is also the first Korean baseball player to hit a home run in MLB.
During his time with the Dodgers, he is known for bringing comfort and hope to the South Korean people who were struggling due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Reflecting this popularity, the viewership rating for Park Chan-ho's game broadcasts reached over 25% during the day. “IMF era Park Chan-ho broadcast viewership rating 25%↑, Ryu Hyun-jin 6 times”(MBC epajida)
After concluding his Major League career, he played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and then played one season for his hometown team, the Hanwha Eagles, in the KBO League before retiring. Even after retiring, he frequently appears on various TV programs, gives lectures, and attends events, showcasing his personable side.
The importance of earnestness in achieving one's dreams and success cannot be overemphasized, no matter how many times it is stressed.
The most difficult thing in the world is to consistently accomplish something.
Even the best always have regrets.
No matter how great it was, the past is just the past.
I still consider myself a minor leaguer.
Being a minor leaguer in life means acknowledging one's shortcomings.
This kind of thinking always stimulates me and motivates me to constantly strive.
When you believe that your life is going to go up, you get excited, make plans, and so on.
Then, you eventually go up. As long as you don't give up.
When you're up, don't become complacent, when you're down, worry and prepare, and when you're down, don't be discouraged and prepare to go up.
Dreams can come true if you don't give up on them. The biggest factor that throws me into a slump is thinking 'I can't'.
Patience gives rise to passion. The fruit of patience and effort is 'Let's do it one more time'.
Everyone makes an effort. But you shouldn't be afraid of failure. I want to encourage people to study various things and have diverse experiences, and to take risks in those areas. Experience builds the tower of success.
Becoming special isn't a big deal. If you master things that other people dislike, find troublesome, find difficult, and find scary, you will become special.
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