Park Tae Hwan's mother's cancer battle pain, my pain was nothing The first confession of family history made me emotional

By Yoona, Jeong

Jun 13, 2025

Park Tae Hwan's mother's cancer battle pain, my pain was nothing The first confession of family history made me emotional



'Pyeon Restaurant' Park Tae-hwan revealed his family history.

On KBS 2TV 'New Release Pyeon Restaurant', which aired on the 13th, Park Tae-hwan's honest confession will be revealed forever.

On this day, Park Tae-hwan expressed his heart for his family.




Park Tae-hwan talked to his sister on the phone affectionately. Discussing Park's current situation, Park's older sister said "Didn't you just live without enjoying other people's normal things because you were working out?" Then he said, "(After retirement) you look comfortable and good these days," which made Park Tae-hwan cry.

Park Tae Hwan's mother's cancer battle pain, my pain was nothing The first confession of family history made me emotional
During his nearly three-decade career, Park endured more intense training than anyone else. Park Tae-hwan, who first began swimming at the age of 5, said, `I woke up at 4 a.m. and lived for nearly 30 years to get it at 5 a.m. I just whipped without a carrot. I feel like I've done a lot."

Nevertheless, the driving force behind Park's training was his family. He said "My mother had a hard time fighting cancer before. It's not that I should finish swimming and become No. 1 in Korea, but that I should do as much as I can for my mom and dad"No matter how hard I feel like my heart is going to explode, I thought it was nothing compared to the pain of my mother, who is fighting cancer, rather than the pain I feel."," he confessed, creating a sense of emotion.




Park Tae Hwan's mother's cancer battle pain, my pain was nothing The first confession of family history made me emotional
When asked about the happiest time of his career, Park Tae-hwan said, `I feel good when I won first place, but more than that, when I gave my parents home as a gift.' After learning how Park Tae-hwan, who was selected as the youngest member of the national team at the age of 14, endured a hard time, the family praised him, saying, `The national hero was the national filial piety.'

Meanwhile, Park Tae-hwan's first nephew is also said to be learning how to swim. My sister is not letting my niece hang out. I don't like it because I can't practice swimming when I go out. Tae-hee said, "Your desire to win is too much." In fact, Tae-hee showed off her ability to win first place in various swimming competitions. However, Park Tae-hwan confessed that his nephew was against swimming and `I don't know why he would choose the hard way.'






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