"I Don't Want to Lose You" Chairman Bach's challenge to the chairman of the Korean Sports Council, Wonmore Yoo Seung-min, revealed the story of breaking rocks three times with eggs (on-site interview at the publication ceremony)
Jul 02, 2025
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'Miracle Striker' President of the Korea Sports Council Kim Yoo Seung Min once again emphasized the spirit of 'One More' that broke rocks with eggs. On the afternoon of the 2nd, a press conference was held to commemorate the publication of the essay "One More: Every twist has a reason" by Yoo Seung Min, the youngest ever chairman of the Korean Olympic Committee. The book contains three hours of breaking rocks with eggs, the process of infinite challenge and the journey of a miraculous victory, from the Athens Olympic gold medal that defeated Wang Hao, to the election of an IOC athlete committee member, to the election of the 42nd president of the Korea Olympic Committee.
Chairman Yoo, who recently returned from a visit to the Milan and Cortina Olympic sites, visited the National Assembly Budget Committee from the morning of this day to run and explain the Korean Sports Council's business. Asked about the background of the publication, President Yoo said, `Before the Paris Olympics last summer, let's publish a book for juniors, athletes, and readers by dissolving his experiences as an IOC athlete, table tennis player, and leader for eight years. Lee Dong-guk, a senior soccer player I knew, was introduced after releasing a book, and the book came out after about a year of preparation."
Chairman Yoo said "One more time" is a word that anyone can easily say, but it is a word that is difficult to put into practice. When I was a player, my teacher always said '1 more minutes, 1 more hour, 1 more day, how long would it be in a year?' One-more, which is easy to say but difficult to put into practice, can be ' as a person who has achieved a career through that one-moreI wanted to convey the message that '," he added. "The election for the president of the Korean Olympic Committee, the Olympic gold medal won over Wang Hao, and the IOC athletes' committee felt like they were hitting a rock with eggs, but when it was over, the rock was broken. For me, who has experienced breaking rocks with eggs 3 times, push without fear to those who have run into it, become frustrated and have a bad plan. You can break a rock with an egg. I wanted to give you confidence by giving you a message that I've broken it." "If you challenge yourself with confidence, anyone can achieve it."It was not an egg that broke the rock at once. Ahead of the Athens Olympics, he hit the ball tens of thousands of times to break Wang Hao's two-sided hitting method. I also failed more times in the first round than I won while playing table tennis. There was also a slump. Even if you try 300 times and win just three times, 300 times you try and win three times, that's a valuable experience." Chairman Bach, who met at the Da Nang Asia Beach Games after the election of IOC members, advised 'Don't be shy'. It meant that he should play a role for the players as a player committee member. Whenever I went to a meeting, I decided to say more than one word on behalf of Korean and Asian players, and I practiced it. 100% participated in all the meetings. Sarah Walker of New Zealand and I were the only members of seven of the IOC's 110 members, and at the last general meeting of her term at the Paris Olympics, Bach recognized her as a "global hard worker."
When asked for advice from Chairman Bach ahead of the challenge of the Korean Sports Council immediately after the Paris Olympics, even Chairman Bach, who is a 'mentor', expressed his affectionate concern for the first time. Chairman Bach said 'We don't want to lose you 'we don't want to lose you't want to lose you' everything has its time and you are our precious asset' But I believed that if I could have hope through my challenge, I should. China is also strong in table tennis, but could it have felt such hope at the Athens Olympics if it had avoided being strong. I wanted to challenge myself regardless of losing and winning. 'Even if there are huge mountains and rocks, I go.' I wanted to value the process" he told the back story of the third rock breaking.
You might think that the challenge of 'Takgu Shindong', whose name is known, would have been easier, but it has never been easier. I think all challenges are the same conditions. Because it is known, I may have started with the burden of success. I hope it will be a book that gives confidence that `Why can't I do it when I do Yoo Seung Min, why can't I do it, why can't I do it when I start all over again when I win a gold medal in Yoo Seung Min?'
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Chairman Yoo Seung Min, who is encouraging the participation and growth of junior Olympians and medalists through the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee and the International Committee, also asked for the junior medalists' 'Onemore'. "We sent small gifts and messages to the 13 athletes elected." Thank you for the challenge. In the meantime, there was a feeling of reluctance to represent the voices of the players. I appreciate your commitment to serving your fellow athletes"What I would like to ask our outstanding athletes who have a clear self-directed and sincere routine is to thank their helpers." At first, I thought the Olympic stage was for me. When I became the head of the group, hundreds of thousands of people worked hard for the stage. Cooks wake up at 5 a.m. for a warm meal in the athletes' village. I don't know when I was a player. I find out when I do the administration. I hope you will combine such gratitude and demonstrate your expertise. As the chairman of the Korea Sports Council, I want to provide opportunities and experiences to junior athletes," he added.
Asked about the possibility of hosting the Jeonju Olympics at the press conference, Chairman Yoo said "Jeonbuk Governor is passionate about it. The Korean Sports Council is also trying to keep pace, but it is still in its early stages, so it is trying to speed up. Regarding the Olympics, new IOC President Kirsty Coventry has decided to form two working groups, so we have to watch the development." 'Bobsleigh Legend"I was always interested in Won Yoon-jong being selected as a finalist for the 11 IOC Athletes Commissioners to be selected at the Milan/Cortina Olympics. There is a good chance because he is the only candidate in skeleton and bobsleigh." The Korean Sports Council has also formed a team dedicated to Won Yun-jong and fully supports it. Don't you think it'll be good to look forward to it. I will prepare well in advance, and I will play the role of giving insight to Won Yoon-jong"Promising support.
Chairman Yoo said, "The closing remarks were a resolution of 'One More' for the Korean Sports Council and athletes. "I've come this far through three times of breaking the rock with eggs. Since becoming the chairman of the Korean Sports Council, there are many challenges facing each other. There is a stark difference between players and administration. A player has a goal every time, every time.That's not what administration is about. You have to respond every minute of every day. There are many things that the new government and the Korean Sports Council should do together in terms of policy. If the budget for athletes was 100 million more, 1 billion more, and last year's Paris Olympics squad had 144, the next Olympics would be one more, a little progressive 'Onemore' athletic meeting. If there is anything lacking, please point it out without hesitation. I'll try one more thing for the day I break the fourth rock" delivered a firm commitment.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
