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esports player Faker responds to question "is esports a sport?"

Monday, October 02, 2023


Article: "Do you consider esports to be sports?" Faker's respectful response

Source: Insight via Instagram

Faker: "When people normally think of sports, they think of something where you have to move your body, but what I find more important about sports is the entire process of preparing for a match and influencing people in a positive way that way. If someone feels inspired by watching you compete in something, then I think that's what the true meaning of a sport is."

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[+290] He's really good at speaking..

[+289] He's so well-spoken...

[+128] Right question, right answer

[+104] I admit I had my own reservations about this question but he answered it well 👏👏

[+41] He's such a beacon of light

[+39] This response feels like a clap back to all the people from our parents' generation who would nag at us, calling us gaming addicts, asking what we plan to do about our futures.. 

[+34] A player with such deep thoughts...!

[+21] He's right (I'm in active duty). Refusing to consider esports a sport is like remaining outdated enough to think that wars are only fought with weapons and have not evolved to be fought online through hacking, etc. 

[+21] You can't ignore the billions that the esports market provides

[+12] The word sports itself means competition, not exercise

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Source: Naver

[+140, -2] I feel like that was a rude question to ask him in the first place

[+54, -5] Times are changing, and like this player said, he's grateful to have been born at a time when esports became popular enough for him to win a gold medal and earn a military exemption off of. 

[+36, -1] The fact that esports is being competed on through a world stage like this already means it's a sport, what more is there to debate?

[+23, -1] I don't know what the reporter expected by asking that. What did you want him to say...?

[+3, -0] Kids these days grow up learning how to code. It's different from how we grew up. You just have to go with the changes of time. At the very least, I don't want people leaving ignorant comments like "he's nothing but a loser addict." We should acknowledge that he's a professional under a professional team that goes through rigorous training. 

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