Another spring split champion, MSI runner-up, and summer third runner-up. The script is almost the same as in previous years. I guess he doesn’t value it all very much.

But in the LPL, his reputation took a sharp turn.

His responsibilities to LPL players during qualifying have made him the poster child for LCK's arrogant attitude.

But few people know that in the subsequent games, he was ranked behind Qingtian, and he took the initiative to help Qingtian at the beginning, and later praised Qingtian's performance.

MSI, 35pin, RNG rematch, Banana, arrogant, all the fingers are pointed at him, although the truth may not be entirely like this, but those who fall with the wind always account for the majority.

So, this year, he was no longer the big devil, no longer a god, no longer Brother Li, no longer a mid laner, but became Teacher Da Fei.

It seems that the reputation has hit rock bottom, but back in the World Championship, with the improvement of SKT's performance, the direction of public opinion is changing again.

Just like what Judy said in "The Ming Dynasty": "In this world, there are few bad people and many people who fall with the wind."

It doesn't matter if you are tough-talking or arrogant, as long as you are strong, there will always be people who support you.

From the group stage to the finals, they defeated three LPL teams along the way, and the team's outstanding state was visible to the naked eye.

Both opponents and friends are clamoring for him to win the fourth crown.

The dormancy and persistence of the veterans, the growth of the newcomers, and the relief after being sprayed for a whole year are slapped in the face, as if the script has been written long ago.

When we were shooting a promotional video in San Francisco, I believe he thought so too.

However, he still fell in the end. Compared to last year, the team made a step forward, but he was one year older.

2022 is the tenth year of Lee Sang Hyuk's career. When he won the trophy ten years ago, the team's top laner Zeus was only nine years old.

Before he knew it, he had come such a long way.

Even the six years he has been without a championship have exceeded the entire career length of many players.

In fact, it is enough, what else is there to prove?

But he is still so stubborn, proud, and insists on going upstream towards his former self.

What kind of person is Lee Sang Hyuk who has lost his luster?

He is a child who grew up in a single-parent family. He describes himself as having a robot-like personality. He likes reading and is interested in neuroscience. Even when he was playing in the finals, he was reading strange books like FBI Behavioral Psychology.

He was able to play in SKT for ten years in the hellish training environment Bang described, and he still didn't feel bored at all. It probably wasn't just because of fame and fortune, but because he really had some kind of fun or some obsession.

Perhaps because of this, his off-field life is very simple, with Coke, a jacket, and Eun Jung's memes. Simple and cute.

But after a ten-year journey, people will always grow.

At one time, he just wanted to prove that he was the best player. Later, he realized the value of his teammates and said that he understood the importance of interacting with others.

On the eve of the S9 group stage, he and Uzi had a short program. Despite the language barrier, he and Uzi had a lot of fun, describing Galio's image with clumsy movements.

He must really love this game, so he would choose to open customization on his birthday night, use the scarecrow skin to set up fireworks, and celebrate by smiling and clapping his hands.

He once wrote "The Immortal" and said that he wanted to become a role model for the times.

Later, after going through many twists and turns, he calmly said to the camera that he hoped to achieve his own inner standards more than external evaluations.

He used to be just a robot boy who could play games. Later, in the variety show "Friends of Time", after learning that one hour of his life was auctioned to a father suffering from cancer, he burst into tears with red eyes, leaving such a touching message.

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What brought him these changes was not his three championships, but the hardships he experienced over the years.

Perhaps success is only temporary, and failure is the main theme of life.

But isn’t Romain Rolland’s heroism that after seeing the truth clearly, he still insists on loving it and moving on?

Since we didn’t have enough fun this year, what’s the harm in having another year?

Right, Lee Sang Hyuk?


Chapter completed!