We run this shit? Really?
Although I identify myself with my American side more than my Korean, there are observations that I see from my prespective when it comes to sports. I was and raised in the States, watched the US dominate every sport that ever mattered. Seems like the US is at the top of the medal count for the most part in both Summer and Winter Olympics.
With curiosity, I always look up Korea in the medal count. Somehow, that tiny little country does very well in medal counts. How you ask? Koreans LOVE being good at sports that do not matter.
In the Summer Olympics, the medal count consisted of Archery, Badminton, Fencing, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Handball, and Ping-Pong. We’re about as relevant as Enyce clothing. We’re about as relevant as Jerry Rice’s hairline when he was on the Raiders.
Do not want.
On the LPGA money list, (let’s be real, PGA matters, LPGA doesn’t) in the Top 25 golfers on the money list, 9 are Korean, 10 if you count Michelle Wie (And none of them are remotely attractive).
And with the Winter Olympics around the corner, the only sport that Korea medals in is Short Track. Lord knows how this tiny peninsula became the dynasty of the Short Track world, but it seems like it’s the only thing Korea medals in.
Granted, Korea is a great baseball country, a team I respect and am proud because there has been some decent players that have played and are playing in the MLB (SS Choo is a monster). I just hope there will be more Koreans in the MLB in the future to come.
The only relevant Korean in sports besides JS Park.
Korea is a small yet a very proud nation. You’ll meet the most prideful people from Korea. But as a country, we need to progress and become relevant in some more popular sports. The fact that we run archery just helps the stereotype that we’re good at First Person Shooters.
P.S. Don’t get it twisted, reason why Anthony Kim isn’t in this post is because he’s American who happens to be of Korean decent. He was on the Ryder Cup and President’s Cup team, for the US, doesn’t that tell you anything?
