He was elected after defeating the current Chairman Yoo Seung-an… “I approached it seriously, and it really resonated with me.”
“We need to lay the foundation for baseball’s international competitiveness… We also need public attention.”
(Seoul = News 1) Reporter Kwon Hyuk-jun = The middle-aged actor’s ‘love for baseball’ was ‘sincere’. Beyond just a hobby, he seriously thought about the development of Korean baseball, and boldly ran for the position of president of Little League Baseball and was elected.
Kim Seung-woo (55), the 7th president-elect of the Korea Little Baseball Federation, who went from being an actor to having the title of ‘baseball person’, said, “In order to keep the promises I made during the election, I will show that I am working hard for little baseball.”
New Chairman Kim Seung-woo was elected after competing with current Chairman Yoo Seung-an in the Little League Baseball Federation Chairman election held on the 18th. He became the head of the Little League Baseball Association for a four-year term starting in January of next year.
In a phone call with News 1, new Chairman Kim said, “I was very upset that Korean baseball, which once threatened Japan and competed with the United States, ended up chasing Taiwan,” and added, “If we make young players internationally competitive, the entire Korean baseball game will develop.” “I took courage because I thought it would be helpful.”
He explained, “Actually, I was encouraged to run for Little League president in the past, and I thought, ‘Is it right for me to go this far?’” and “I thought it was time, and I wanted to express my love for baseball.”
The new Chairman Kim is a popular actor who debuted in 1990 and has been loved by the public for a long time. At the same time, he continued his love for baseball for a long time. He has been active as a player and owner of the celebrity baseball team Playboys for 20 years since 2005, and has continued to interact with baseball people.
New Chairman Kim emphasized, “It is not easy to lead a baseball team with strong personalities and lead a baseball team for over 20 years,” and added, “I have always approached baseball seriously. Although I come from a non-competitive background, I also pride myself on being a baseball player.” .
Of course, it was not easy to break the ‘prejudice’ of existing baseball players. There was also an unfavorable view that he was running for the position of chairman simply for the sake of ‘celebration’.
New Chairman Kim tried to appeal his sincerity. He explained, “I told them that I couldn’t meet them face-to-face during the election period, so I called them one by one and conveyed my sincerity. Even those who thought, ‘How much do I know about baseball’ seemed to have changed their minds a little while talking on the phone.”
New Chairman Kim’s sincerity resonated with voters, leading to his election, and many congratulations continued from those around him. In particular, he said that his wife (actor Kim Nam-joo) was happier than anyone else.
New Chairman Kim smiled and said, “My wife was the happiest because she knew my will better than anyone else,” and added, “She was happy and looking forward to it because I could officially do what I wanted to do.”
As soon as his term as president begins, he plans to begin full-fledged efforts for little baseball.
New Chairman Kim said, “I think the little baseball world is Rome, and since I came to Rome, I will follow Roman law. I studied intensively during the election campaign, but I will focus on understanding the work for at least three months. After that, I will take all judgment and responsibility. “I will approach it with that thought in mind,” he said.
In his election pledge, he raised the issue of dual registration of little baseball players in their first year of middle school, expansion of sponsor attraction, and expansion of international exchange events. He said he would work hard to protect this.
New Chairman Kim said, “It may feel grandiose, but my ambition is to recreate the ‘glory of the past,’” and added, “I hope that by reviving public interest and support for little baseball and creating a foundation here, it will lead to the development of Korean baseball.” He emphasized.
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2024-12-20 22:03:00