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Kim Jin-soo, who lost both of the last two World Cups due to injury, is earnestly preparing for the stage of her dreams.
Gritted my teeth for his 3-year-old daughter.
This is Reporter Bae Jeong-hoon from Doha.
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Kim Jin-soo, dressed as a woman in the national team's lodging where his picture was hung, couldn't hide his overwhelming expression.
[Kim Jin-soo/World Cup national team defender: I can feel it now that I am in Qatar.
Be good, I waited 8 years.
It took a really long time.
8 years.]
During the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Kim Jin-soo, who injured his ankle two days before the national team was called up and suffered a knee injury right before the World Cup in Russia four years ago, had a thigh injury ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. You have been named to the final roster.
[Kim Jin-soo/World Cup national team defender: My biggest thought is that there is no player who prepares and thinks for the World Cup as earnestly as I do.]
Kim Jin-soo, who has been concentrating only on rehabilitation since the convocation of Ben Tuho, joined his first training after arriving in Doha.
For the first time since his injury, he exchanged passes with his teammates and improved his physical condition by running on the ground.
Kim Jin-soo ignited his will to compete by thinking of his 3-year-old daughter.
[Kim Jin-soo / World Cup national team defender: I want my daughter to remember what kind of player I was and that she is also a player who participated in the World Cup.
So that later my daughter can be proud of me…
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Kim Jin-soo, who stood up despite a series of injuries, is determined to fly up on the stage of his dreams.