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"(Kim) Do-young's words resonated with me."
Things have changed 180 degrees in a year. The MVP, who devastated the league, made everyone tremble, but played only 30 games due to injury nightmares. Nevertheless, Kim Do-young (23, KIA Tigers) had confidence.
Ryu Ji-hyun (65), head coach of the national baseball team, met with reporters on the first day of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) camp at the Oleye Sports Complex in Saipan on the 10th and said, "I shouldn't be nervous about my physical condition," adding, "I haven't talked to Do-young (in detail), but every word of it resonated with me."
This was the comment made by Kim Do-young, who met with reporters at Incheon International Airport ahead of her departure from Saipan camp the day before.
Kim Do-young said, "Honestly, I had enough time to build my body. It was perfect. So no one else has faith in my body, but I have it, he said. "Because I have a period until WBC, I try to train my skills in a warm place and make my body well in my own way."
I've been suffering from a hamstring injury for the past year. Changing the position caused a problem with the hamstring and ended the season without much help to the team.
Kim Do-young, who was devoted to rehabilitation, was listed on the first WBC camp list. The team also has a lot of worries. Kim Do-young said, "KIA coach Lee Beom-ho told me to think a lot about my body first. Not only the director, but also the general manager and others said, "Come back healthy no matter what." The same goes for the fans. The prevailing idea is that there is nothing to worry about as long as you are healthy.
However, Kim Do-young has no intention of saving herself. I don't mean to overdo it. This means that he has worked hard on rehabilitation and can improve his condition before the competition.
Asked about stolen bases that could have a big impact on a hamstring injury, he said, "I think I'll actually be cautious in the beginning. "I need time to adjust to the body as I go to the game," he said, "but I don't think I can tell you that I'm going to reduce the steal." As I always did, I rehabilitated and built myself to steal. I don't want to save myself because I don't think I'm nothing if I don't have a stolen base," he stressed.
Director Ryu Ji-hyun praised Kim Do-young's extraordinary posture. "I was very sympathetic to the saying, ""No one else knows, but I believe in myself."" I know what you're trying to say. "That's how confident I am," he said, smiling satisfactorily. "I think it's an expression of how much I've prepared."
Coach Ryu Ji-hyun made clear to the team about the purpose of the first camp from the team's meeting a day before leaving the country. As he entered training one step faster, if he raises his body without being greedy, he can gain confidence in his physical condition. But at the same time, he stressed that if you don't have confidence in yourself, you shouldn't be anxious.
Therefore, Kim Do-young's remarks that he would pour out what he had regardless of the outside gaze were all the more welcome even though he had been suffering from injury nightmares throughout the year. Of course, coach Ryu made it clear that it is up to the coaching staff to restrain the players, and that he will do his best to prevent problems with the physical condition of the players, including Kim Do-young.
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