Sun Dong-yeol, recalled by the leaders of the Samsung Dynasty, "A mountain-like being, the best → He said bitter words, but he took care of me a lot."

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Oh Seung-hwan (44), the "finisher" who led the golden age of the Samsung Lions, and the main players from the dynasty gathered to remember the memories of former coach Sun Dong-yeol (63) in the past and express respect.

Oh Seung-hwan and other former Samsung pitchers, including Kwon Oh-joon (46), Cha Woo-chan (39), and Chung Hyeon-wook (48), had an honest conversation on the theme of "the dynastic days of the Samsung Lions, which are hard to come out again," through a video posted on Oh Seung-hwan's YouTube FINAL BOSS channel on March 31.

One of the topics of the conversation was by far former coach Sun Dong-yeol, who was a "national treasure pitcher." It was also because all of the players in question spent the era of Samsung's dynasty with coach Sun Dong-yeol. Oh Seung-hwan said of coach Sun, "As players, we heard a lot of bitter comments if we didn't do well. But after saying that, he took care of me a lot from behind," he said, giving a thumbs up.

Kwon Oh-joon also mentioned Sun's charisma and humanity at the same time. Director Sun was like a mountain, Kwon Oh-joon said. When you were at Samsung, you were a really scary person. Later, when he came to practice in Okinawa after going from Samsung to KIA, he recalled his strong mentor-student relationship at the time, saying, "We just ran and went to say hello." Director Sun then delivered an anecdote to his students who came to see him, saying, "It was really good to do it with you guys."

Coach Sun, who the players remember, was strict, but behind the scenes, he was a leader who cared about the player more than anyone else. Cha Woo-chan also said, "All the players who have experienced like us are people who actually respect them." and Jung Hyun-wook also said, "He is a person with affection. There are times when my grades are good and times when I am not good, but if I have a hard time, I will take care of them somehow," he recalled.

In particular, he also mentioned Sun's bold decision to replace the generation. Jung Hyun-wook said, "As the coach sent out all the seniors, there was a feeling that he took the lead. "I gave a lot of chances to players like Choi Hyung-woo and Park Seok-min, and so did Cha Woo-chan. (Oh) Seung-hwan was sick, but when he came back, the team started to run fast," he said, explaining the process that laid the foundation for the Samsung Dynasty.

Sun Dong-yeol, who left a formidable record of 146 wins, 40 losses, 132 saves, and an ERA of 1.20 in the 367th KBO League when he was active, won the title several times as a manager. He won the Korean Series twice (2005 and 2006 seasons) while serving as the Samsung coach from the 2005 to 2010 seasons.

In particular, coach Sun has settled "defending baseball," which builds a strong bullpen, into Samsung's team color. Even Oh Seung-hwan, he made a series of must-win pitching to solidify his victory in the lead, which became the basis for Samsung's reign of four consecutive victories.

In the video, the players acknowledged that coach Sun's strict training method eventually nourished them to grow as professionals, and created warmth with respect for the teacher, who remains unchanged even after retirement.

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