V League Legendary Middle Blocker Shin Young-seok

"Even now that I've become a veteran, I still play with a lot of motivation."

Shin Young-seok 37, the middle blocker of KEPCO in the men's V-League, is still hungry. He has always topped the V-League as a legend, but he continues to play in the court aiming for 5,000 points overall and active players in their 40s.

Shin made his debut in the V-League as a member of Woori Capital currently Woori Card during the 2008-2009 season. While playing for Hyundai Capital and KEPCO, he ranked sixth in overall score 4009 points and first in blockings 1193, marking a milestone in the history of the V-League. These records show how great he is as a middle blocker.

In particular, Shin places great importance on his 4,000 points for the first time as a middle blocker. He is proud of himself because he has achieved the result through thorough self-management and research on others. "To be a good middle blocker, you need to understand the habits of your opponent and train your image a lot," he said. "When I was a junior at Kyunggi University, I carefully monitored the plays of Yoon Bong-woo, Lee Sun-kyu, Ha Hyun-yong and Ha Kyung-min. After all, studying and experience are the most important things," he said.

He has no intention of complacent at all. Currently, his sights are on him to score 5,000 points. He has accumulated 5,000 points only by teammates Park Cheol-woo 6,600 points and Leo 5,401 points of OK Financial Group. Shin is committed to achieving the goal of 5,000 points for the first time as a middle blocker.

I am well aware that "long run" is a prerequisite for achieving his goal. Shin, who wears the last double digits of the year as a back number every season, aims to play on the court until the current number 24 changes to the number 30. "Aging curve has been talked about every season in recent years. However, aging curve is a word that gives me stimulation and helps me not to get tired," he said. "I want to keep the gap in blocking records so that younger generations cannot catch up with me." He stressed that he will continue to play harder for fans who voted No. 1 in All-Star voting for four consecutive seasons. 토토사이트