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A 10-year-old girl who transferred to Suwon from Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do wanted to go to Everland. However, I couldn’t tease my mother. I knew it wasn’t enough. I just envy them after hearing the stories of my friends. One day, I went to the school office and the coach of the school’s volleyball team came. The director asked a girl with a bigger head than her age, “Would you like to play volleyball?” “What do you like?” “I can go to Everland often, and I don’t have to pay for meals. Give me a lot of snacks.” The girl decided to join the volleyball team at the director’s irresistible proposal. This is the story that So-Hwi Kang, 23, a franchise star of GS Caltex, started playing volleyball. He is the national team and V (V) league representative striker who made great efforts to advance women’s volleyball to the Tokyo Olympics finals. After joining GS for the first place in 2015 and winning the Rookie Award, he was selected as the best player (MVP) and the best 7 in the first round of the 2019-2020 season. Last september Heungkuk’s life was defeated in the Cobo Cup tournament.It was selected as the best and received attention. Kang So-hui, who was once evaluated as a prospect to succeed Kim Yeon-kyung, has now taken off the tag of a prospect and has become a’volleyball star’. I met him at Gapyeong GS Training Center in Gyeonggi Province on the 22nd. ■ “When Heungkuk Life was broken?”
On the 5th, GS after a full set battle Stopping the streak of Heungkuk Life It emerged as Heungkuk’s only counterhorse. Kang So-hui was a big hit. Kang So-hui scored 6 points only in the 5th set, which was the matchmaker, and finished the band electrode. With this victory, GS became the only team to beat Heungkuk Life twice this year, including the Cup tournament. How did you feel? “I know the expectations of fans who want to win Heungkuk Life. It was a victory that lived up to those expectations, so I felt good. But you can’t always win matches. If someone wins, someone loses, and that’s a sport. So I’m doing my best every game.” Kang So-hui is close to Heungkuk Life’s twin star Lee Jae-young. We got closer by playing for the national team together. He recently posted a picture taken at a stand with Lee Jae-young on his SNS, and wrote, “If the corona disappears, you will go to the stand.” Did I even send a text message to the top after the game? “I don’t get in touch during the season or after the game. I usually ask about my daily regards. Rather, it may be misunderstood that if you text up after the game, you will be drugged. So I am careful.” No matter how close you are outside the stadium, the coolness on the court has been like a professional for six years.

■ The’small and small sister’ effect survives
Coach Sang-hyun Cha is famous for his’brother’s leadership’, but if the players are unable to concentrate or participate actively during training, he gives a disgrace. Recently, Kang So-Hwi was also scolded. The criticism of the manager means that Kang So-hui has a large weight in the team. “It’s often said,’Beat bad or good cheeks without knowing.’ Being ignorant doesn’t mean it’s bad, it doesn’t mean to be outrageous. Is it thanks to this order? Kang So-hui’s recent performance is getting better and better. On the 16th, he scored 18 points in the Ginseng Construction Exhibition and 20 points in the 19th Hyundai E&C. The so-called’So-so sister’ effect, which is a synergy with’Captain’ Lee So-young, is also appearing in earnest. “On the day Soyoung and I survive together, there will be few teams to beat (our team),” he expressed his strong confidence. Outside of the game, the role of’waist’, the backbone of team communication, was also given. “I have reached an age where my older sisters must follow well and the younger siblings must lead. If the atmosphere is bad because I lost the game, I drag the players and go to Seorak-myeon near the training ground to buy chicken.” Kang So-hui recently shot a’Byeoldabang’ gift card to players and coaching staff with a prize money (3 million won) from the COBO Cup. I spent 1.8 million won, more than half of the prize money. “I have a little big hand. But the belly button is bigger than the belly, haha.”

■ Unexpectedly timid personality… “Take care of your mental”
Kang So-hui, who beats the coat with powerful serve and spikes, looks like an outgoing personality, but unexpectedly, “the timid personality is a disadvantage.” “I like to be alone. It hides the face badly. It fits well with the foreign player Lutz, but Lutz likes to be alone.” She always smiles and looks lively on her coat, but behind the scenes, this delicate personality is hidden. Kang So-hui, who said, “I had a strong desire to win since I was a child,” experienced a phenomenon in which his confidence disappeared and his mood subsided when he lost a game or a slump came. It was because of the excessive desire to compete. After all, he chose psychological counseling. Personally invite a doctorate in sports psychology to receive counseling once a week. The reason I want to grow further while receiving mental management is that I want to experience advanced volleyball abroad someday. “When I have a chance, I want to play in advanced volleyball countries such as Germany and Italy. To do that, you have to be a better player.” His eyes twinkled. ■ “I want to go to the Olympics as a national team”
Kang So-hui, whose goal is to win the team right now, has a longing for the’Olympic Medal’. He won a bronze medal in the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, but the Olympics have a different weight. It can be an opportunity to be reborn as a true’world class’. “I have pride in being a national representative. I definitely want to be selected as the final member and compete in the Olympics to win a medal. Director Labarini also acknowledged my serve. But since only 12 people are selected, it will be fierce, right?” Kang So-hui won the eye of Labarini, scoring nine subscores in the Iran match for the Tokyo Olympics held in Thailand in January this year. “I want to be remembered as a player who did everything well. If it’s offense, it’s both attacking and if it’s defense, it’s both defense.” Kang So-hui, who revealed his aspirations, said, “Recently, my teammate Yoo Seo-yeon gave me the nickname’bull’, and I like it. I’m a cow,” he laughed out loud. 2021 is the new year, the year of the cattle. The Year of the Cow, Soti Kang So-hui commanding the Olympic stage is unlikely to end with imagination. Gapyeong/Writing/Photo by Lee Jeong-guk, staff reporter [email protected]