Thats somethin…throughout all odds you have a father who teaches you to keep on fighting no matter what and take risks that have a chance of success…a book should be written…this makes the perfect inspirational story for fighting game players and others as well…and im sure thisll inspire all the newcomers to not just pick up a game and run with it but strive to be come the best at it…
i wish the best of luck to you, John it had to be the greatest thing in the world for you to see your father get better as well as win TWO tournaments at Evo defeating some of the best players in the world…you are the champion of america :tup: you deserve it and basically worked hard for it thanks to your father :tup:
congrats on the win and hope the money from Evo helps you and your families needs
What an inspirational post. Glad you were able to rep nor cal to the fullest. but even more important is the condition of your father, which I hope improves soon. Take care dude.
This is an awesome story, something that should be shared in the DVDs when they’re released. It must’ve been a lot to go through and I admire the way you went about it.
Congratulations and my prayers are with you and your father.
This was a proper heart touching story, I believe its true when you got emotional strength from an experience anything can happen.
Yesterday I was watching the Olympics for “Heavy Weight Lifting” games, This German guy lifted way more weight then his body?s limit but successfully did it at like 258kg and won the gold.
But truth down was his wife died following year in car crash and was his rock, so this competition he vowed to get GOLD for her. Which he achieved through great determination
I wish I could have been at Evo to see John pwn ST and CvS2. I saw him stomp at the tourney in Danville this year, so that was cool. Its cool to see people that are pillars in the community doing what they do in real life. Good job @ Evo John Choi!
Continue the legacy of your amazing dad.
my best wishes to choi’s dad. my whole family has the “cancer gene” so i can appreciate watching people you know get consumed by a bitch of an illness.
If there where to be a “Bang the machine 2” it should be about Choi’s win this year. You are our champion, both in and out of the street fighter scene.
I have to say…I was just bored and browsing through srk and I came across this…this is the most inspiring post I ever saw on srk.
Guessing by your last name, I’m assuming that you’re korean…same here, so I can relate to very small bits and pieces just from the structure of the korean culture, beliefs, and values. One thing is for sure; your dad deserves to live the best life that could ever exist and I hope he prevails over every single adversity pertaining to his recovery from the devil known as cancer. There is always hope. Even though I don’t know you, I wish the best for you and your family and you have my greatest respect.
hey Choi though I never met you personally, I have to say wow man you’re a true champion. I know it’s not easy to open up to complete strangers about your life but hey at least it’s a good way to vent your pent up stress/emotions. I’ve always admired and respected your play style even though you weren’t always champ but you kept it old school and stuck to what works with C-groove. You and JWong were the reason I donated to send the team to SBO this year and if you do another donation for the community I’d gladly help out. you didn’t give into the sho sho sho sho sho sho sho sho sho sho sho sho sho sakura antics you seem like a really cool person, good luck with getting that MBA and best wishes to your dad.
mr. choi, reading your story has inspired me to never give up in life. i too am going through things of my own right now and reading about how papa choi pulled a major recovery of a potiental life-threatening encounter and you winning 2 championships really got to me.
you, sir, are a champion…a god amongst gods. your father too. i wish you both the best of luck and i will always remember this.
you seem like a really cool person, good luck with getting that MBA and best wishes to your dad.