I really hoped that the ball would be fouled off and I would get another chance to bat, but Doosan's third baseman, Heo Kyung-min, followed the ball I hit with great concentration until the very end and caught it.
I came up as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 8th inning and had to return to the dugout after seeing only one pitch from the pitcher. I was so disappointed that I could only laugh in vain.

When I went up to the plate and saw that the ball was hit weakly despite being so well prepared, I realized that I had reached my limit and that it was really time to step down.
Still, I didn't want to end it in such a vain way.
'Please don't give up, let's not end it today.
'Give me another chance!' I don't know how many times I prayed in my heart.
Whether they knew that or not, our team's pursuit stopped and instead, they gave up one more point, ultimately losing 7-9.

There was no second chance for me as a baseball player.
This will probably be my last opportunity to wear my uniform and greet the fans, but what can I do here?
--- p.15

“Just tell me when you’re ready.”
My father's words come to mind every time I make an important decision in life.
When making a choice, the most important thing is not whether I listen to someone's advice or how urgent the time is, but whether I am prepared for it and am determined to stick with it until the end, no matter how difficult or challenging it may be.

Also, seeing Coach Choi Jae-ho lead me down the path of baseball without giving up on me when I was young taught me how to move someone's heart and how much sincerity is required.
Those teachings were naturally engraved in my body and mind, and they shaped my attitude toward people and fans as an adult.

--- p.41

I have three fathers who helped me grow up to be a baseball player.
I confess that today is because of the care of my real father, Park Won-geun, who provided me with the nutrients and basic framework for my body and mind that I needed to be born as a natural person, Park Yong-taek, and be reborn as a baseball player, Coach Choi Jae-ho, who first led me down the path of baseball and gave me the number 33, which is like a name tag for a baseball player, and teacher Han Ki-seong, who guided me to grow up properly as a young player and was with me at every important moment, from choosing a university to officiating my wedding, laid a solid foundation for me to become who I am today.
I had to send off Professor Han Ki-seong quickly without even meeting him, but I want to visit the remaining two more often, express my respect and love to them more, and spend a long time with them.

--- p.100

Looking back with the fans' hearts in their hearts, the LG Twins, who were the best team in the 1990s, including winning two championships and consistently making it to the postseason, saw their performance plummet to rock bottom and became the first team since their founding to not be able to advance to the postseason.
I was extremely frustrated because I hadn't been able to climb it for nearly 10 years.
They say the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference.
Fans expressed their resentment, hatred, and bitterness in different ways, and someone had to take the blame.
There was no one left as the players who were supposed to be the mainstay retired or transferred for various reasons.
When Byung-kyu Hyung chose to advance to Japan, I was the only one in the team that the fans would swear at, so it was natural that I would be swearing at them, but I was young and had such a hard time that I couldn't even consider the fans' feelings.

--- p.150