‘Volleyball Empress’ Kim Yeon-kyung activates the desire to win, playing more as an active player… Build a winning team even with a pay cut

‘Volleyball Empress’ Kim Yeon-kyung (Heungkuk Life Insurance) plays more as an active player. While fans cheered for this news, they paid attention to the background of the decision.

Kim Yeon-kyung’s desire to compete played a part in the decision to play more as an active player. It stimulated Kim Yeon-kyung’s desire to compete, as she lost in the championship match against the Korea Expressway Corporation. 메이저놀이터

During the season, he made a meaningful remark, “I will come down when I am in a high position,” and it seemed to make his retirement a certain fact.

Meanwhile, in the 5th game of the women’s championship match that ended on the 6th, Heungkuk Life Insurance, led by Kim Yeon-kyung, lost and ended up finishing runner-up. In the previous game, it ranked first in the regular league, and also showed the possibility of a combined victory by winning two games first in the championship match. However, after that, they lost three games in a row and unfortunately missed the championship.

In an interview after the Dodram 2022-2023 V-League Awards Ceremony on the 10th, Kim Yeon-kyung said, “Losing the championship match against Expressway Corporation hurt me, and I missed the combined championship this season, so my desire to win increased.”

She continued, “It is possible to win the combined championship only when you follow luck, regardless of whether you are good or bad. She felt desperate because she thought it would be good to challenge for the combined championship,” she said honestly.

She is willing to risk cutting her own salary or even cut her own salary for this. She also left open the possibility of transferring to a club other than Heungkuk Life Insurance.

In an interview, Kim Yeon-kyung said, “Now I’m trying to choose a team that can win, a team that can win an integrated championship,” and said, “If (the team) has the power to win, (reduction in salary) is possible.” .

Clubs have a set amount of money to pay players. Within that amount, the salaries of the players within the club must be ‘distributed’. Since Kim Yeon-kyung is a world-class player, it is difficult to lower the annual salary, so in the end, it is necessary to lower the salaries of other players or bring in players who fit the annual salary that the club can afford.

In that case, it is impossible to recruit players who have a lot of difference in skill with Kim Yeon-kyung. Since Kim Yeon-kyung is well aware of this, he has expressed his intention to lower his annual salary and aim for a combined championship by working with a better player instead.

Regarding the team selection criteria, “It is also important what the team wants, what kind of thoughts, and what kind of volleyball it wants. Recruitment is also important,” he said, revealing his will to choose a team in the championship.

In fact, Kim Yeon-kyung directly said, “We are talking with other clubs, including Heungkuk Life Insurance.”

Then, he said, “There are players who want to run together, and several teams are showing interest, and as the desperate desire to win the combined championship is great, I will decide well as a team that can win.” .

Regarding the rumors of his retirement, he said, “I had been thinking a lot about the timing of retirement before the truth.” In addition, he said, “I didn’t say that I was retiring this season, but it was a misrepresentation, so the story grew.” If I have an injury or poor condition, I will think about it more, but I feel that the performance is still good. After thinking about many things, I made up my mind to continue my active duty life.”