What players like Seo Jang-hoon and Lee Sang-min must think when they see today's young athletes

When we faced China in the finals of the 2002 Asian Games, there were certainly a few young players on our team for whom military exemption was on the line, but they were in the minority. Most of the core players from the "Golden Generation" of basketball players had already completed their military service.
Even so, they fought with their lives on the line just to try and beat China. If they heard young athletes today—in other sports like football, but still—saying things like "a gold medal or whatever isn't even that important," it would be truly demoralizing..