For the League of Legends community, or even for colleagues and outsiders, Faker is truly a role model that anyone respects and admires. Despite being famous worldwide, both inside and outside of League of Legends, he maintains a polite and friendly attitude. Particularly, Faker is not only professional in competition but also in his everyday conduct. It can be said that Faker is the athlete model anyone should emulate to strive for perfect professionalism.
However, those who are hardcore fans of T1 or Faker probably know that the “Chairman” has a flaw: he is often late. He arrives late compared to the scheduled time set by the team and the tournament, and this is certainly not a good thing. Faker himself is aware of this and is trying to improve. Nevertheless, he remains one of the most frequently late players in T1. Recently, Gumayusi had to speak out about this issue concerning his “cousin.”
In a recent talk show, Gumayusi shared his thoughts about Faker: “Sang-hyeok is a wonderful person. But if possible, I hope he can fix his habit of being late.” Keria also admitted that T1 had implemented fines for instances of tardiness, and during that time, Faker was indeed less late. Gumayusi even mentioned that if considering Faker’s fines, it could amount to about 2 to 3 million won (around 56 million VND). Besides Faker, his close junior Oner is also often late. However, it seems that after many instances of being fined, he has managed to improve on this.
However, for many viewers, especially T1 fans, Faker’s imperfection makes him more relatable. Since his debut, he has always demonstrated absolute professionalism, to the point where he can be considered revered. But ultimately, Faker is just a 26 or 27-year-old young man, and he also has his imperfections.
Of course, a flaw is still a flaw, and Faker needs to work on it, as it affects not only him but also the team’s work and those involved.