I don't want to be counseled by you anymore.
Don't say hello when you see me.
Okay. Alright.
There's nothing I can do,
until you reach out first.
Let's end
our sessions.
Wait,
Cha Ga-eul shouldn't be alone right now.
Stop doing that.
I'm not alone.
Even if I wanted to fall apart, I can't fall apart
and even if I wanted to be weak, I can't be weak.
I am surrounded by competitors.
I will not fall apart.
Because you don't have the qualifications to fall apart?
I can do this alone.
I am stronger than you think.
Yes, you're strong, Cha Ga-eul.
You're like a crustacean with a hard shell exterior.
But do you know when it is that a crustacean can grow?
When it takes off its shell and escapes.
When its soft flesh is revealed in a moment of weakness,
it suddenly grows.
No matter what you choose,
don't choose what other people or the world wants.
Choose what you really want.
And
come to me, whenever you need to.
Don't fall for it.
Those sweet words.
That warm gaze.
All of it is fake.
You won't be able to do anything if you become any weaker.
You'll only get hurt just like before.
Are the Mental Coach and Ga-eul really dating?
Seriously, what's happening?
How could she do that with a coach?
Cha Ga-eul.
Was it really you? The one who screwed me over?
No.
Then, why would the coach say something like that?
Is coach making up stories?
You're great at making up stories, too.
You must be talking about what happened that one time.
I heard that from someone else.
That you went to Coach Oh's room in the middle of the night.
Almost everyone knew about it…
Hey!
What are you trying to do?
Let me go!
My lucky bracelet!
My mom gave me that!
Let me go!
Why are you like this to me?
Since when have you two been so close?
What are you guys doing?
It's pretty, right?
Looks like a princess' shoe?
- Yes. - Yes.
On our beautiful shoes,
we have knives.
They are wings on the ice but
they are weapons outside.
I could get hurt but also another person could.
If you're going to fight, fight in the rink.
If you fight outside, all will get hurt.
Well, if one leaves that should no longer be a problem.
Are the rumors true?
That rumor did exist, though I'm not sure that it was real.
Who would spread such an evil rumor…
I don't know who started it but Ji-young did spread it.
Just 4 years ago, Coach Oh really used to like Cha Ga-eul the best.
Though now, he hates her so much.
Seeing coach slapping Ga-eul
made it hard for me to breathe.
Exactly. Why did Ji-young have to change her word?
We could have sent away Coach Oh.
Even having to do the trial finals again
is because of Ji-young.
You saw how she grabbed Ga-eul's hair, right?
I think Ji-young is kind of scary.
She wouldn't do that to you guys.
It's because the three of them have been tangled up in many ways.
Let's go.
Are you going to… Do the competition?
I'm thinking about it.
You're seriously thinking about that?
It's not even that much money.
Not even that much?
Cha Ga-eul, what happened that day…
It’s fine. We don't have to do this now.
It's all in the past.
But then why are you still like this?
You should be racing in the test no matter what
Coach Oh says. Why would you…
It'll be good for you if I disappear.
Right.
Get out there and win gold for sure.
Though no one will give any recognition to such a medal from that competition.
If you can't handle this, just go to the work team.
Get so good that no one can touch you.
Well, if one leaves that should no longer be a problem.
You cannot become weak.
Get your head in the game.
Did you know that Lee Moo-kyul wasn't doping?
Well, I just believed.
Anyway, did you hear that something happened in the short track department?
It seems Coach Oh has raised his hand again.
This is why I told you not to interfere.
It could just end up causing retaliation against the athletes.
You told me
that something must've happened to Cha Ga-eul 4 years ago, right?
Do you know anything?
There's nothing I know for sure.
It's competitive here and
it's pretty normal for rumors like that get spread amongst athletes.
Rumors like what?
The athlete won't want it to be revealed.
Plus, it was in the past.
Wait, who just quits in the middle of telling someone?
So what was the rumor?
Jegal, why do you keep asking?
Do you not know that all that gets shared in a session
is to be kept a secret?
It's the athletes' privacy.
You cannot break that rule no matter what.
Yes, sir.
And believing Lee Moo-kyul to the very end…
Good job.
Believe in Cha Ga-eul in that same way.
To believe in someone means
to also have the courage to leave them alone.
A lot of things happen in the world that we can't do anything about.
We're to help athletes find their way amidst the turmoil
as a small piece of a larger puzzle.
Whether to catch that or not is also the athlete's choice.
There's not much more we can do from there.
If you try to do something from this point,
you'll be the only one struggling, like the Jegal Gil from 10 years ago.
Have you ever lost a client?
If you have, those words wouldn't have left your mouth so easily.
I do know.
When I almost lost you,
I was in your shoe.
Moo-kyul,
you're a genius.
Dong-jin…
I'm jealous of you.
Moo-kyul! Lee Moo-kyul! Wake up!
Did you have a nightmare again?
It's not true, right?
What's not true?
Tell me it's not true.
Okay. It's not true.
You don't even know what it is.
Regardless of what it is,
whatever it is,
if you don't want it to be true then it isn't.
Everyone's suspicious, right?
You can't believe anyone?
Ask for help.
Asking for help is where treatment begins.
What? What is it?
No, nothing.
Moo-kyul,
no matter what happens from now on,
you're Lee Moo-kyul.
I'll believe in you and follow you to the end.
Gosh. Of course.
I'm Lee Moo-kyul.
Go and get some sleep.
Yes, it's High Sports.
It's not an anxiety disorder.
Yes, High Sports…
Ah yes, yes, Reporter Han.
It's not an anxiety disorder.
There's nothing wrong with the athlete physically.
The results said that it wasn't doping.
He took the medication because of his insomnia.
It's not doping at all.
The word ‘cover-up’ is misleading.
If you can't believe us,
we're ready to be re-examined at any given moment.
Sure, sure, do what you please! I'll sue you for a false report.
I'm so sorry.
I told you to throw out the medication.
I told you to throw it out, you bastard.
Stop hitting him.
Who are you to hit my son?
What? Your son?
Well, he's not your son.
I raised him.
I discovered him as an athlete and he's my son…
How much longer do we have to fight over this?
I'll just do better.
How?
Do you know the money from the sponsors has been cut in half?
Let them do that, then!
And see who'll regret it.
Bastard…
The athlete who has the love of our nation,
Lee Moo-kyul's doping accusations
made the sports world noisy this week.
According to the announcement by CADA,
the medication that was consumed by Lee Moo-kyul
does not actually count as doping for swimmers
as it is a sedative.
But the decisions made by the swimming federation
during the doping examination are causing suspicion.
Kang Gi-seok reports alone on this news.
Thank goodness, I found out first.
Imagine if this had ended up in the hands of CADA.
Would this only take down Lee Moo-kyul?
Do you know how much the federation pushed for him?
If this gets out, the Korean swimming world,
no, the Korean sports world, will blow up.
How did this end up in the press?
Was it from Representative Kang's team?
He got flack for this too so it doesn't seem like him.
You said it was doping.
You said that you could tell because you used to be an athlete.
I was too impatient.
You're not normally impatient.
I was in a rush and… I'm sorry, sir.
If you thought it was doping, you could have left it to CADA.
Why did you make things bitter by telling us to stop this from
getting out?
Is the job of director of the Human Rights Center to cover up crimes?!
You know what's needed to cover up the noise, right?
Just take care of that properly.
You, who used to be the athlete, is totally useless.
Oh god!
Why, why, why, why? Huh?
Why did you stop yourself from hitting me?
I don't think I need to use my fists.
Since I can fire you, with just one word.
Then, fire me. Why aren't you firing me?
Ah, you hired me to use as a hunting dog, right?
To get rid of Jeon Chang-gil, the chairman of the Swimming Federation.
Why do you look so surprised?
Don't ask me how I know.
I also have experiences in this field.
Wow.
Our Jegal.
This is why I like you, huh?
I like you too.
But if you really want to get rid of Jeon Chang-gil,
face him fair and square,
like an Olympic gold medalist.
Ah, do you not know what that means
because that medal wasn't won fair and square?
Hey!
When will you get rid of that victim mentality?
It was a fight seen by the world.
The referee gave his verdict.
Though others don't know that the verdict was unjust,
you and I know very well.
I won for sure.
I would have won even without a referee.
Then, have another go.
Don't put Jeon Chang-gil or whatever between us.
Let's face each other proudly and fight one on one.
What? You're not sure you can handle it?
Jeez. You really have a long way to go before you're a grown-up.
The world, Jegal,
is not a one on one fight, it’s a team fight.
It's not a fight with fists,
it's a political fight with your brain.
This is why you'll never beat me.
You, back then and now,
you're just my pacemaker.
Pacemaker?
Why?
You're not confident you could win against me?
Gosh, you're really all talk.
You just make sure Lee Moo-kyul wins gold, huh?
That's your job.
Go and eat well.
I will be entering the national team trials.
Why didn't you say anything?
I will compete in the national team trials.
I'm asking you why you didn't tell me.
An athlete speaks with their skills.
If I prove my innocence in the trials with my skils…
You can't.
Hi, hello.
You can't enter the water so how are you going to prove yourself?
- Who are you to say anything? - Hey, I called him over.
He will be counseling you from now on.
If I need counseling, I'll get someone else…
Can't you understand that
the federation is trying to not make noise outside?
You're Lee Moo-kyul, a swimming prodigy.
There's no one who thinks you won't be able to recover.
You're going to win gold at the East Asia competition, no?
Get trained well
and get your mentality right until the competition.
They're giving you a pass on the trials.
- I will be competing! - You can't do the trials!
Even if you do outstandingly, you can't be sure about that.
I don't need you to be sure of me.
You know what kind of a bastard I am.
I get stronger the more I get stepped on.
I'm going to the trials and I'll prove my health.
I'll shut up all the mouths that ripped me apart.
Don't worry.
Then, go ahead, gosh.
The clean up hasn't been going very well, Professor Gu.
I'm sorry.
I should have thought of the trouble beforehand.
There will always be trouble…
What's important now is the score.
So what will you do moving forward?
With trouble,
you have to deal with it with more trouble.
Here, kick it.
I'm a swimmer though?
So you're not confident about your soccer skills?
Just watch your face.
Okay, watching my face.
You've got this.
Okay stop it.
I'm not trying to play soccer with you.
From here to the penalty kick line is 14 steps away,
it's 11 meters.
What are you trying to do?
From this penalty kick line to the goal
it takes about 0.4 seconds for the ball to fly in.
It takes about 0.6 seconds for the goalkeeper to respond.
Hypothetically, penalty kicks have a 90 percent success rate.
But in reality, it's only successful 70% of the time.
- So what? - The pressure that you have to
make it in, the expectations around you,
the kicker gets betrayed when he can't put away that pressure.
The goalkeeper is fine whether he blocks it or not.
But that's what becomes the psychological variable.
You're the kicker.
I'm the goalkeeper.
This is a game that's in your favor.
Five times.
If I can get you in water in five tries,
you become my client.
If I fail, then I'm a quack, just like you said.
And I'll leave you alone, what do you say?
I've enjoyed your lecture
but even if I don't do this, no one in the swimming world
can catch up to me.
Play soccer by yourself.
If things get worse than now, you'll end up with a panic attack.
That quack.
Oh gosh, that brat.
What's wrong with him?
Thank you, sir!
I will do…
my best.
I will open now.
Are you still upset about the thing with your sister?
Hey, I'm the director of the Human Rights Center.
I can't prioritize personal relationships,
and tell a coach what to do, huh?
Anyway, I'm sorry.
But I'm here with better suggestions for you, aren't I?
I'm about to get you a good job.
- Sit. - That's enough.
Your sister,
you don't know that she's been chosen for a competition, right?
Oh, guess you don't know.
And you don't know that that's the same day
as the national team final test?
Final test?
Cho Ji-young is back.
One skater has to leave.
It looked like your sister's leg wasn't even all better.
Is she going to be okay?
Damn, a waiter here.
You think you can protect your little sister by working here?
It's a decent job. Do it when I ask you to.
Do I seem like a joke to you?
Because I fell for it once, do you think I'd fall for it again.
Just because I live like this,
don't look down on me and play with me.
Things must be going well enough for him to turn down my suggestion.
How could you not tell us something this important?
You should have discussed with me first.
I'm just going to do the competition.
I can't ignore after taking their money.
Why not?
Mom, you said that
I shouldn’t do that when I’m getting paid by others.
What I was saying was to
encourage you to do better. Do you want those bastards to gloat?
Gosh this idiot.
Give up the competition, okay?
Nothing’s going to be a problem even if you give up on it.
If I don't do this competition, they can get rid of my contract.
Tell them to do that then.
They can't let it go, even when you'll be a national athlete?
I thought a lot about this. I'm barely made to be a national…
And the pay is not small.
Why are you worrying about money?
You just work hard.
You just need to work really hard.
All we need is for you to do well.
Ga-eul,
no matter what I have to do,
I'll make sure to support you financially.
So do the national team test.
Okay?
I think it could work out
if we block the biggest source of our expenses…
Are you sure you'll be okay?
What other choice do I have?
The man who’s eating up the money…
I thought it would be over once he died.
I can't help but think that the day came sooner than expected.
Wow, you're so good!
Dad,
I honestly… Am not sure I can do this.
Come on! When you think strength, it's wrestling!
I pick Sang-goo, no matter what.
Hey, do you arm wrestle with you whole body?
You use your arm!
Arm strength is definitely Pistol Park.
Right? Right?
I will get a drink on you today.
This is so fun. So fun. So fun!
Hey, it's tilted!
Toltol, I'm betting everything on you.
You have to win. Okay?
Stop it, your wrist is going to fall off.
Okay.
Get ready!
One,
two,
three!
Why did you do it?
I was worried.
I thought Cha Ga-eul would suddenly end up like me.
That thought made it hard to breathe and my chest…
Anger came rushing in…
Should I get back on my meds?
It's not your fault though.
Even if it wasn't, it was bound to happen.
It's Oh Dal-sung.
More important than that, can you find out something for me?
You said you'd win? You said you'd win?
Come at me.
Gil! Gil! What do I do?!
What do I do? I think he's dead.
Every morning and night, I gave it water, shrimps,
and even cleaned his tank.
I couldn't find him for a few days and suddenly he's like this.
What do I do?
He's not dead.
That's his shell left. He molted.
Shell?
Where is he?
He's hiding, probably.
- Hiding? - Don't look for him.
Hermit crabs who molt
are usually at their most sensitive and vulnerable
so it could die if you handle it the wrong way.
Wait until it comes out on its own.
He's growing in secret.
He seems like he's returned to his normal condition, right?
He gets stronger the more he's stepped on.
It may have been a good out of evil to that bastard.
Yeah.
Hey, Do Jin-woo! Aren't you going to run properly?
Today's the trials! Sir, give me a break!
I can't run if I'm nervous!
That one's got a mouth on him…
That's him right? With Sangeon Construction?
Yeah. He's not bad.
Excuse me…
Cha Ga-eul hasn't shown up yet. Should I call?
- She's not coming. - Huh?
But it's test day.
She only knows money. Just like 4 years ago.
All for the best anyway. One had to be eliminated.
Oh Sun-ah, look at that posture! Aren't you going to do it correctly?
Get lower!
Hey, Park Ji-soo!
How could you step over my skates?
Sorry?
If even one spec of dust falls on my skates,
do you know how sensitive my blades are?
Are you trying to get me out?
No…
I'm sorry. I didn't know.
What do you mean you didn't know?
Don't you know that this is basically the trial finals?
It's her first time so she could've just not known.
Remember this,
never step over someone's skates.
You got it?
Yes.
Go.
It seems like Ga-eul is really not coming.
That's a relief for us.
We won't be bumping into each other.
Hi, I just want to check the list for the competition.
By chance is Cha Ga-eul…
Nevermind, I'll call you back.
Believe in Cha Ga-eul.
To believe in someone means
to also have the courage to leave them alone.
I told you not to act like you know me.
I didn't?
You're getting on my nerves.
Then, don't mind me.
Anyway, don't follow me.
Okay.
And come to me, whenever you need to.
And don't get hurt, gosh…
If Ga-eul doesn't come, we won't need to do the test, right?
No matter what you choose,
don't choose what other people or the world wants.
Choose what you really want.
I am strong.
My training is perfect.
I do not lose.
400m men's freestyle race
the final has begun.
Lane number 5 is South Korea's Lee Moo-kyul.
This is Lee Moo-kyul's first Olympics.
He made it to the finals with unexpected results from
from the preliminary round.
5 minutes before the race.
Mind control.
I am strong.
My training is perfect.
I do not lose.
The swimmers are about to start.
The feeling of my back foot on the starting block.
Loosening up my body,
putting my weight towards the back.
It's okay if the start is slow.
I am the fastest in the water.
They have started!
My body moves smoothly
as if passing through a hole.
Calm breath, remember the rhythm…
In first place is Christopher, in the 7th lane.
Of course, he is the swimmer who had a fast start.
Following behind him is Lee Moo-kyul in the 5th lane.
Lee Moo-kyul is still a fairly unknown athlete.
He truly is leaving a great first impression at his first Olympics.
Yes, Lee Moo-kyul is doing very well.
He must hang onto the tension to the end and raise his spurt.
They now make the last turn.
Lee Moo-kyul has cut off his turn first.
South Korea's Lee Moo-kyul is going the fastest!
He's 0.2 seconds faster than the world record!
Lee Moo-kyul has passed the 15 meter line.
Squeezing out the last of his strength,
he is slicing through the water.
Not much longer is left for Lee Moo-kyul to go.
He cannot fall off here. He must keep moving forward.
Lee Moo-kyul is performing a miracle for the Korean swimming world!
Lee Moo-kyul touches the last touchpad!
Gold medal Lee Moo-kyul!
Lee Moo-kyul does it!
How did such a genius come out of South Korea?
For the first ever time in Olympic history,
we have won gold for swimming.
Yes, this is the moment South Korean swimming
rises to an international level.
You are with us in this moment.
You always wear that bathing suit for any important race.
Is it a jinx?
You bastard can't even tell apart a routine from a jinx.
The coach is going to lose it
if you don't use the sponsored products.
He only loses it when it's with rookies like you.
Not to Moo-kyul.
Did you get a cut?
Yes.
Why? Did I have to completely cut off finger?
So clumsy.
Oh, it's a pretty deep cut.
Give me your hand.
I could do it…
I'm not doing it because I like you. It's my doctor instincts.
Okay, here.
Why did you have to cut this finger out of all?
Where are you going to watch the race?
I'm going to the rink.
Do I have to go somewhere?
The race will go well today.
The music has started again
and it is time to run.
One out of six must be disqualified.
I cannot be that one.
Never.
My training is perfect.
I do not lose.
Take your mark!
- Kim Moo-young, be the tank. - Okay.
Ji-young, you can do well, right?
Answer me Cho Ji-young.
You can do better than Oh Sun-ah and Cha Ga-eul, right?
I can.
You do your own thing now.
Didn't you prepare for that when you bumped passed me?
Cho Ji-young is a bit weird.
What's weird? She's skating well!
Ah, of course it's Oh Sun-ah.
Because you went back on your word, we're about to do the trials again.
Can't you see everyone is sensitive?
Why did Ji-young have to change her word?
We could have sent away Coach Oh.
Even having to do the trial finals again
is because of Ji-young.
You have to bump pass when you're turning out!
She's already shaken.
God!
Cho Ji-young, spurt!
Hey!
What are you doing?
Get so good that no one can bother you.
If you make more rumors, only you will get hurt.
No matter what I have to do,
I'll make sure to support you financially.
Come to me, whenever you need to.
It's happening again.
Get your head in the game, Lee Moo-kyul.
It's a dream. Just a dream.
Lee Moo-kyul, Lee Moo-kyul.
Hey, Lee Moo-kyul, Lee Moo-kyul.
Get your head in the game, Lee Moo-kyul.
Could it be?
Is this not a dream?
I am dreaming.
In my dream, I am not strong or perfect
and I always lose.
But how weird.
Why am I so comforted?
I feel sleepy.
Moo-kyul!
I want to sleep and never wake up.
Lee Moo-kyul!
See this! See?
Cha Ga-eul's arm touched here! That's impeding!
Oh, come on. You know how things work better than anyone.
You can't count this as deliberate.
Hey, hey, Cha Ga-eul!
Isn't that on purpose?!
Why won't you answer your coach?!
Was it on purpose or not?!
You move one step and they barge in on both feet.
No matter what, protect yourself.
Promise that you will.
Hey, hey! You all saw that, right?
Wasn't that deliberate?!
- Wasn't that deliberate?! - Coach Oh!
It was not
- deliberate. - What?
It was not deliberate.
How dare you brat?! Open your eyes properly.
You joining the team with that leg is a burden.
Can't you see it's only right that you leave?
Do you only care for yourself?
Coach Oh!
Let go!
Just!
I'll go.
What?
I don't want to do sports while getting beaten up.
You…
What do you brats think of the coach that…
All you are rotten.
Coach Oh!
I can pretend to not have seen anything else but
I cannot pretend to not see you raising your hand at the athletes.
I'm already super pissed.
So? Did I hit her? Huh?
Did I touch her?
She walked out on her own. So what can I do?
I'm just saying that
you should know
that's how I feel.
What?! So what if you feel that way?!
What are you going to do?! You’re merely a mantal coach.
I will sue!
I was raised very preciously
so I can't stand a single scratch.
If I wasn’t a mental coach, I would've already sued.
Know that I am holding back for the athletes' sake.
Ah,
I didn't want to say this but
I’ve never told you that I am
Assemblyman Park Seung-tae's daughter, have I?
That crazy…
Gosh…
Is… Is that true?
I'll be off then.
Hey, but… Can I take this?
Of course.
Seriously, how could such a thing happen?
It's okay!
I'm still really young
and my skills aren't there yet.
I can try for next year.
Ji-soo…
Ah-reum…
I really hate Coach Oh.
This is because I can't bear it anymore.
Okay, I'll go for real.
I'll see you all next year!
I promise.
Since when did we start doing sports,
while being beaten like it was obvious?
I wondered for the first time
if I was heading down the wrong road.
I'm sorry, Ji-soo.
You did well, Ji-soo.
You were so brave.
You are going to be a great athlete.
Dr. Park…
It's okay.
Luckily, looking at the physical examination results,
there aren't any particular issues.
Seeing as he took inderol,
I believe it could be anxiety.
My son says it isn't anxiety.
He could have said that but most patients deny.
He needs to be sent to a psychiatric consulting.
We should have him do a thorough check-up.
It's a really important time right before the contract with
his sponsor to renew…
So please don't let this get out to anyone.
If this gets out to the press…
Moo-kyul, are you awake?
I'm not crazy.
I am completely fine.
A completely fine bastard
faints in the middle of a race?
That can't happen
unless there's something wrong with him.
Get him the psychiatric consulting.
I ask you again, please keep this confidential.
- Moo-kyul! - What's wrong with you?
Where are you going?
- Moo-kyul! - Moo-kyul!
Moo-kyul!
I'm sorry.
Anxiety disorder.
You're Lee Moo-kyul, right?
Isn't that Lee Moo-kyul?
He seems to be unwell.
Welcome.
To which hospital would you like to go to?
Athlete's village…
Please take me to the athlete's village.
The athlete's village? Okay.
Please help me.
Tell me
this is all a dream.
Please.
This isn't a dream.
It's not a dream and
you don't have anxiety and you're not crazy.
You're just experiencing what all people experience.
You're in a slump.
As much as you went further up than anyone else,
you just fell that much harder.
It's not a slump.
The second it's named as a slump,
I fall into the trap of that word.
I was just in a bad condition that day…
It's just…
My body was…
What are you so scared of?
Try asking your shadow that.
Ask it what it's afraid of.
Did it hurt a lot?
Is that it? Huh?
You can tell mom.
Is that all, you brat?!
- Your mom's sorry. - Raise your head!
Was that your best?!
Mom…
What are you so scared of?
Answer me.
That you will fail.
I worry that you will fail.
You're stronger than everyone else.
You're a genius.
No.
I'm not that kind of a person.
You're okay.
Moo-kyul, you're okay. You're okay.
In the name of the father, son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Your pitch is falling. Speed up!
Tank, what are you doing? You're falling behind!
The one pulling from the front should be speeding up!
Because of you, everyone else is slowing down!
- Coach. - What?!
I'm the only one pulling.
I'm making you train because you're the weakest one on the team.
Sitting here in place of a great athlete.
How dare you wimp out? You…
What you don't want to do this?
You don't want to do this?
If you don't want to then leave now!
What?
Yes, coach?
What happened?
Ga-eul…
Why are they getting rid of the team?
Thanks to you it feels like we're getting rid of a cavity.
That skating team
it only ate our money and struggled to get scores.
I wouldn't say it was a cavity when I think about the athletes but
elite sports have a lot of problems as you know.
We need to head towards an era of lifestyle sports.
Yes.
Assemblyman Park, you always have a bigger picture in mind.
Badminton, table tenis…
Heading towards sports that all citizens can enjoy…
That's what he is hoping for.
You're here?
Coach, what happened?
Is it so rare that a work team
that doesn't make the points gets disbanded?
More important than that, you should be getting
a certification of contents soon.
- Sorry? - Failiure to participate.
Don't you know that's breaking the contract?
The administration wants you to pay a penalty fee.
But that's…
No other athletes have paid a penalty fee
for the national team test.
How would I know?
The team's being disbanded so why would they think to protect an athlete?
Skater Cha Ga-eul!
Ah… I heard the news.
I'm so sorry it turned out this way.
If you ever need my help,
please come find me anytime.
But why me?
Ah, your brother never told you about me?
I'm Cha Mu-tae's direct senior.
I felt the same way when Mu-tae retired but
now to see his sister this way, I feel quite saddened.
I'm a fan of yours.
A fan?
Why?
Oh well… The thing with sports is
outwardly, it seems like it's very fair but
the starting line for each athlete is so different.
When the ones who get plenty of support from parents
that start ahead of the 100m line
get the same score as those who have sand bags tied to them
and start behind the 100m line,
who's the real winner?
I like real winners.
I also started with sand bags tied to my legs.
Call me whenever you want
to try running without the sand bags.
Must be heavy.
Mom, I'm home.
Hello?
Where?
- Mom be careful of the ground. - Yes.
Oh? It's not an outing day though?
Yeah really.
Ga-eul, you're here?
How come you're here?
How could you do this?
What is it?
Did something happen?
How could you do this to dad?
How could you stop paying his hospital bills?
We had to stop it at one point so we could survive.
It's not like it's just a couple of bucks each month.
- Mom! - The living need to live!
Should we all just starve to death?!
Mom… I'll explain it to her.
How could you abandon dad?!
Ga-eul, that's not it.
He's being moved to a public care facility.
That's where he's being moved.
That's just the same.
You know what those places are like.
Your dad doesn't understand anyway.
He can't tell the difference between good and bad.
Throwing hundreds of thousands of dollars there? Huh?
The entire family…
We don't need to do that.
We just need you, huh?
- Me again? - If you do well,
we can do whatever it takes to support you.
If you do well, we don't care about anything else.
Mom.
That's not what I want.
I don't care if I run with sand bags around my legs.
I don't care if you can't provide for me.
Who says I can't?
I will.
I will provide, even if I have to sacrifice your dad.
So,
just hold on a bit longer.
Why do you always tell me to endure?
Why don't you protect?
How dare you wimp out?
Get up.
Why aren't you getting up?
How will you perform with this kind of a mindset?
Get up.
That night,
sophomore year of high school when it was raining,
you came to the rink with an umbrella.
That night mom,
why did you pretend to not have seen me?
Ga-eul, your mom…
She didn’t see it.
If she had seen it, then…
Well maybe it was because you did something wrong.
Do you think he'd do that because he hates you?
He wants you to do well!
Mom, stop it.
Gosh! What are we doing arguing about this?!
At times like this, you need to bite down harder
and do way better
to show them what you're made of!
Hey, hey, hey, Ga-eul.
Hey, hey, hey, Ga-eul!
Ga-eul, Ga-eul, Ga-eul!
Talk to me, okay?
I have to get back to the village.
I snuck out.
Hey, Ga-eul…
Is being beaten like this, really no big deal?
You need a qualification to die.
You need a qualification to even hate.
Cha Ga-eul, are you not qualified to even fall apart?
You don't cry even though they just sewed your skin without numbing it.
You don't even get mad at your mom when she thinks it should be that way.
You don't get mad even when a friend slaps you.
You get kicked out of the rink and it's okay with you.
Why?
Because you are someone who they can do that to.
No matter what you choose,
don't choose what other people or the world wants.
Choose what you really want.
And
come to me, whenever you need to.
Cha Ga-eul.
Why am I not qualified?
Why they can do that to me?
I'm not someone who can afford to.
I… I…
You've come to the right place.
Soo-ji, can you get a towel and a blanket?
What kind of a person does this?
I keep telling you not to… You're making me weak…
Telling me to come whenever…
Why are you like this to me?
Ga-eul…
I hate you!
I hate being beaten while I skate!
I hate fighting and I hate winning!
I hate skating! I hate it all!
Yes, yes, yes. You're right. Yes.
To be honest I…
Because of me…
To be honest I…
I'm not strong at all.
Please… Please help me…
Please help me…
That's enough now.
It's a good thing you've come.
You've worked hard to get here.
You're even pretty when crying.
Gosh, it wasn't that long ago that you were rejecting us.
Congratulations on becoming a no-medal club member.
Don't you worry, little one.
Life is like Gostop.
What do you mean Gostop?
The real race is just now starting.
Hey, what is it that we do?
- Right now! Here! We live for today! - Right now! Here! We live for today!
It's okay if you cry
and it's okay if you're weak.
The moment you are the most vulnerable
is when you start growing.
So such a rumor went around?
It went around amongst the national skaters for a while.
I don't know if it's true or not…
It doesn't matter if it is true or not.
The rumor doesn't matter either.
The issue is that such a bastard is still there.
So what do we do?
Oh Dal-sung…
Let's cut him out.
Yes, that’s what we need to do.