# Coach Kim Tae-hyung First Order to the Lotte Players
***Coach Kim Tae-hyung's first order to the Lotte players: "We must become stronger than the opponent."*** *“Young players should build their bodies through baseball, not weight training.”* *What Taehyung Kim (55), the new manager of the Lotte Giants, emphasized most at the inauguration ceremony on the 24th was “aggressive baseball.”* *At his first meeting with the entire Lotte team, he presented specific plans for playing aggressive baseball.* *Coach Kim said at the team meeting held at Sangdong Stadium in Gimhae on the 25th, "When players play, they must be confident (in their abilities) to play aggressively.* *To do that, they must be stronger than their opponents.* [***카지노사이트***](https://www.casinositewiki.com) *Players must work hard."* *Everyone attended the team meeting, which also served as a final training session, except for Jeon Jun-woo and Ahn Chi-hong, who are prospective free agents.* *Coach Kim started a new start at Lotte with a firm handshake with the players, coaches, and all club staff.* *Coach Kim joked, “I shouldn’t give energy to the players, but the young players should give me energy (with a handshake),” and added, “When I saw it from the outside, the Lotte players were very passionate.* *“I made every play to the best of my ability,” he said.* *It is often said that baseball is a 'mental game' where mental strength is important, but it is the body that must be prepared before strong mental strength.* [*Director Kim Tae-hyung*](https://roosterteeth.com/g/post/42c62f42-da0e-486a-a708-a4fe10b90a86) *is a leader who emphasizes this.* *Coach Kim said, "When a slump comes, there are many players who only think about it with their head.* *They have to use their bodies to see where their limits are.* *I want to emphasize that they have to feel it with their body and with their skin."* *Here, he even added that we should be wary of 'weight training universalism'.* *Coach Kim said, "They say you build your body through weight training during the winter, but that's absolutely not how you build your body.* *A baseball player must build his body through baseball."* *He added, "Veteran players can prepare with weights, but rookie-level players have to build their body through baseball."* *“I do it,” he emphasized.* *Also, towards rookie players* [*Yoon Dong-hee*](https://www.diigo.com/item/note/90gtq/chv5?k=388466a52246d5a7286f698603ce58dc) *and Kim Min-seok, who have established themselves in the first team this year, he said, "You have to let go of the illusion that they will do a little better next year than they are now.* *Since they played in the first team and their faces are a little known, they can feel relaxed even if they don't talk about it."* *“I understand,” he ordered to arm himself mentally.* *There is another thing that Coach Kim emphasized to his players.* *He warned that he would not sit idly by if excessive personal feelings were shown on the pitch and harmed the team atmosphere.* *Coach Kim said, "Every coach will tell you that you have to do your best.* *I tend to strongly (restrain) people from revealing personal emotions or personal actions.* *I think the players will do well on their own."* *There are also players who showed personal affection.* *Coach Kim shook hands with Han Dong-hee, a key hitter who had a difficult year this year, and then gently stroked her cheek.* *Coach Kim said, “It must have been a lot of emotional distress, but I hope to have an easy time next year with the mindset of ‘I will do better than this year.’* *Then, good results will come out.”* *Regarding Jin Seung-hyeon, the son of* [*KIA Tigers coach Jin Gap-yong*](https://casinositewiki.notion.site/casinositewiki/Manager-Kim-Tae-hyung-Who-Took-Over-the-Leadership-of-Lotte-3211bd358c6e4b6b98a4e128ff3840da) *, he smiled and said,* *"I've seen him since he was a baby.* *Now he's dead."*