My people focus too much on da books and not enough on da sports!

When Yong Eun Yang stunned the world by beating Tiger Woods for the PGA Championship yesterday, he became the first Korean (and full-blooded Asian) to win a major golf tournament. That thumping sound you hear? It’s 48,000,000 South Koreans beating their collective chests today in pride of their countryman’s achievement. (Take that, Japan!) Koreans been had math and science on lock but nothing makes a nation feel prouder than sticking it to...

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NAME: Duk Koo Kim
SPORT: Boxing
ACHIEVEMENT: Korea’s actually churned out some decent fighters over the years but sadly, the most famous one is probably Kim, who died four days after a brutal fight with Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini in November 1982. There’s a pretty good Korean movie about Kim’s life. Check it out if you don’t mind subtitles.

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http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/08/17/seoul-power-south-koreas-greatest-moments-in-american-sports/