Sense of Star

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

- Robert Frost -

The photograph above was taken during the EVER 2004 Semifinals, just after Boxer defeated YellOw 3-0, within several minutes using bunker rushes in three consecutive games. No ordinary bunker rush, Boxer accurately calculated the timing and distance, while maximizing the control required for the few marines and SCVs.

Boxer's expression in the photograph clearly shows his anticipation of people's criticisms that would soon follow. Though the stratagem was extremely controversial and Boxer was criticized heavily by many people, bunker rushes are now recognized as an important strategy. The poem by Robert Frost describes this situation perfectly, but it relates even better to Boxer's difficult decision to take the path of professional gaming, against the people's prejudice and doubt of the e-sports industry.

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