Son Heung-min farewell column: Customized gifts for teammates in preseason; treat Tottenham fans sincerely

Hupu August 4th News TheAthleticUK reporter team wrote the farewell column of Son Heung-min.

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Not only Ben Davis and Wimmer - Son Heung-min has established a deep friendship with dozens of players who have lived in the locker room of Tottenham. The reason is obvious.

When Tottenham went to South Korea in 2022, every member of the team arrived at the hotel and found a custom-made gift from Son Heung-min in the room to thank them for coming to his homeland.

The same was true when they went to South Korea again last year. Each member of the team received a gift from Son Heung-min's personal brand. Even Postkoglu received a hat, shorts, a T-shirt and some toiletries. He made sure that the players were keeping the importance of Son Heung-min's good deeds in mind.

"I keep telling the players that because our team is young, the standard of measuring a person is not always their achievement, the key is how they treat others.

In fact, Son doesn't have to do these things, his generosity is key. I can see that players understand that giving back to society is as important as any achievement you have achieved.

He has been doing this, always giving back to society. This is a great role model for everyone, including me, no matter how brilliant your career is, no matter how high your reputation you have, the way you treat others is the most important."

When Son Heung-min receives gifts from fans on a tour like this - he receives a lot - he takes the time to express his gratitude and cherish every gift and put it in a van and take it home.

Son Heung-min has always been like this.

From the first few months of his joining Tottenham, he organized and paid for a grand Korean-style banquet for players and staff at the training ground. Or Son Heung-min always invites Wimmer to his house after training so his mother can cook for his teammates. (“His mom is such a good person,” Wimmer said, “she always takes care of me, like I was her son.”)

He generously met with fans, recorded videos for them, and after training, when everyone else drove home, signed for them, doing anything that would make them happy. Anyone who knows Son Heung-min or has worked with him will tell the same story. He was happy to meet them, greet them, greet their families. Those who haven't seen Son Heung-min for a long time will suddenly receive a message from Son Heung-min to greet them and their family.

This is why people who know Son Heung-min say that no matter how impressive he is as a football player, he is even more impressive as a person. He is admired by millions, but he still sees his own shadow in others and is willing to make time for everyone.

Obo admired him very much: "He is what you see him. Sometimes, the public's view of players is very different from what he actually looks like. But for Son Heung-min, the public's view of him is no different from what he looks like in private.

There is one thing that people don't understand about Son Heung-min, that is, he has lived in a goldfish tank for almost his entire career and has been receiving attention. He has lived in such an environment for so long, and I suspect you can't find someone to say bad things about him, which is really incredible."