Vice President Lai Qingde and Guo Hongzhi talked about baseball, and Lai Qingde entered the country wearing a Uni-President Lions jersey.

(Extracted from the video of the Presidential Palace)

[Reporter Wu Shuwei/Taipei Report] Before the Lunar New Year, Vice President Lai Qingde and former American baseball player Guo Hongzhi visited the Tainan Baihe Elementary School Little League team to learn about the daily training of the young players. The two not only competed with the young players, but also Enjoy Tainan special lunch together.

As a die-hard Lions fan, Vice President Lai never forgets to wear the Uni-President’s jersey in the camera, and also talks about baseball with Guo Hongzhi. He is familiar with the past of Guo Hongzhi’s "two-knife style" in high school, and Guo does not forget " Practicing Xiao Hua" said that Otani Shohei's book has written about him.

Lai Qingde and Guo Hongzhi's surprise visit this time made the Baihe Elementary School baseball team very excited. Through the explanation of Baihe Elementary School coach Wang Jiahong, the two learned about the operation of the Baihe Elementary School Little Baseball Team. The vice president was also led by Guo Hongzhi. Perform warm-up drills and daily fielding drills with the Little League players.

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Lai Qingde did not forget to ask Hongzhi Guo for his slider and grip of the four-seam straight ball. He also recalled that Hongzhi Guo was the first Taiwanese player to hit a home run in the Major League Baseball. He also mentioned that Hongzhi Guo was a Make a strong shot.

Guo Hongzhi did not forget to say that Japanese player Otani Shohei published a book about him, proudly saying: "I am his idol", but it has not yet been published. Lai Qingde responded humorously: "He (Otani) seems to ask me to write a preface."

Later, Lai Qingde turned into a catcher and squatted behind the home plate to catch Guo Hongzhi's ball, and joked, "I never dreamed that one day I would be able to catch the ball from Guo Hongzhi, a top pitcher in the major leagues!"

Lai Qingde asked Guo Hongzhi about the importance of warming up and sports injury protection, and Guo Hongzhi also explained with his own experience.

Lai Qingde mentioned that Guo Hongzhi, Cao Jinhui, and Wang Jianmin had all been injured. Regarding this; Guo Hongzhi pointed out that it may be that the warm-up at that time was not enough.

Lai Qingde believes that if the Little League and junior high schools all practice straight balls, there will be differences in straight balls with four seams, two seams, and Carter balls. "If the ball is turned a little bit", the ball will deviate. The level is very fast. Elementary and junior high schools start to practice straight balls. If the speed of the ball is not enough or which muscle strength is not enough, then train. With the power of a straight ball, just like Guo Hongzhi trained his nephew Lin Zhenwei, he can have a ball speed of 160 kilometers.

Finally, Guo Hongzhi did not forget to encourage the young players. On the road of sports, there must be a sense of loss. They may not be able to shoot the ball faster or farther than others, but it is a good thing to encounter some setbacks. Frustration, you will find a way to overcome it, so continue to find the right way and good way to overcome it in setbacks and failures, but don't be afraid of making mistakes, because every mistake is accumulated experience, experience Accumulated to a certain extent, there will be many ways to face low tide or setbacks.

Lai Qingde asked Guo Hongzhi how to hold the ball.

(Extracted from the video of the Presidential Palace)