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Article: Amundsen's Lim Tackles New Game
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- September 2, 1994
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Sung Lim never saw a football until arriving in Chicago last
summer. He didn't snap on a chin strap until this August. Now the
exchange student from South Korea is starting at guard and defensive
tackle for the Amundsen Vikings.
Life between the hash marks is still foreign to Lim, who offers
insight shared by many football widows.
"Insane. Totally confusing" is how Lim described his first
impression of football. "I thought it was crazy. My friends back
home would think I'm crazy."
Lim was attracted by football's toughness. He tackles
ballcarriers with the same demeanor he tackles life. No sack dances
or end zone celebrations. Just quiet focus.
"If he's not sure he asks," Amundsen ...