The superior hand-eye coordination, deft wrist, and nerves of steel of this diamond-in-the-rough were already in evidence. Many people, in addition to his mother, have influenced him in his long pool career. Of these "Chao Fong-pang has molded my style more than anyone. He coached me from when I was 15 up to when I was released from military duty."
在長長的撞球生涯當中，除了最重要的母親外，影響他的人其實非常多，但其中，「從 15 歲開始帶我，一直到我當兵結束的師父趙豐邦，絕對是形塑我打球風格的關鍵人物。」