That year's Asian Games and the achievements of their team at the Olympic Games two years later led the world to marvel at Korea. The Koreans themselves, with an attitude of self-confidence and satisfaction, could now talk of "founding the nation on technology," and "chasing the U.S.--overtaking Japan."
這年的亞運及兩年後的漢城奧運圓滿成功，又使得全世界對韓國刮目相看；韓人更是揚言「技術立國」、「追美趕日」，一副自信滿滿的姿態。