In his persistence, he likens himself to Don Quixote, a lance-brandishing horse rider, bravely pursuing the impossible dream. His parents escaped to Taiwan from the mainland when he was only four years old. In Taipei they could only find a condemned building with enough space for two straw-mats in which to live.
「剛到台灣，我們一家三口先在高雄鳳山落腳，後來聽說台北是個大城市，謀生活比較容易，於是在我六歲的時候全家搬到台北，住在只有兩個塌塌米大的違章建築裡。