Although he was studying in his spare time, the year before last the company forced him and four other coaches to take a leave of absence from school on the grounds that "player development requires complete commitment." Then, last November the Whales announced the team was disbanding. Although a coach, he was notified only on the day of the announcement. "I felt really let down.
雖然是利用餘暇進修，前年公司卻以「培訓需全心投入」為由，強制他和另外 4 名教練辦理休學，緊接著去年 11 月中信鯨突然宣布解散，身為教練的他也是當天才被通知，「心情很錯愕，效命 11 年，資遣費只有 2 個月，加上去年景氣那麼差，大家都很茫然。」