Falcons’ Younghoe Koo gave commencement speech at Georgia Southern
Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez
FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo delivered the commencement speech on May 15 to the graduates of Georgia Southern.
“One day they called me about it,” Koo said. “I didn’t want to say yes because public speaking, I don’t think anybody thinks it’s a natural thing. But I thought it was a cool honor. It was an experience that I couldn’t pass on. It was awesome.”
Koo said his message was pretty simple.
“Once I stood up there, I was highly comfortable,” Koo said. “So, it was pretty cool. It was about my journey, really. Perseverance. Just keep working. Set the goal and just work toward it.”
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