quotes shown below were taken from Badmintoncentral.com
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/fun/lose.php
Although i have use some of those before, i wouldn't call the list complete, there are plenty more creative reasons for our subpar performance, including for my self ;) I'll list some others i've used below this list.
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My partner was lousy
Shuttle went through hole in the net
The lights were glaring
That was your ball, partner
Tournament shuttle was bad
Linesman was cross-eyed
My string was too loose
The ball was too fast
I wore new shoes
I was 'off' today. I think I'm sick
I was not yet ready when he served
I didn't notice that he was left-handed
His service was illegal. Can he do that?!
It was too hot at the club
It was too windy today
There was a draft coming from somewhere
I have a sprain
I didn't sleep well last night
I didn't warm up before playing
They cheated in the scoring
They kept directing the ball to my partner
They said they were only class 'B'
My partner kept getting my ball
My partner and I didn't gel
They used to be with the national team
My girlfriend quarreled with me last night
The ceiling was too low
I'm on a diet
I have LBM
It's my monthly period
I forgot to wear supporter
My partner kept blocking my way
My partner was obstructing my view
It was a bad day at the office
Opponent's form was so unorthodox
I haven't played in two weeks
My girlfriend was cheering for him
My new shirt was itchy
The floor was slippery
My partner's rotation was wrong
My partner's defense was weak
The ump was opponent's relative
The audience was too noisy
There was dripping from the roof
The courts here seem smaller
They have home court advantage
The pairings were wrong
They had secret training
I get conscious when I'm being video-taped
Whatever!!
From: glenn de guzman <glenn535@yahoo.com>:

Oh...have we started the real game?
From: Ziyad Khan <ziyadkhan@hotmail.com>:

Weren't we supposed to pick up the shots AFTER one bounce!?
From: Dave Jerram <dave@djerram.co.uk>:

I was having a bad hair day
From: Vania Sofiandi <svanias@hotmail.com>:

There is something wrong with my contact lenses
From Saad Khan <saadullahejazkhan@hotmail.com>:

O.K. Lets start the game
From: Vincent Kwong <vincentk@home.com>:

I was just being nice
I thought they needed the confidence booster
This is a real game??
I wasn't using my racket.
Someone took my racket!
The net was too high.
The net was too low.
There was a net in the way.
The net moved and blocked my shots.
I play doubles, so I'm not used to singles.
I was trying a new form.
I have tennis elbow.
I have badminton elbow.
Aren't we still rallying?
They rigged the game.
The net moved on me.
Someone threw something at me.
I had to let my girlfriend win.
That's my gift to you.
I forgot how to play.
From: Kerry Geoghegan :

I was kiddnapped by my evil twin sister who plays terrible in badminton!!!!!!that's why i lost.
my full potential is still fast asleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My opposition stank of s!*,t i wanted out of there quickly as possible
From: Rayn <rayn_e_angel@hotmail.com>:

ummm...it was they're first game I wanted to make them feel better. Why are you asking?! I gotta go.
From: Andrew Martin <Froggas@email.com>:

The Shuttle Ducked
From: todd <curly9111@aol.com>:

Is that shuttlecock regulation size?
You never said go!
I learned from the best, I just forgot what I learned.
THere is a hole in my racket
From Edywison <Edywison@yahoo.com>:
I didn't sleep well lastnight, so I let them win, cause I so tired today
From chrystie <BaddmintonGirL@aol.com>:
I was just kidding
Hey the line jumped
You can't make shots I can't get thats illegal
Couldn't concentrate cause you were giving me dirty looks
My foot fell asleep
I only win when I play someone that i consider a challenge
From Jenny D <jdrewitt99@gwc.org.uk>:
It would be boring if I won EVERY match!
From Steven Beckwith <badplayer16@yahoo.com>:
I am honored to be beatten by you
That was a crappy bird
The lines are hard to see
From Nick Pan <g6phase@cdf.toronto.edu>:
One I use quite often: "The floors are too slippery!"
ps. Thank you Renen for submitting the original list.
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- I ate too much
- I just ate dinner 1/2 hrs ago
- I drank too much
- the lighting is too crappy
- We could beat them if we use plastic shuttle
- I use my first game as warm up
- I'm still warming up on my second game
- I can't play well with this guy
- The lines are too thick (it's true ;) )

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quotes shown below were taken from Badmintoncentral.com
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/fun/lose.php

My girlfriend was cheering for him

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bwahahahaha :D :D :D - that one's original! :p

have you guys heard of this one?

'too much bedminton is hurting my badminton'

:D:D:D

When someone asks what went wrong, my best one is still:

"General lack of interest" :rolleyes:

"Today is Monday; Things are bad and I haven't recover from the weekend yet"

:)

"Today is Monday; Things are bad and I haven't recover from the weekend yet"

:)

I use that excuse some Fridays too :D

Another nice one is "the moment has passed" and walk away :cool:

"Your AT800 DE gives you an unfair advantage" http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

My friend has one, but I usually play with him as my partner. But that time I played against him in a doubles on a singles court, I won.

I'm listening to a song in my head, and it's stuck there :p

"the net hates me"

'the opponents wern't good enough for me to play my normal game'

- this coming from someone who isn't all that good himself!

" i was being lazy" , " i was not being serious" , " i had a long day " " i was fooling around"

Somebody whom I know actually said that to me right after I beat him in a tournament.

"I lost to you on purpose so that I can play in the consolation round"

My baby was crying all night so I didn't get much sleep.
I only got a couple of hours sleep because I was on night shift.

Those pesky nonbadminton players keep walking by/on the court disturbing me.

Oh so, you went to a badminton training camp in China/Indonesia/Malaysia....

Since your racquet/gear is not Yonex, I felt pity for you and let you win... :eek:

My model racquet is 20 years old (I use cab20 original)

There is no hope for you if you canNOT beat me.

The floor is slippery....ouch, used that before..my shoes have poor traction.

i've put on some weight recently and cannot move around so well.

I hadn't got my electrolyte drink on hand. Water is a poor replacement.

I overstretched before the game and pulled a muscle.

My hands got wet with sweat - I was afraid the racquet would slip out of my hands.

"I am hungry, and I need to get out of the game ASAP and find something to eat!! " :D:D

''Have to lose Once a While or else no one will play me'' :D

"my shoes has no friction, i keep sliding" ^_^ , "meh" :acts like didnt even try or care: , "so very hungry and i just got off work"

LOL, i enjoy reading all those :)

i was still trash talking you when you served...redo!

"The girl who stood at the sideline was too hot, I couldn't get my eyes off of her" :cool:

"Sorry, I wasn't into the game cuz the lovely lady ex-pro on the next court was kicking-ass:p " -- true true story.

sorry, i was too busy thinking if i bodybuilders had a more impressive physique :p

im probably gonna get it for this one :D

The tension in my strings were .0005 of a lb off...

The stringer did my racket in kilograms instead of pounds

The other player kept scratching her/his butt...

The other player kept picking his/her nose......

There was a 5 feet per hour wind... didn't you feel it?? (do this with the widest eyes you can manage..)

The umpire was a relative of the opposing team....

i hit my own nuts big time during the match. it hurt all through the match

this hall has bad fengshui so i could not perform

i hit my own nuts big time during the match. it hurt all through the match

Ha ha :eek: with a bit of :crying: thrown in