I have a partner who always tell me that he enjoys the game and does not care about winning or losing.

To me, winning is not everything, but when i do play, i will try to win. Needless to say, I will feel happy and contented when i win.

Is my partner giving excuses? This is because he hasn't been playing well for the past few months.

Do you care about winning or losing? Tell me what you think.

Absolutely - I lose most of the time (in my very short illustrious career as a badminton player), but I do my very best to make the other team work for their points.

It depends who I'm playing against. If its a team/person thats similar or better than me / us, then yes PLAY TO WIN. If your better than them I aim to move them around the court as much as possible so that I can try a variation of shots that I want to work on. The second one is kind of me being control of the game but making the opponent to think he/she has really worked me hard for the point. I've also played with people that are not really that fussed - i.e. not giving more than say 70% for shots. That's sometimes irritating.

I play to improve. There will always be players I will play against who are better than the opponents faced today. Thus, simply beating the top player in the club is a short-term goal, but not a long-term ambition.

As long as I improved my stability / touch etc week-on-week then I feel that I got something out of my games.

(If I were playing competitively in a team, then I play to win - otherwise I would feel that I let the team down)

Depend on what I was drinking prior to the game. If I had a few beer before the game, I really don't care if I win or lose. Joking aside, again, depend on situation. I play in a club where level from a to z and you can name it, we got it. Here are my general rule of thumb.

1) Playing against those on Sr. tour. Just have fun, more chatting than smashing. Winning can bring them smiles and a better day to look forward to.
2) Play against beginners. If the other person is not an @ss, (can I use @ss here please!!!):crying: win with min point difference but make sure give some fun points.
3) Play against same level who is intense. Play to win but make sure the situation is undercontrol, no need to argue over points. Go all out because they are and you should be too.
4) Play against a good looking oppsite seex player (Fluck, I can not even say "Safe S*x" here).:crying: Hell, just enjoy the view and have a good game.

Just apply the combination if multiple situations happen in 1 game.

Enjoy!:D

I have a partner who always tell me that he enjoys the game and does not care about winning or losing.

To me, winning is not everything, but when i do play, i will try to win. Needless to say, I will feel happy and contented when i win.

Is my partner giving excuses? This is because he hasn't been playing well for the past few months.

Do you care about winning or losing? Tell me what you think.

Depends.

If your guys playing a game more like a social type, there's no point to put all force into it, just consider is for fun, for social and a bit work out. If you guys (or at least yourself) want a more competitive type of game, maybe it's the time to get another partner. ;)

I always play to win and I enjoy playing with partner who thinks the same. I care less about the outcome....win or lose is no big deal to me. I feel that as long as both partners aim to play to win, each will play with full responsibility and respect. I dun want to say play "seriously" because it tends to mingle with upset, disappointment, anger, ...etc.

I hate to play with or against someone who always say "just play for fun" and turn it into a backyard game....such a waste of time.

do drills to get better, play to win. having fun is important though and it is hard to win without having fun at the same time.

To me, winning isnt everything, but wanting to win is.

I play for a draw!!! I feel special now.

But seriously that shows your partner is lazy or either that your partner is just non-competitive. But since you said he's been like that since he lost his form, prolly he's lazy and giving excuses. :p

I play to learn and improve. If that's getting my @ss handed to me, so be it.

Winning/losing doesn't really matter to me, unless I'm playing in a tourney. :p

I do agree with SirDink. I play to improve as well , i treat those sessions as sparring sessions. Win or lose doesnt matter much as long as i know that i played in my best ability. But i will be happy if i win.
Of course there is some special situation where you want to win against ur bitter rivals in those regular sessions. But WIN is a must if I'm in a tourney or even if i'm playing for a bottle of Gatorade etc..

ideally, u never play to improve, thats wat drills r for. we should play to see our own progress n improvements. if i can notice a weakness during a game, then im happy whether i win or lose, because then u know wat to work at.

Being obsessively compulsive in nature, I play to win. Playing against the better ones I push myself hard, while playing with those with less consistency, I train my strokes, lob, drop, net, etc. Only when I push myself to the limits do I know how I cope under pressure in matches. I make alot of noises in court, whether gaining points of making mistakes. The battle cry is for me to motivate myself to play the next point better and not lose it. I tend to differ my shots after every point to see which technique work best. An example, recently I got held at 13-13, with my serve, I slow the whole game down instead of quicken the pace. I do not attack but rather send my opponent all over the place, returning every shot. In the end he lose the 2 points because he's rushing to get the serve back. A slightly different technique but it works for me at times.:)

I play ........just to play my best and if playing my best wins games good.If I play my best and loose.......better!Might sound funny, right?I loose.........1 of of 20 singles games approx.....I keep track of my wins and losses.I have a high win to loss ratio........this season I have won all 8 singles so far...last season I only lost one game of singles in the season.When I suffer a loss........It pushes me to train harder, winning all the time makes me lazy!But in the end I have never got angry from losing singles.......I smile at my opponent and nod. I have admiration for someone who has outclassed me.......there is always a 'next time!' And I better prepare myself for this 'next time'.I have found in the games i play.......my court draws a crowd when I am losing? people must like seeing me lose, LOL.

ideally, u never play to improve, thats wat drills r for. we should play to see our own progress n improvements. if i can notice a weakness during a game, then im happy whether i win or lose, because then u know wat to work at.

Disagree somewhat because there are many instances where game situations cannot be reproduced during drills/practice such as the pressure, the crowd/environment...the mental aspect.

I always play to win and I enjoy playing with partner who thinks the same. I care less about the outcome....win or lose is no big deal to me. I feel that as long as both partners aim to play to win, each will play with full responsibility and respect. I dun want to say play "seriously" because it tends to mingle with upset, disappointment, anger, ...etc.

I hate to play with or against someone who always say "just play for fun" and turn it into a backyard game....such a waste of time.

I am exactly like you. I always play my best but when your partner does not think the same, it's quite frustrating.

Disagree somewhat because there are many instances where game situations cannot be reproduced during drills/practice such as the pressure, the crowd/environment...the mental aspect.
i guess the mental aspect is the thing that u cant train

i guess the mental aspect is the thing that u cant train

Well, actually you can, that's why we have "The Pot" and "Side Bets". It's always on center court, usually a few people watching and you play for $5-$10 per person or drinks (Gatorade). It definitely puts the pressure on. :p