R u addicted to badminton?

[gingerphil79]

There prob is a post on this somewhere but i couldn't find it.

I think about badminton everyday. All i want to do is play! If i could, i would play everyday but i only play about 2 - 3 times a week which is really frustrating. When i'm not playing badminton, i'm thinking about it. I'm on this forum everyday, looking at vids, reading books, thinking about playing and winning. I couldn't bear the thought of not playing. I'm itching to play right now! Played 3 days ago & not playing again til 2 days time. Thats a long time for me! :crying:

Just wondering if any1 else feels the same?

[haifeng7]

when im at school, i always day dream about which racquet to get lol.
but also dream on how to improve the game, even though it's only a game, badminton is almost like the other half of me. =)

but i try my best not to get too addicted.

[THEbaschti]

I think about badminton everyday. All i want to do is play! If i could, i would play everyday but i only play about 2 - 3 times a week which is really frustrating. When i'm not playing badminton, i'm thinking about it. I'm on this forum everyday, looking at vids, reading books, thinking about playing and winning. I couldn't bear the thought of not playing. I'm itching to play right now! Played 3 days ago & not playing again til 2 days time. Thats a long time for me!

Yup I know what your talking about too well!^^ I would also like to play everyday, but pauses are good for the body to rest, and since I have no potential to become a professional schools also very important. I also think a lot about Badminton in lazy hours, what to train next time, what to concentrate on when playing.

[skunklover]

i have to say, i play at least twice a week during summer break, but, when school starts, i wan to play badminton so much i just bring rackets and practice clears with my friends at lunch...

[coachgary]

Keep it up everyone. I've been playing for 30 years, get fed up with it occasionally but mostly would play everyday if the wife would let me!!
Now my two kids, aged 7 & 4, love it also - great excuse to go and practice!!

[remix441]

same here, i've just been playing for a month and im really addicted to it. altough i play only 3 times a week, in school during lectures my mind is always focused on plans for me to improve and stuff. Ahhh.

[DivingBirdie]

i'm so envious of all of u.....2-3 times a week is great...

anyway i always visualise myself in badminton games no matter where i am

[Mark A]

I have drawn a line across the back of my shed exactly 5 feet off the floor so I can practise shots - I think I'm probably an addict:D.

[THEbaschti]

I have drawn a line across the back of my shed exactly 5 feet off the floor so I can practise shots - I think I'm probably an addict:D.
LOL yeah most likely :P but that's a great idea ^^

[azn_123]

i'm so envious of all of u.....2-3 times a week is great...

anyway i always visualise myself in badminton games no matter where i am

Yeah..2-3 times a week is already good during school time.:) Badminton is my favourite sport I think about it, I talk about it, I love it.:)

[cooler]

Keep it up everyone. I've been playing for 30 years, get fed up with it occasionally but mostly would play everyday if the wife would let me!!
Now my two kids, aged 7 & 4, love it also - great excuse to go and practice!!hahaha, great idea! Husbands should bring their toddlers/kids to badminton, let frens sitting out take turn to baby sit your kids while u play, it's a great combo:) Got that Kwun?:D:)

[Ang3l]

I must say, I too am addicted to badminton. During classes I daydream about playing in a tournament. After school, I immediately run to practice, even though no one is there yet and practice footwork, swinging, and service drills.

[azabaz_ipoh]

i am mostly a lazy sloth :D but badminton can get me up and itching to move around anytime. i play three times a week which is great because i prefer playing for exercise rather than running. i despise running. hahahahaha. i spend most of any money i could spare on badminton. but i dont daydream about badminton and i dont want to play everyday since i think the body needs a rest in between. so i think i am a little, tiny itsy bitsy addicted. not full blown addiction.............yet....:D:D:D

[Notnimdab729]

Hi guys,
The word "Addiction" looks so weird to me. I would prefer to use the word "passion" for the game as an alternative. When one is passionately about this game, the love for it is so strong that he or she will compete even the reward is not that attractive.;) I remember Singapore 's soccer team of 70s were so passionate about it, they played for the love the game n produced good result too.;)
Lee:D

[Type 100]

If "addiction" means having a compulsion to play badminton every X number of hours lest I suffer convulsions and foam in the mouth, then I am definitely NOT a badminton addict. :p

I would rather call myself an enthusiast. I enjoy the game, but that doesn't mean I can't live without it.

[Lefty23]

Let's put it this way...

Tonight I have to pull a double shift, working all night and through the next day. What did I do instead of sleep?

Had a 2-hour badminton training session!

[gingerphil79]

I love it lefty23 :D. Thats dedication for you! Once I had work from 9am - 6pm, played badminton singles game from 6.15 - 7pm at my local leisure centre and then headed up to my club 20 miles away (30km or so) and played from 8 - 11.30pm (doubles). Had no tea either that night!

"Tonight I have to pull a double shift, working all night and through the next day. What did I do instead of sleep?

Had a 2-hour badminton training session!" lefty23

[skunklover]

school startss tommorow in our district, and for the past week, ive woken up at 6 and im really tired, but you know what, i may go play badminton for 6 hours straight and sleep at 11 tonight!!!

[leizhenzi]

me too, I just wondering if there are people nearby Rhode Island want to play with me....

[sengkiang]

dont play to much. i got tennis elbow after too much badminton. it is important to do other sport to balance out badminton...like swimming

[zuihoujueding]

im an addict also. its like smoking! lol. badminton day is the only day im looking forward to.

[extremenanopowe]

I get this crazy fits when I think of badminton. It makes me fly like super dan... hehe... sometimes, I even throw things like rackets...hehe.

[Smichz]

isn't it about the same with this?http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51057

Well..anyway..i am addicted.I play badminton almost everytime whenever i got time.I sleep with my rackets,n take them whenever i go to the bathroom.Watch badminton videos before i sleep.Go BC everyday..

[Temasek Green]

I dream of having a badminton hall at the back of my house.So that I can play anytime that I wish coz i'am addicted too.

[jhirata]

I think that most people here are addicted. I start getting negative 'side-effects' when I dont play badminton :D.

[sifuyono]

isn't it about the same with this?http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51057

Well..anyway..i am addicted.I play badminton almost everytime whenever i got time.I sleep with my rackets,n take them whenever i go to the bathroom.Watch badminton videos before i sleep.Go BC everyday..
wow...:eek::eek:
do you put it into water too?? do you also take yours (racquet) take a bath??:D:D
:p

[jhirata]

wow...:eek::eek:
do you put it into water too?? do you also take yours (racquet) take a bath??:D:D
:p

He feeds them too, when ever they're hungry. :)

[Smichz]

He feeds them too, when ever they're hungry. :)

I feed them..everytime i play..with birds.Yummy!!:D:D

[Smichz]

wow...:eek::eek:
do you put it into water too?? do you also take yours (racquet) take a bath??:D:D
:p

No..i'm not going to immerse them into water,n i never wash em,like i shower my dog.I only take them when i go to bathroom only when i go "BAB"..:p.(defecate):D.

[Smichz]

I think that most people here are addicted. I start getting negative 'side-effects' when I dont play badminton :D.

Like what?Hmm..doing footsteps pratice everytime u take a walk,or itchy hand everytime u see ppl playing?:D

[Smichz]

I dream of having a badminton hall at the back of my house.So that I can play anytime that I wish coz i'am addicted too.

I used to dream about that too.I have an empty ground beside my house back in indo,which is used as our garage n storeroom.Too bad it's an outdoor.No line,no net.Can't really play badminton there.But that can't stop my badminton spirit.I still play there sometimes whenever i go back.:D

[jhirata]

Like what?Hmm..doing footsteps pratice everytime u take a walk,or itchy hand everytime u see ppl playing?:D
Hmm, I get depressed ? Sometimes I start doing shadow drills in my room, and accidentally whack the ceiling when I attempt a shadow jumpsmash. Hmm, that's the same thing as punching a wall as hard as I can :D.

[Makunouchi]

If a badminton addict involves....

1. Always thinking about badminton
2. Always surfing BC
3. Always buys new equipment
4. Plays at least 3 times a week
5. If going to a different place and still brings their gear with him/her
6. Hold off plans just to watch a live super series match
7. Watch replays of super series match

then I am an addict.:D:D:D

[YinLoung]

I sleep with my rackets......they have their own pillow....

[flyingfox]

i am addicted coz i have nothing to get addicted other than badminton :D:D:D

[Smichz]

I sleep with my rackets......they have their own pillow....

Now that's what i called as brother..:D:D.I haven't treat them like u do yet,getting one extra pillow to sleep on,since i have many rackets,n my pillows won't be enough for all of them...But if we can compare,sometimes i also put all the rackets out n let them sleep on the extra bed i have.:D:D

[jhirata]

I always give my racquets a massage. :) I dont like it when i accidentally chip the paint on my old fella though..

[Temasek Green]

I sleep with my shuttlecock.:rolleyes:
Gently & tenderly I caress the feather until I fell asleep.:crying::crying::crying:

[TedFong]

i lwould tuck my racquet to sleep on the bed and i would sleep on the floor :D

[Elixau]

I'm addicted to badminton! I play twice a week.
Last week, I missed two of my sessions, and I felt all... WEIRD!
Yep, I'm really addicted to badminton, haha xD

[robc06]

I spend more time with my rackets than my wife!!! LOL

[ctjcad]

:p..make sure you treat them differently though...;) :cool:

[YinLoung]

:p..make sure you treat them differently though...;) :cool:

Well...a racket wouldnt betray you....and you can pleasure yourself with it...a wife can betray you and leaves you...she cna pleasure you but not always....hum...which is better =p

[deadman85]

i think i am addicted to badminton, all i do think about is badminton, when im at work, i pretend on the court and practice my footwork and the proper position when i smash, im always on badminton forums reading up info, always on youtube watching badminton games, always examining my racquet, playing against the wall in my basement with the birdie.

i was so addicted to badminton, my gf got fed up and joined badminton with me, and now she's into it too, also got a few friends and my cousin to pick up badminton again

i injured my knee early feb, after only resting 3 weeks, i was too eager to play and injured it again.

[harmono]

Who the shuttlecock logs on to a badminton forum and is NOT addicted to badminton?

[Smichz]

I sleep with my shuttlecock.:rolleyes:
Gently & tenderly I caress the feather until I fell asleep.:crying::crying::crying:

Careful not to sleep on it..:D

[robc06]

Im not sure Iam addcited? Maybe you all can help.

Monday 530am-730am training
Monday night - 5-7pm coaching
Tuesday night 5-7pm training
Wed 5-7 coaching
Wed 7-1030pm playing div 1
Thursday 5-7 training
Sat 8am-12pm coaching

Plus Im on the association commitee.

[Ramster]

Every day I gotta get my dose of badminton, but since I only play twice a week I just whip out my racket and do strokes xD

[pawpawsalad]

i quited my job so i can play everyday:crying:

[Ramster]

i quited my job so i can play everyday:crying:
LOL xD! NO WAY!

[jhirata]

i quited my job so i can play everyday:crying:
Why dont you just work everyday and play everyday too ? :P

[butch]

i quited my job so i can play everyday:crying:
Thats too absurd.....Well, maybe you really don't need a job anyway..:p

[butch]

Badminton has become a habit...and its hard missing it:)

[jhirata]

Badminton has become a habit...and its hard missing it:)
It's an addiction. :P

[ae86trueno]

play about 6 to 11 times a week. (saturday & sunday play 3 times a day)
average about 15 to 20 hours per week.
been playing badminton for about 20 years now..

[butch]

It's an addiction. :P
Yeah....I bet it is...no denying it hehehehe:crying:

[shaoyut]

i used to be but now i just play as sport