Lin Dan is saying that it is up to CBA to decide . This is not a joke. What Lin Dan is saying is he has no say in whether he would be selected or not (to participate in the Olympics). It would be sad if Lin Dan is not selected (although this is highly unlikely). One day, I hope that all higher ranked players (in the BWF World Ranking) who have qualified to participate can participate, regardless of what their National Associations say. This will allow players to become independent players (and not necessarily be part of their National Association set-up). And Badminton players can participate like what Tennis players can. .
I can say Lin Dan is clearly missing the whole point here or he is just deploying his psychological tactics to release the pressure from him. Whether he wants to play or not, China needs him as much as Malaysia needs Lee Chong Wei to win in London. Chen Long and Chen Jin are not reliable enough to play without the presence of Lin Dan. For now, they are just footsoldiers or parts and parcels of the Chinese insurance package. Lin Dan is the main component/part of their London Olympic Project
Normally chinese retires early. Just see chen hong and bcl and others. So, he is at its peak for sure.
I dont understand ...why chinese players retire so early ? Lee Chong Wei IS a chinese-malaysian player...but he is playing as if he is on performance-enhanced drugs. Why cant Lin Dan do the same ? Chen Jin is battling some of his old injuries that prevented him from regaining his top form. Chen Long, needless to say he is there at the moment. Unless those words being part of his psychological warfare against LCW, i think Lin Dan has internal problems that even Media failed to reveal. Wonder if anyone with Chinese literacy can share the details of his current undertakings..
Fine ! Even Lin Dan fails to win the Olympic Games and expresses his intention to not play anymore, I hope he carries on playing to win his fifth World Title in Guangzhou where XXF comes from. It will be a fitting farewell gift for himself and as well as China where he will placed himself as the first individual player ever to win the most World Championship titles in a single category. Park Joo Bong ones dont count since he played in two separate events.
PJB played in two events but WC did not held annually LD win 4 times WC Champion and WC held annually
It doesn't matter, except for the 2006 edition, Lin Dan has won the other three WC every two years : 2007, 2009 and 2011. To say Lin Dan win more than one title just because the event was held annual is a bit unfair to Lin Dan's credibility as the true World Champion. He did face different opponents in all four finals and they were no pushovers plus Lin Dan never relied on footsoldiers to get the better of his opponents physically. Whether the event has been changed, it doesn't change the fact that Lin Dan won the titles fair and square and he is capable of winning one/two titles after the Olympic year to prove he is the best player with more titles in one category. Sounds silly but i feel Cai-Fu's victories doesn't really considered glorious compared to Lin Dan's achievements. Their only memorable achievement was the classic thriller match between them and Jung-Lee in 2009. The rest are not so spectacular. It's different in Lin Dan's case, he actually fought really hard to win them especially against Lee Chong Wei
Lin Dan best ever achievement was winning his first All England in his debut final against the in-form Peter Gade in 2004. Taufik cannot even beat Peter Gade when he was at his peak in AE but Lin Dan could do it so he will be forever remembered being able to beat a player on fire like Gade to win the prestigious title. Even he said so himself, winning the All England and Thomas Cup for the first time was the best and unforgettable results he ever achieved apart from Beijing 2008. I guess he rated his achievements based on how hard he fought against his opponents in the final but not based on the competition prestige. The lop-sided game against Lee Chong Wei took away some glory from Lin Dan's victory because it was just too easy.
The only player who has foot soldiers or side wingers are the Chinese players. It's just because china has a better average world class beaters. The rest like Chong Wei, hidayat and gate to name a few do not have this 'privilege'. There is nothing wrong being a coach or manager using the advantage of side winger but on the other side it's not good for sports. It depend on how one looks at it and which side you are standing. As for me, I hate lee yong Bo as a spectator but given the chance to be in his shoe, I could be worse than him
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The chinese guys got more girlfriends and faster than the rest. These are gigolos. See how many pretty chinese players are there? My knees would have buckled if I am one of the guys.. lol.
i disagree all england had been labelled as ordinary tournament nowadays by lin dan fans so nothing so fancy about it hehe
maybe that's what missing in the MAS camp, some youthfullness. see how well WMC did when she was in love? then everything falls apart after the breakup.
i agree LD is one of the best badminton player in history...and his achievement is unbelievable.. LD won WC 4 times since WC held annually, imagine how many WC title Zhao Jian Hua could get if WC was held annually that time?? imagine how many WC title PJB could get if WC was held annually that time??
You just stressed that the tournament is labelled by Lin Dan's fans bu not Lin Dan himself. All England is important and meaningful to Lin Dan and China's reputation otherwise why do you think he has been appearing in SEVEN FINALS and donated two titles to Chen Jin and Chen Hong. He didn't advance to those finals easily and he DID not rely on any footsoldiers when he faced Peter the Great at that time in 2004. Even Taufik at his best during the Olympic year was no match to in-form Peter in England...then you think what chance does this little Chinese upstart have against Peter since such a talented player like Taufik couldnt beat him after several attempts to win the title. From Lin Dan's perspective, it seems impossible and the odds are against him but he proved everyone wrong. He showed he has something to prove to the world after beating Gade in his first ever final and that's what makes that PARTICULAR FINAL so special to Lin Dan because he worked his ass off, threw himself at four corners all over the court to recover Gade deceptive shots. The other finals he won were worth remembering as well except for the fact that Chen Jin deliberately gave away the semifinal match in 2009 so Lin Dan could beat Lee Chong Wei without any problem. Yup that one was definitely a questionable achievement. Other than that, his wins were credible anyway only in All England ! If you guys want to bring up the 2010 edition story to criticize Lin Dan's motivation, He did it out of friendship and his care for Bao Chunlai. Seeing Bao Chunlai's career without a major title sort disappoints Lin Dan, so he literally gave Bao Chunlai the easy path to face Tago who happened to play so much better than Bao Chunlai. Then what happened in the following year, he made it again to the final only to be beaten hands down by Lee Chong Wei.. Hello boys and girls, to reach All England final seven times is not an easy accomplishment OKAY. it's the All England we are talking about and not Malaysian Open or Singapore Open. If Lin Dan is serious about it, he would have reach the Malaysian Open final as the regular opponent to Lee Chong Wei regardless whether he wins it or not. AGAIN UNFORTUNATELY IT'S THE OLYMPIC YEAR, you have one Chinese guy desperate for a ticket to qualify. Between pride and comrade, who is more important in Lin Dan's point of view? Being a soldier himself, he would do to the best of his abilities to help Chen Jin qualify while minimising the risk of himself getting into loads of trouble as well as putting his pride on the line. We will get to see the true Super Dan revealed in the Thomas Cup and Olympics finals.
Sorry He is not one of the best but he is definitely the BEST of all time and wished players like Rudy, Liem SK, Icuk, Yang Yang, Morten Frost are in his time so he could beat them convincingly of course with Tang Xianhu's help. Lin Dan is a nobody without Tang Xianhu
