Lin Dan ( 林丹 )

[madbad]

OK ok, chill down guys..
time to have some cool down..

Only Canadians can come up with such gags

[george@chongwei]

Did u tried it before?

[extremenanopowe]

life will be incomplete if he doesnt win io n mo. Who doesnt agree?

[pBmMalaysia]

Only Canadians can come up with such gags

not all, just a handful la

otb is a nice guy btw

[pBmMalaysia]

life will be incomplete if he doesnt win io n mo. Who doesnt agree?

i agree to agree

lin dan is going nowhere accept badminton court

so we shall see more of him for the next 2 years

[extremenanopowe]

so, the game is still not over. The news saying ld will be getting married soon. There goes the legs. Lol. Taufik will say, welcome to the club. I've given up on AE oso... Lol

[ctjcad]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101121..._afp/asiad2010
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Lin Dan tramples Lee (as India dominate track at Asian Games)
CBC.ca by Martin Parry Martin Parry – Sun Nov 21, 4:28 pm ET

GUANGZHOU, China (AFP) – Pumped-up Chinese superstar Lin Dan outplayed world number one Lee Chong Wei to win the Asian Games badminton title Sunday as India dominated the track with two gold medals.

The popular Lin, who had won world and Olympic titles but never an Asian Games crown, was in top form in front of a vociferous home crowd to beat his Malaysian arch-rival 21-13, 15-21, 21-10.

His reaction on winning, ripping off his shirt and repeatedly punching the air shouting 'yes, yes', told the story of how much it meant to a man seen by many as the best shuttler ever.

"This Asian Games could be my last so I'm very happy that at last I realised my dream and the expectations of my fans," said Lin.

[ctjcad]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101122...20101122044920
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Money and marriage on the cards for badminton 'Super Dan'
Sun Nov 21, 11:49 pm ET

GUANGZHOU, China (AFP) – After winning a long-coveted Asian Games gold, Chinese badminton superstar Lin Dan turned to the issue of his romance with Xie Xingfang as state media calculated the money he has earned.

By beating Malaysia's world number one Lee Chong Wei Sunday night, the dashing Lin -- viewed as the best badminton player ever -- has finally got an Asiad crown to go with his world and Olympic titles.

"The match was very tense, as soon as it was over I'm trying to relax and you ask me a tense question like this," Lin told reporters when asked about his marriage plans to girlfriend and Beijing Olympic silver medalist Xie.

"This is a very important question and I will approach this in a very serious manner. Xie Xingfang and I have been together ever since we joined the national team such a long time ago. She is really good for me."

Lin's romance to the recently retired Xie has been an intense media topic in China with millions of adoring fans eager to know the couples every move.

His response Sunday was different from a week ago when he told reporters that he was too young to marry and that marriage "is not on my agenda."

No matter if Lin gets married or not, money is not likely to be a problem as the 27-year-old shuttler makes millions of dollars in sponsorships, Monday press reports said.

"His ability to 'attract gold', has all along developed with his status as 'Super Dan'," the Beijing Morning Post said, while the English-language China Daily said Lin's popularity in China was only matched by basketball icon Yao Ming.

Here at the Guangzhou Asiad, Lin's face is plastered on advertisments everywhere, ranging from soft drinks, milk, beer and men's make up to clothing and sports apparel, razor blades, fast food and express mail -- to name a few.

According to the Morning Post, he makes between one million yuan (150,000 dollars) and two million yuan for each sponsorship, deals that have earned him a spot on the Forbes list of most powerful Chinese celebrities.

Following his latest win and in the run up to the London Olympics, 'Super Dan' is likely to make even more, it said.

[extremenanopowe]

If he gets married, many fans will be sad... aw... I am sad too coz his knees will be wobbly... lol

[OneToughBirdie]

imagine what happens if this really happens..so romantic

lin dan kneeling down and proposing to xxf,

first, there would be absolute silence, everybody caught by surprise

then big cries and sound of heart brokens from the female supporters of course

and finally one single long big burst from none other than xxf,

"here i come lau kun..."

just hope lin dan can withstand that flying hug from xxf, known for her athletic built.

Hahaha!!! You are a great story teller.... But this is a good one...BTW, XXF already practised that flying hug looong time ago but is it really true or you made this story up...who knows, MR Lin Dan may be holding out from proposing, he may be on a 'hunting' and 'fishing' trip after seeing all those pretty chinese hostess handing out those medals

[OneToughBirdie]

If he gets married, many fans will be sad... aw... I am sad too coz his knees will be wobbly... lol

Nothing no ancient chinese medicine cannot fix lah!

[volcom]

lin dan has shown the world how badminton is played in this 21st century, displaying his skills in the net and his jumping cross court smashes. he has thrilled us for quite a number of years and has won practically any tournament there is to win and beating every player there is to beat.
but all this winnings are no easy tasks, it takes courage, determination and pain to train and win.
and he has make his fame and fortune now, probably the richest badminton player in the world.
until his recent performances shocked the whole world, first, losing to a very very low rank player then start skipping 2 big tournaments and finally defeated by his countrymen and again by his formal rival.
are we seeing the end of lin dan and does he want us to remember him as a legend...like this?

Well I think Lin Dan has well and truly answered your questions after the AG performance this year

[pBmMalaysia]

Well I think Lin Dan has well and truly answered your questions after the AG performance this year

ag 2010 is not lin dan first tournament after his drop in form.

you heard about thomas cup 10. lol

5 months later he made an astonished come back wining every matches in that team event.

any specific reason why you brought up that 8 months old post?

[extremenanopowe]

no matter what, the io and mo stigma (just like th AE stigma) is still there if he doesn't win this. Hope he can do it so that our generation can see a truly great player and not having another player in 50 years time to brush off this record.

[nokh88]

Off topic :

Wonder how badminton would be played in 50 years time. Invisible racquets?

[extremenanopowe]

they float and glide and breakdance. lol. Anyway, Lets hope he can clean sweep it. It will be a challenge for sure.

If not, in future, someone (or perhaps now) will say.. 'he can win all other tournaments but not these 2 intimidating io and mo'. He still cannot touch these 2 powerhouses? His predecessors can do it, why can't he?

[pBmMalaysia]

you are setting a big big bait for lin dan to come for io and mo

but before he comes i think his soldiers will be here first

in bc, i mean lol