In the ABC, I see a change in KKK especially. I see the lad is trying to discard his big time Charlie attitude. No more blonde hairdo or showboating on court. Hopefully, KKK continue to be humble and not lose his head again. But is KKK/TBH gonna take that gold in Beijing? My answer is a no. The ABC proved that Malaysia is still a long way off. If none of our shuttlers can win on their home ground with local support, how are they gonna win playing away? The other downfall for our shuttlers are their mentalities. They are weak and this was proven in the semis between KKK/TBH and the Koreans. The Koreans fighting spirit and determination are second to none.
Or Kido/Setiawan WC 2007 or Lee/Jung AE 2008 after their unaspiring performances the preceding months bf that. Or more challenging WMC 2007 China Open. Or that Ha/Kim could NOT win XD gold in 2004, all discuss bf He he, if any gold won Xball, we must go eat Satay Kajang(make you happy) & Satay Celup (make me happy)
Yes, my fren, nothing is impossible ... provided our shuttlers work hard for it, have the right mentality and be focused. Having said that, I am not too sure about the mentality and the being focused part when it comes to our Malaysian shuttlers. Yes, yes, yes LCW won the IO. But put him side by side with LD, you will see a big difference. Am not taking LCW's win at the IO away, but LCW have never been able to handle the big tournaments. Mentally he is a weakling. As for Kido/Setiawan and Lee/Jung, look at them, even after bagging the WC and AE respectively, there are no airs about them. They are grounded and you dont see them showboating on court or etc. While for our KKK/TBH it is totally the opposite. In the ABC, the way Lee/Jung took apart KKK/TBH was remarkable. Mentally they are very tough. Once the match went into rubber set, KKK/TBH just couldnt keep up with the Koreans. Malaysians are no match when it comes to mentality with the Koreans. To them reprsenting their country is something money cant buy. They will fight you all the way. Our Malaysia Boleh chest thumping is nothing but empty rhetorics when we compare ourselves against the Koreans. Not suprising to see Korean companies like Samsung being a global player while our Proton/Mas is still trying to stay afloat, for example. Sporting wise, in badminton they have a couple of gold medals while we have nothing. Lastly, if we cant win anything in the ABC when playing at home, how can we la win playing away in Beijing?? .... of course nothing is impossible = just like our Malaysian astronaut program Malaysia Boleh!
I think LCW is reserving his best to prove Pemuda wrong. I can see that he is tuning up well even though he did not show his best in the ABC. It was a good move to relax in the ABC, which I see as a warming up tournament for the Thomas Cup. With a strong performance in the Thomas Cup, LCW will be able to come peaking in the Olympics. Just watch the space Pemuda -- make sure your jaws don't drop too much when it happens. Yes, yes, Malaysia Boleh.
If LCW take that gold in Beijing, I will be happy as a Malaysian. Infact, I will gladly eat humble pie and I have no problems shaving my head totally bald and run one round my neighbourhood in my underwear. And I will change my nick here from Pemuda to 'Xball-myhero'. I know LCW and our Malaysian mentality. That gold is just a dream.
i owe it to this thread http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51213&highlight=satay
And..... I wasnt talking about LCW, since this thread is abt the "youngies" MD. He he, it's to prove to the 80% & all the sporting authorities, just depends if they can hack it during OG. That would make the games very, very interesting. I wonder how jaws dropped in 2004 when the Korean XD, the hot favourities, didnt win gold, or rather even didnt get into semi finals.
