but most of the 'WE' u quote want he win just because they want lcw win which mean,they dont care about lcw or what,but lcw must win hehe same goes to some lin dan fans
No lah, let it cook faster so I can eat what's in the pot, then move on. Slow2 cook wait forever Btw volcom asked you before, now you in HK or Aust?
I would think that one being World No.1 is better ...... . Both LCW and LD have their own greatness (because of these 2 points); (1) LCW is World No.1 continuously for the last 4 years. (2) LD has won more major tournaments than LCW in the last 4 years. It's up to us to ask which is better - Staying as World No.1 or winning in more major tournaments. Our debate will never end. It is because I also follow other sports; like Tennis, Golf, Soccer, Swimming, etc, etc, ...... , I do think that one being World No.1 is better than one being able to win in more major tournaments. But, this debate will never end. .
Ask LCW if he likes to swap his weeks at no 1 for an Olympics champion or world champion, then you know.
. To answer your question: As for his financial rewards/benefits, LCW prefers to stay as World No.1. .
That's what/how LCW is working hard at? . Being World No.1 and then finally winning the 2012 OG Gold medal will produce even better financial rewards (than being World No.2 and winning the the OG Gold medal later). That's what/how LCW is working hard at? LD, on the other hand, is playing as 'more as a CHN team player', while LCW is playing as 'more as a MAS individual player'. That's the difference (IMHO). Perhaps, Malaysian BCers will understand what I am saying. .
if lcw won the OG gold in 2008 he already retired in 2009 he said if he won wc earlier he will also retired earlier he said so depend if u want to see him more or u want him to win and retired from badminton soon
Put it this way : WC & OG not easy to get. So achieve whatever can be achieved, which is... maintain WR#1 & get some $$$$ from the sponsors. If remember correctly, reporters did ask LD before whether he is aiming for WR#1 ranking, LD jokingly answer if sponsors got pay $$$, he might consider(or something along those lines). If can, of course better get both : monies from WR#1 AND OG gold(RM1 million & RM5K monthly pension). WC title is less $$$ than maintaining WR#1 I think : either RM20K or RM40K for the WC champ
. That means that staying at World No.1 for 4 or 8 months is producing better financial rewards than winning the WC title for LCW, isn't it? .
Of course, LCW is trying his hardest to do his best for Malaysia . Of course, LCW is trying his hardest to do his best for Malaysia. But he needs to do his best for himself first. If he cannot do the best for himself, then how can he do any good for Malaysia? .
Of course honor for motherland important, in fact very important. Why you think he kisses the Msian flag each time he wins, and so despondent each time he didnt win major title. 1st thing he said, sorry for letting the nation down. When it was Proton, 1 full year. Chris, remember the Proton cars LCW got? That's one of the incentives from Proton. BAM also got incentive for World Ranking. Other sponsors, it was not revealed whether got or not. Now with Maybank, dunno, next year we will know
If he have had won OG/WC earlier and retired ealier, then he (and LD) won't be the subject to talk about for such a long time. When do we ever discuss/talk about a retired OG/WC winner that frequent? Alan Budi Kusuma? Rexy/Ricky etc? I think we have already partially forgotten them all No media exposure, u think the fans will still remember them meh? It's the same effect for those Holywood star......famous singer etc lah Also, he not retired earlier means the younger generation got the chance to watch him play hence more people/different generation would remember him. So, it's wise to expose yourself longer and often to keep you fresh......good marketing (Else I bet won't be that many people buying his book lah)
Ya la, of course better can get both. But real life isn't that perfect, you win some, you lose some. Can win some is better than nothing......unlike some other players, no money, no ranking, no good health (due to injury), no fame (people may forget them as soon as they retired)
World no.1 is a big achievement but at least in tennis, the thing people remember the most is how many Major tournaments one has won. I really hope LCW wins the OG this year, as a means to further justify his greatness and display it on the biggest stage to prove that his badminton is better than anybody elses when it truly counts. Lin Dan has proved that more often than LCW throughout his whole career. LCW's 4 YE no.1's is very impressive and worthy of very high praise indeed, but some will disregard him as a true great of the game unless he can win a couple more huge major championships. I don't think the same would be said the other way around - being no.1 for some years but winning only a few majors. If the world no.1 is not winning the most big champs then it somewhat devalues the no.1 status, in my opinion.
Being number one doesnt dissipate the mental pain subsiding within him knowing he cannot beat his greatest nemesis one the biggest stages, the psychological implications of those losses even though he trains harder than anyone else must be one of the most unbearable things.Taufik won so many majors even though he wasnt wr1 and he didnt need to be.It is more rewarding to go into majors with low rankings but consistently win them so they can rub it into the wr1's, media detractors etc.Im pretty sure financially hes doing as well if not better than lcw even though he is not wr1. In the end fans of other sports would be interested to know what are the majors in badminton and who has won them. Just like tennis for most of us, we are not going to care nor remember who won some dubai masters unless we follow it hard... We want to know who won the french open etc... Or like in cycling, who won tour de france.... Swimming who won the WC or olympics....
