Wow I didn't know Kevin has started his business selling milk "Vinion" Has anyone in Indonesia tried it?
Thanks. Just watched the replay. Hmm.. I don't think Kevin made any more errors than he usually would in R1 any tournaments, we have seen much worse from him. Marcus seemed to play better like his old self before WC, for now. The playing condition didn't look to be that slow compared to WC, I wonder if there was any drift. On a side note, the jersey didn't look that bad from the back. But they look hideous from the front.. I don't know which one is better, but for now I prefer the blue and yellow version. Maybe we'll have the chance to see this orange and white version up close soon. Hoping to see them playing Ko/Shin in R2
It wasn't kevin's best game, but did anyone notice the difference in his game ? he didn't go too much for these 50:50 chances, try to block the shuttle more, plays his shot more carefully, etc. most of his mistakes today was him hitting the net, very few of his shot that goes long or wide
Guess he was being careful playing against Hoki/Kobayashi, didn't want to take chances or waste too many points yet. Just in case Marcus wasn't in his best form. Quite similar to his game in G3 in WC but much less intense.
Not yet. But, one day, I may try it. Looks like he is competing with Fajar/Rian's coffee business. They opened the business under the name Fajri.
Important to be great in Badminton but think its more important to be good in Business. Federer made more money off the field than on the field. Obviously he is the most successful tennis player if thats the case.
Depends on how you see it. Anyone can be good in business but not everyone can be great in badminton. But I'm sure most players want to be great in their field and get widely acknowledged above all thing. If they think otherwise, they are not truly "great" athletes.
Hehe of course. How can you be good in badminton if you never train. Thats why important to achieve balance of both. I think Kevin realises that. Compared to other badminton player, he has capital at his age. Dont think LCW/LD had that much in their times. did you guys see his house? I'm not sure for Kevin, if he is already at that stage that ok, being in SF , WR2/WR3 is fine or if he still die die needs to keep winning titles, what do you think?
Choi/Seo win over their senior. They will face minions tomorrow. Let's go, minions. Beat the pair that shattered your WC dream.
I think he still needs to collect some (gold) medals in WC and OG. And winning more with different partners too. Before he decides to retire one day.
He should play like that again tomorrow against choi/seo, with less error ofcourse lol Didn't expect choi/seo to win against ko/shin that easily, will try to watch the match later.
Would love to see that Kevin in WC definitely. But that Kevin unfortunately only comes out when they are in crisis or against Hendra /Zhang Nan /LYD restrictively lol Ko had to withdrew in Taipei Open because of blister. Must have been a nasty one to bring him down for long I hope the replay is available in youtube..
Federer made that money off the field because his success on the field and decorum both on and off made him a great platform for advertisement. Neither applies to Kevin. Brand image is quite important for the brands that Federer endorsed/endorses. I'm sure there's other companies who don't care much about that or even have cultivated an image that fits Kevin - along the lines of not caring about rules, being a maverick or 'badass' (although how that fits with badminton idk ), stuff like that. Obviously he already has sponsorships, but afaik it's not even close to comparing to Federer's numbers - then again, Federer is one of the all-time greats, and Tennis is far more popular in richer countries than badminton, so that comparison is always going to be a bit unfair. I utterly disagree with your first sentence, at least with the generality of it. Of course it's nice to be a good businessman as well, but for a professional, being great at their primary profession is more important. The likes of LD go for achievements, to be better than others, to be remembered. No one remembers a somewhat rich guy who was a good athlete, but not great.
Choi/seo are playing well, but also a lot of mistakes from ko/shin. don't know what happen with ko/shin's defense though, seems weaker than usual.
Thanks. I'll have to wait till tomorrow to watch that.. Shin hadn't played since TO. Ko withdrew before they even played their first match. He might need some time to get used to playing again. Hope they could play better in JO. Hope minions will be on court 1 or 2 tomorrow
Bah They want to keep minions to themselves?? Unforgivable. But looking at Seo's schedule, I can only speculate that they might want minions to go to QF? Usually they put MD and minions especially at the end of the day
