haha.. nope! born in indonesia, grew up in s'pore, now in australia, never stayed in china before. but i'm ethnically chinese
For me i think that anyone of them stand a chance to win a "GOLD" as long as they show a high spirit and best performance..... But of course the chances of CW slightly high and this is the "GOLD" that we wish to get it "the most"......still i want to give my "wish" to the rest.....to show my support on them too!!!!
OF ALL TIME You can't be serious! Have you seen some of the great players in the past, particularly Rudy Hartono, who has won the AE 8 times, for example? Indra will debate with you that Taufik Hidayat is the best! Better not undermine Lin Dan for he could take revenge on home ground advantage!
Keep in mind, when one is full of "boleh" spirit, only records or history which favored team boleh will be used or remembered. Ex. Have anyone of the Real greats(in badminton) like Yang Yang, ZJW, or Morten Frost, ever been eliminated in the first or second round of like 4-5 tournaments in a roll like LCW did back in 2007? I don't think so.
Most performance problems that players struggle with are not a result of poor conditioning, inadequate coaching or a lack of physical skills or technical ability. Sure, these physical or mechanical factors can sometimes cause sub-par play. However, when the heat of competition is turned up high like the Olympics, the individual player falls apart most often does so because of mental factors like runaway nervousness, intimidation, poor concentration, negativity, lack of confidence or an inability to let go of mistakes or bad breaks. And Taufik and SDK are more than ready to be crowned with a GOLD MEDAL
CHONG WEI FEELING THE HEAT BEIJING: Badminton's world number two Lee Chong Wei Tuesday poured cold water on his chances of winning Malaysia's first ever Olympic gold medal, saying it wasn't something he was counting on. With the hopes of a nation resting on his shoulders, Lee said he was simply planning to take one game at a time once the tournament began on Saturday. ll try my best to win every match step by step. I haven't wished for a lot as I don't want to give myself too much pressure he told reporters. Heading into the Beijing Olympics, Lee admitted he was starting to feel the pressure of taking on the Chinese juggernaut of shuttlers, and winning his country's first Olympic gold in any sport. Malaysia has only ever won three Olympic medals, one silver and two bronze all of them in badminton. But despite being a badminton powerhouse, the Southeast Asian nation has never captured gold. Lee has hit top form heading into the Games, winning the Malaysian and Singapore Opens this year and downing China's star and world number one Lin Dan at the recent Thomas Cup. But Lee, who was knocked out in the last 16 at Athens four years ago, played down his chances here of defeating Lin and China's equally fearsome Bao Chunlai and All England champion Chen Jin. I think the Chinese athletes have more advantages because they are playing in China's the second seed said. But I like the venue – there is no wind and the lighting is comfortable. In his opening match on Monday, Lee faces Singapore's Ronald Susilo who downed Lin in the first round at the Athens Games. By : AFP New Sabah Times
The problem is LCW might be ready to face LD or Bao, but is he ready to meet Mr. SDK? SDK is more ready to LCW than LCW to meet SDK...
