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The Olympics
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spinoza said:
Good player,but not in the same class as Zhao or Rudy.
Quality badminton has dropped really,remember the days of Yang Yang,Ardy Wiranata,Frost,Zhao,Xiong Gobao,Lim Swie King...all players with different styles.
These days you hardly get a decent rally.
badminton??? possibly the lamest game on earth..behinds lawn bowls
larry8 said:
Aussie?..
....nuff said.larry8 said:
Just admit it. You're crap at badminton.
the MADMAN said:
When's it on?
Sorry to interupt here but a moment of Singapore pride
COME ON LI JIA WEI!
IF she wins one match she'd be assured of a medal.
COME ON LI JIA WEI!
IF she wins one match she'd be assured of a medal.
MelvinYeo said:Sorry to interupt here but a moment of Singapore pride
COME ON LI JIA WEI!
IF she wins one match she'd be assured of a medal.
badminton?
i scoff at u..ur probably like some overweight twat who wants to play football but can't because your so unfitred_acid said:Aussie?..
oh yeh..please comapre our sporting results with yours..we humiliate you..despite the fact you have triple our population you dirty pom
all i can say is
YOU GOT OWNED LIKE A BIATCH
Men's Doubles Gold Medal Match - CHEN/MA (CHN)- KO/LI(HKG)kelvinhole said:
21 Aug. 2004 14:00 - 14:45(Greece)
red_acid said:Aussie?..
Table tenniskelvinhole said:
We havent won amedal since 1960!
Just seen the USA vs Japan Women's Football match - the ref & linesladies have set back Women's football for years with their poor somewhat arguably biased handling of the match.
Apart from hesitant & wrong calls, many favouring the Americans, they allowed the winner when 4-5 Americans were allowed to advance unchallenged on goal despite the off-side players obviously interfering with play - a farcical end to a great & courageous Japanese performance.
BTW, the Americans were far superior & they are blameless for the inept performances of the officials.
Apart from hesitant & wrong calls, many favouring the Americans, they allowed the winner when 4-5 Americans were allowed to advance unchallenged on goal despite the off-side players obviously interfering with play - a farcical end to a great & courageous Japanese performance.
BTW, the Americans were far superior & they are blameless for the inept performances of the officials.
Unlike you, I'm not that optimistic - they all somehow succumb to the typical Singapore syndrome of the inability to handle pressure & the lack of killer instinct.MelvinYeo said:Sorry to interupt here but a moment of Singapore pride
COME ON LI JIA WEI!
IF she wins one match she'd be assured of a medal.
of course I hope she proves me wrong!
Well she has won the first set at least.kkcbl said:Unlike you, I'm not that optimistic - they all somehow succumb to the typical Singapore syndrome of the inability to handle pressure.
Come on!
1-1 in terms of set atm but 10-0 in the third set to Jia Wei!
She wins the third set 11-0!!
Kinell 3-3
Signs of bottling im afraid
Signs of bottling im afraid
larry8 said:i scoff at u..ur probably like some overweight twat who wants to play football but can't because your so unfit
oh yeh..please comapre our sporting results with yours..we humiliate you..despite the fact you have triple our population you dirty pom
all i can say is
YOU GOT OWNED LIKE A BIATCH
So you're an idiot as well as an Australian
You need to be fitter to play badminton at the top level
They attached a meter to two top class players once, and they played 3 sets
In each set each of them ran 6 miles, all of which was in sharp bursts
That's 18 miles, since you're probably a typical Aussie who can't count beyond his fingers
In a typical English league match a player tends to run between 5-12 miles, a lot of which is just walking
MelvinYeo said:Kinell 3-3
Signs of bottling im afraid
She's an import isn't she?
Like Ronald Susilo
Though in Ronald's defence he was only using his badminton to get into a good school... It was only after he outclassed everyone else from 13-20 at 15 years old that they offered him citizenship...
spinoza said:
Aye import from China, we got three for table tennis I think.
she lost anyway to North Korea
red_acid said:
That's because badminton in those days was playable by people who were less fit with slower reflexes. Nowadays it's all about lightning quick reflexes and zipping round the court. All the stroke techniques are the same now.
I miss those days too - but it's also another reason why Taufik doesn't show what he's capable of. I remember watching him when he was just 17 - bloody fantastic! He was bossing his opponent, without smashing on his forehand at all. He was humiliating the guy with backhand smashes all the way. Not even Zhao ever did that.
These days he's not fit enough nor does he get it together mentally.
MelvinYeo said:Aye import from China, we got three for table tennis I think.
she lost anyway to North Korea
That's justice - you can't throw money at top athletes from other countries and say "come and play for us".
It's wrong
Like that Kenyan who's now running for Qatar - they gave him a passport and $1000 a month for life
spinoza said:
I think the imports over here are Permanent Rseidents aren't they but I don't think Qatars are
spinoza said:
Or 800m-runner Wilson Kipketer from Denmark
- imported just to win metal for Denmark (it's alright if they get Danish citizenship on the same terms as any other foreign would... but that's not how it is!!).Now they've started talking about getting Egypts Muhammed Zidan to play for Denmark (and give him Danish citizenship because of his contribution to danish sport
) - he, himself, has said that he would like to play for Denmark - but it has to be soon, as Egypt keeps calling him up for their national team - so far he has refused Egypt - though it won't be long before he joins them... and then he'll be lost for Denmark...We just got bronze in tabletennis btw - 3rd bronze, and most winning country in Scandinavia (we'll not talk about how it is during the winter-olympics though )
- 3rd bronze, and most winning country in Scandinavia (we'll not talk about how it is during the winter-olympics though )is anyone else in love with Annie Martin, the canadian beach volleyballer?
<3 <3 <3
<3 <3 <3
Sad to say I was right about her 'bottling it'.MelvinYeo said:Aye import from China, we got three for table tennis I think.
she lost anyway to North Korea
I would have prefered to be wrong.
At least theres a chance of bronze tho that is unlikelykkcbl said:Sad to say I was right about her 'bottling it'.
I would have prefered to be wrong.
Shows were not world class yet in any sports and probably another Olympics without a medal
MelvinYeo said:At least theres a chance of bronze tho that is unlikely
Shows were not world class yet in any sports and probably another Olympics without a medal
Have Singapore ever won a medal? No offense, just curious.
kelvinhole said:
Only one in 1960 and thatwas a silver in weightlifting
MelvinYeo said:
Hehe we got a silver today.
Both players actually came from China tho.I think there's a major diff - Singapore gets most of these players in their early teens - 13 to 14 year olds - & groom them under our system. And at that age, they're only 'potentials' & even then, to avoid controvery with the countries these athletes hail from, these teens are usually not the cream of the crop but those who would probably not make it into their National teams & are therefore given the chance to develop in another country/system.spinoza said:
We don't blatantly get world champs or world-class players to become citizens unlike Qatar, or even for that matter, the UK ( remember Zola Budd who was running for South Africa until the UK offered her citizenship some couple of months before, & specifically for the Olympics? Didn't she go back to South Africa soon after? Rusedski anyone? )
And for that matter, the US & Australia ( Dokic )? Or most Euro countries - how many have had Chinese table-tennis players playing for them?
And isn't it funny to have a Japanese football player by the name of Santos? A German by the name of Asamoah?
I understand your sentiments but in this day of Globalisation, that's the way sports is going - at least in Singapore ( who BTW are made up of many citizens not born in the country ) these 'foreigners' have to be assimilated into society for at least 5 years before they're offered citizenship!
I think Ronald & Li are World-Class ( seeded among the top in world in their sport & both had scalped World Champs in earler rounds ) - just that because they don't have killer instincts, it's hard to see them at the very top!MelvinYeo said:At least theres a chance of bronze tho that is unlikely
Shows were not world class yet in any sports and probably another Olympics without a medal
spinoza said:
Physical stamina and speed are the hallmarks of today's badminton players,but
most of them have poor technique..
Look at the doubles for instance...still better then the singles in terms of quality but,would any out of the top 3 beat Ricky/Rexy at their best?
I did some video editing for the BAM,had a long conversation with Misbun,
quite insightful really....watching the players train and all,Malaysia's top doubles pair struggled to a 3 set match against retirees Soon keat/Kim Hock
in a practice match!
yeh... 'coz she's a CANADIANmike1116 said:
HONG KONG 's on the medals board with a silver!!!!!!
a pretty canadianJacqueline_S said:
spinoza said:
lol..you talk a lot but i would laugh if you could run more than 100m ya fat bogan
"In a typical English league match a player tends to run between 5-12 miles, a lot of which is just walking"
do you know there is a feckin difference between walking and running dumbcunt..
yeh u run 5-12km but most of its walking??
how about you learn to count ya stupid fukk
oh yeh how about you go suck ur grandma first then have a pint of guiness.
"oooooh ur a typical aussie who can't count" i am sooooo offended by your wise ass call..
feckn dirty pom or wateva..maybe if you stopped having anal sex with ur sister you would differentiate between walking and talking..
and how do you know the typical English League match a player runs 5-12 miles??? wat from your fellow piss head at the pub?? maybe you should know he fukked ur sister ass hole
larry8 said:
Yeah, very mature, larry.