Yesterday, I was honored to be invited by Prudential Malaysia for their 2020 Kick Off event. There were more than 6000 people in the hall. Massive. I was asked by the host several 'motivation' questions relating to my badminton career. And one questions which interested me was " which match do you think is Lee Chong Wei's most difficult match?
I paused for a while. I knew my answer straightaway but I’m not sure if that’s the right motivating answer. Some would say it’s the 2006 Malaysia Open final. Some would think it’s the crazy 2011 BWF World Championship final. Many thought it’s the 2012 Olympics final. However to me, the most difficult match has to be 2016 Rio Olympics semifinal against Lin Dan.
It was the Olympic stage. I knew the match was coming. Before the Games, both Lin and I knew this will be the last Olympic game we will be able to play at the highest level. No disrespect to other players, no one came close to our level except the uprising Chen Long. We were so sure we would meet in the semifinal.
I was the higher ranked player. And I won my previous two matches against him, both in China surprisingly. But this time was different. It was the Olympics. The greatest sporting event which I’ve lost two finals before. You can ask me to run laps after laps. You can ask me to do drills after drills. They are not as tiring as the mental pressure that built up before the game.
19th August 2019, both of us entered to court. Flashback of my previous losses came to mind. Malaysian fans were so loud chanting my name. I started questioning myself “ What the hell are you thinking so much?” . As everyone was expecting me to win due to my higher rank, I told myself “ You had lost two times. So play with nothing to lose”.
That was when I let loose all my emotions and mental blocks. And we both played a great game. At last, I beat my greatest enemy, Lin Dan on an Olympic stage.
I’m not so sure it was a motivating story. I just want to say if you never give up , you will achieve it one day with focus and determination.
在羽毛球生涯中,你觉得哪一场赛事是我职业生涯中最为艰辛的一场那个比赛?想了想,其实不少,但如果要说一个,那是2016年里约奥运会半决赛,我拿下林丹的哪一场比赛,至今一切历历在目。
2008北京奥运会,2012年伦敦奥运会的赛场上,我两度与冠军失之交臂,2016年里约奥运会,我们提早碰上了,那时候我的心态是当着输来打,反正尽力而为就好,结果在关键时刻,我用最简单的球,就拿下了林丹,当时的心情是激动的,是感恩的,只要坚持我终于还是做到了,在奥运的赛场上,我打败了我最强大的对手。
这是我昨天受邀出息Prudential举办的激励讲座会上和大家分享的一段勾起我满满回忆的小故事,现场有华丽壮观的四面舞台,超过6000多位的Prudential的家人出席,希望我的分享可以给你们在努力的路上一点点的启发,只要坚持不放弃,你也可以成就最好的自己,加油。
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同時也有1部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過54萬的網紅TheMingThing,也在其Youtube影片中提到,I'm no poet. But this is my homage to Dato' Lee Chong Wei. There is absolutely no way you have let us down. Know that. "TMT" Logo designed by Suyen P...
2012 olympics badminton 在 Lee Chong Wei 李宗伟 Facebook 的最讚貼文
It was an awesome end to Malaysia Open . I wish to represent our badminton team to thank you fans for ensuring Malaysia Open maintain its glamour and prestige .
Also I took the chance to meet with old friends from all around the world . Safe journey to wherever you go . And good luck in Singapore if you participate .
When I reached home last night , I showed my two boys , Kingston and Terence the photos I took . When I showed them the photo of Lin , Chen and I on the podium , Terence shouted ,” Pa , it looks the same like the one you placed on the cabinet “. It was the photo of us three during 2012 olympics . I was shaken . Despite being born in 2015 , Terence has never seen me play in the Olympics . I hope your dad can show to you next year , my Son
马来西亚公开赛终于完美的谢幕了。我谨代表羽球队感谢羽球迷们对公开赛的支持,因为有了你们才能让这公开赛可以继续发光发热。
出席这一次的公开赛,让我觉得最可贵的是和世界各地的老朋友重聚一堂。希望你们这一次旅途愉快,记得把安全放第一! 有参于新加坡公开赛的选手们,我预祝你们 #榜上有名。
昨晚回到家,我把我在公开赛拍的一些照片和我的两个宝贝 #Kingston #Terence 分享。当我翻到 我和 #林丹 #谌龙 一同站在舞台上的照片时,我的宝贝小儿子 #Terence 喊道: “爸,这张照片和厨里那张一样的!” 他指着的是我们三位在2012年奥运一起合拍的照片。
我愣了一下 Terence 是在2015年出生的,里约奥运他还小没能感受与参与有我的奥运比赛。儿子,若情况允许,爸希望明年的奥运可以打给你看。😎
2012 olympics badminton 在 蝦叔跑步 Uncle Shrimp Running Facebook 的精選貼文
話說渣馬前一晚,
八點已躺在床上。
但翻來覆去就是睡不著,
結果還是起來看戲。
看的就是《敗者為王》電影版。
可幸戲拍得還可以,
到第二天比賽期間,
偶爾還會想起戲中熱血的情節。
【吾運動‧吾閱讀】- #蝦叔 蝦叔跑步 Uncle Shrimp Running
《敗者為王》
作者:李宗偉
出版社:布咕
「維持這個排名,是我必須每天清晨五點起床,周而復始地以汗水和淚水一點一滴積累而成。」
「身為運動員永遠要記得,你的對手絕對不會停下腳步,訓練一刻都不容許鬆懈。」
2016奧運羽毛球男單決賽,中國諶龍對馬來西亞李宗偉的情況仍歷歷在目,轉瞬間下屆東京奧運於明年夏天又到,賽季即將進入奧運計分階段,對世界頂尖羽球手來說,欲爭取一張入場券的自然要打醒精神。
馬來西亞羽球王李宗偉去年公開宣佈自己罹患鼻咽癌,至今雖已康復,但這位三屆奧運男單銀牌得主現已屆三十六歲,明年奧運大有可能是他的最後一屆,然而是否有機會參戰仍屬未知數,倘若其奧運之路就此謝幕,難免叫人為之黯然。
翻查資料,李宗偉奪冠無數,而且職業生涯雄踞世界排名第一位置累計長達350周,是前無古人的記錄。然而,除了奧運之外,在眾多羽球大賽如世錦賽、湯姆斯盃、蘇迪曼盃及亞運等,他同樣偏偏從未得過冠軍。因此「無冕球手」之名不脛而走,他於2012年出版的自傳叫《敗者為王》,也不無點點自嘲意味。
李宗偉在出版《敗者為王》之時即將出戰2012年倫敦奧運,當時不知道他會否預料到自己不只當屆,甚至是再下一屆的里約奧運仍然無法擺脫「二奶宿命」?無論如何,對並非體育強國的馬來西亞來說,誰能為國家掙到一面奧運獎牌已是難能可貴,所以勇奪三面奧運銀牌的李宗偉自然是國家英雄。
在《敗者為王》中,李宗偉自述了前半生的傳奇經歷。在物質維艱的童年,一塊羽毛球拍也許已是奢侈品,但李宗偉仍是放不下對羽毛球的迷戀。這份由衷的熱情,使他在面對離鄉訓練、出外比賽,以至面對一眾宿敵時仍然無畏無懼,永不放棄。
筆者簡介:蝦叔,愛寫作,愛運動。期待未來以一雙腳和一枝筆,繼續從體育探索世界。
#新鴻基地產 #新地公益垂直跑 #勇闖香港ICC #羽毛球
【Exercise and Read】 - Uncle Shrimp Running
Dare to be a Champion
Author: Lee Chong Wei
Publisher: Bukuganda Digital & Publication
‘To maintain this ranking, I must get up at five o'clock every morning and press on repeatedly with sweat and tears.’
‘As an athlete, you must always bear in mind that your opponents will never let the grass grow under their feet, so you cannot afford to relax even a bit in training.’
While the memories are still fresh over the 2016 Olympic badminton men’s singles final between Chen Long from China and Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia, the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games are already opening next summer, and it’s time to enter the Olympic qualification stage, where top badminton players around the world strive to secure a place in the competition.
Malaysian badminton superstar Lee Chong Wei publicly announced that he had been suffering from nasopharyngeal cancer last year. Although he has since recovered, the triple silver medallist at the Olympic Games is now 36 years old, and next year’s Olympics is likely to be his last one. With his chances of participation hanging in the balance, it will be sad to see Lee calling it a day without competing in this next Olympic Games.
Looking at his career statistics, Lee Chong Wei has won countless championships, and has been ranked the world’s number one for an unprecedented record of 350 weeks in total. In addition to the Olympics, however, Lee somehow has never won a championship title in many major badminton tournaments, including the World Championships, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup and Asian Games. Being labelled the ‘Uncrowned King of Badminton’, he might have even been trying to ridicule himself by naming his autobiography published in 2012 Dare to be a Champion.
When Dare to be a Champion was published, Lee was about to compete in the 2012 London Olympics. At that time, could he have expected to live with the fate of playing second fiddle not only in that Olympics, but also in the following Rio Olympics? In any case, it is no small feat for a player to win an Olympic medal for Malaysia, which is by no means a sports superpower. As a three-time Olympic silver medallist, Lee truly does deserve to be considered a national hero.
In Dare to be a Champion, Lee recounted his extraordinary experiences during the first half of his life. Although a badminton racket was almost considered a luxury during his poor childhood upbringing, Lee’s passion for badminton did not abate one bit. Regardless of leaving his home for training, competing in foreign countries or facing fierce rivals, his wholehearted enthusiasm made him a formidable competitor who never gives up.
About the writer: Uncle Shrimp loves reading, writing and athletics, and hopes he can continue exploring the world through sports.
2012 olympics badminton 在 TheMingThing Youtube 的最佳解答
I'm no poet. But this is my homage to Dato' Lee Chong Wei.
There is absolutely no way you have let us down. Know that.
"TMT" Logo designed by Suyen Pang : http://www.suyenpang.com/
Written & Directed by: Ming H.
Shot & Edited by: Bryan LYT
Disclaimer: Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Lin Dan. He is an awesome sportsman and an amazing badminton player. This video just encompasses what I feel I'd like to say to DLCW.
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You are a champion
You are a champion and you should know that
Forget the dos and donts, the mistakes and drawbacks
Because what you did that night no other Malaysian could do,
you reunited a country of people, and got a world rooting for you
5th August 2012
Sure, he's got the gold and he took the medal
but u took home hearts that wont fade or go brittle
You took home cheers even in those tears
going out with everything on the line, you blew our minds
with the best game we've seen, that forever will shine
Dato Lee Chong Wei
You stand for everything the Malaysian spirit should be
You take the country to the finals and still say you're sorry?
Dude screw that.
Take that, break that, dump that and trash that
You know what? We're sorry
We're sorry that most of us blabbed about,
the free dessert and the holiday we could do without
We came for the worthless but stayed for your gold
Yes you heard me, your gold
Because that's the story that'll be told
Your story,
and how you did it your way,
the hard way the painful way,
the humble and the right way.
The Lee Chong Wei - way
Because you broke down in that court for a country you think you let down,
but the only thing you did was to let the world know you weren't messing 'round.
People go for medals you go for a nation
Don't say you're sorry, we don't need your explanation
So this goes right out to you, our country's hero.
He's won an accessory, you've won a people.
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