I believe a good badminton player is not born but rather, is made. As with any dream, it is not enough just not giving up. Apart from working hard, also work smart. Make some plans with both short-term and long-term objectives. Make out a list of areas which you want to improve and achieve every period of time and stick to them. Do not leave anything to chance or luck. Sportsmen have limited time and the winners are those that maximize the improvements within that time. Many talented and potential sportsmen never make it because of mis-management. And please take very good care of your body as it is your tool of trade. I am not 100% sure if that applies well to badminton, but in most things in life, proper planning works wonders. As the good old saying goes "10 minutes on stage, 10 years of hard work off-stage". Something along that line... Best of luck!
Never Give Up - Pt II Some time ago when the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune were coming fast and quick, and nowhere to hide, and self just short of throwing in the towel, a bosom buddy quietly slipped this on my desk one evening. It probably did not change the outcome much, but the outlook got a makeover for certain! Here's wishing your buddy does the same to you! ps: the original "artist" credit should go to one US fourth grader from Sea Pk Elem in Satellite Beach, FL, if I recall a little bloke who went by the moniker James Dean. If someone has better knowledge, please feel free to correct me.
Good！ If you want to speak Chinese freely with your LIN Dan, XIE Xingfang and CAI Yun etc. in the future, you should often read some Chinese articles such as Qian Zi Wen [千字文], San Zi Jing [三字经], Bai Jia Xing [百家姓] (we call them as "San Bai Qian [三百千]"), Zhu Zi Jia Xun [朱子家训] and Di Zi Gui [弟子规] etc. You're so young that you can grasp them in a short time. Are you from China? In China, it's also saying: "ONE minutes on stage, TEN years of hard work off-stage" - 台上一分钟，台下十年功。
After AE06, I have been having Mandarin lesson every week. I really hope I can talk to Lin Dan when I see him again . I'm from Hong Kong that's why I need to learn Mandarin Mum said she will buy those books when we go back to Hong Kong this summer and she will teach me. Jason
Good......love your spirit. I thought Hong Kong needs to learn cantonese. Anyway, try hard to grasp Mandarin. It's good that Lin Dan and most of the Chinese players can speak proper Mandarin without the slang. Since you are from UK, have you heard of BUSA games? If not, please read on. It's a badminton league between all the universities in UK. Of course it's for university students. But, if you happen to know any of the captain, I suggest that you ask him to let you play in the league (I can see that you are good). It's a very good opportunity to polish up your badminton skills and gain experience as you can play against dozens of good badminton players which are mostly ASIAN students. This is also a good way for you to mix with the Chinese ASIANs. I played for my UNI and the competition is really challenging. I'm sure you can learn something from it as you are still young. This is also one good way for you to be a potential future professonal badminton player. Hehe...It's just a suggestion though.
Hey thiery, I've heard about the BUSA but I don't know any captains But I've been playing with a group of Chinese Asians in Cambridge during weekends. Some of them represent Cambridge in the annual Cambridge/Oxford tournament and they are quite good. Most are Malaysian Chinese and some from HK and China but they all speak Cantonese I really enjoy playing with them because they always give me tips during games Jason
Yes, the BUSA is really cool. I played for my university for 3 years during my undergraduate study. Highly recommend !
wow,hey i wanna see u pay badminton at ur age right now ^^, i wanna see how well u play xDa video plz =) i wanna see people play badminton on tv. but they dont show it, only tennis and stuff..... btw rrember i wanna see u play ^^ and im a girl and near ur age..lol =) and u and lin dan look alike =)
Hi, are you the boy and another girl (sis?)recently having some training in KK Sabah, Malaysia. ???? Just curious !
hello Baderz_Jas, i forgot if i have asked this before, is lin dan's Armortec700 3U or 4U, and what G?
Yep, but I have to resize it though (which I don't know how to:crying: so have to wait for mum)!!! Baderz_Jas
