I was disappointed that Lee Chong Wei lost. Despite the loss, I am still proud of him because he made it this far to reach the final where no other Malaysian shuttlers in the singles event were able achieve such feat in the past. Remember, in the last two Olympics, we all apa haprak also tarak, we return empty handed. The 12 year draught was hard to swallow.
While some other malaysians are cursing him (I can hear my neighbour shouting TIU NIA SENG KNNCCB LCW upstairs) for the tame defeat against Lin Dan (ironically, it sounded literally like zero in mandarin), he already surpassed the bronze medal record previously held by Rashid Sidek.
This is probably not related to the Olympics but if you are old enough to remember, Rashid Sidek got slaughtered by Hariyanto Arbi in the 1994 Thomas Cup Final Jakarta under the same circumstances. Our other shuttlers were also virtually obliterated on that night too. No thanks to the tremendous pressure placed on their shoulder to defend the prestigious cup and not forgetting the unpleasant Indonesian crowd. I guess our players are not mentally strong enough to withstand the negativity.
Whether Chong Wei’s a loser between the two finalists or not, we have to remember it is a once in every 4 years event hence getting a silver medal is still a bonus. Technically, it makes him better than Rashid Sidek’s record in the Olympics, notwithstanding Chong Wei’s heavy loss against the mighy Chinese. His initial target was to reach the final and he succeeded. As a consolation, maybe he can use the 300k to get married with Wong Mew Choo already lah wahhahahha.
You know which fellas who deserve the boos and curses? There…… our particular shuttlers who were too busy shopping for LV bags. went AWOL during training, and experimenting with different hairstyles and sun glasses to intimidate their opponents instead of smashes in the midst of important tournaments. Go figure.
