Monday, March 15, 2010

Good job Datuk!

Good job Datuk Lee Chong Wei for bagging the All-England men's singles title a short while ago at the expense of unseeded Kenichi Tago, 21-19, 21-19. Chong Wei who could have pursued a career in basketball, became only the fifth Malaysian to scoop the title, after Wong Peng Soon, Eddy Choong, Tan Aik Huang and Hafiz Hashim.

But I hope we don't go overboard in lavishing him with rewards. A long stretch of road in Penang named after him, a piece of land or a pile of cash - all can wait until he hangs up his racket. For now we should encourage him to go one better than the silver in Beijing Olympics and perhaps the World Championship. It is however interesting to note Datuk Misbun Sidek has the distinction of having guided two shuttlers to the All-England title and two to the Olympic podium.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Tahniah Datuk Lee. BENAR kita tak perlu over-board dgn kejayaan ini. Kalau nak celebrate 4 - 5 hari cukup la tak payah sampai berbulan lamanya. All England edisi ke 101 akan diadakan lagi. Bukan berhenti setakat edisi ke 100 je. Lihat macam mana kita 'celebrate' kejayaan Hafiz Hashim sampai Hafiz jadi macam budak 'nerd' yang pertama kali pegang raket selepas itu. Julang melambung sampai 'hancus' jadinya dia selepas tu. Yg penting BAM juga perlu kerja keras macam mana nak cari pengganti Datuk LCW. Thomas Cup di laman sendiri juga penting tapi berdasarkan keputusan All England dengan single yang lain lingkup malah 'doubles' juga lebih kurang ranap ada gayanya kita gigit jari lagi. Lain la kalau sekali lagi TAK PAYAH julang kejayaan Datuk LCW berlebihan dan sentiasa berpijak di bumi nyata insya allah kita bolah qualify final at least. Perdana Menteri, Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Menteri, Timbalan-Timbalannya, KSU, TKSU, Ketua Pengarah - Ketua Pengarah dan Timbalan-timbalannya juga dinasihatkan tidak mengeluarkan kenyataan-kenyataan seolah-olah anda adalah 'tangan' tersembunyi yang membantu Datuk LCW. Biarlah dia dengan kehidupannya bersama Datuk Misbun Sidek. Lagi skali tahniah Datuk Misbun & Datuk Lee.

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