Thursday, May 6, 2010

Reliving the 1992 Thomas Cup success

If I were one of the big bosses in any of the TV stations, I would issue a directive to the production team to come up with a montage of our best badminton moments, in particular the momentous 1992 Thomas Cup victory, plus of course selected songs as background music not only to boost the team's confidence but also encourage the rakyat to support the team. Broadcast them during prime time, virtually everyday starting immediately until the team's last drop of sweat. But since I'm not in the position to do something, I've compiled the following as my contribution to the Thomas Cup team. Ayuh, Malaysia!




Rashid Sidek's memorable victory over Ardy Wiranata for the first point in 1992


Razif-Jalani were defeated by Gunawan-Eddy Hartono...

But terrier Foo Kok Keong rose to the occasion, beating Alan Budi Kusuma who three months later scooped the first Olympic gold medal in Barcelona



The winning point by Cheah Soon Kit-Soo Beng Kiang...







Pep Guardiola did not utter a single word in the dressing room ahead of the European Cup final against Manchester United in 2009. He switched off the lights and had his players transfixed watching this specially made video...

13 comments:

Gallivanter said...

You can now watch the Thomas Cup & Uber Cup Badminton 2010 LIVE at www.totalsports.tv in the beginning stages. There's also an online contest that you can join to get a full access FREE online pass to watch the whole tournament. Very simple - just blog about the event - details are here http://bit.ly/9aDQyg. :-D

Gallivanter said...

You can now watch the Thomas Cup & Uber Cup Badminton 2010 LIVE at www.totalsports.tv in the beginning stages. There's also an online contest that you can join to get a full access FREE online pass to watch the whole tournament. Very simple - just blog about the event - details are here http://bit.ly/9aDQyg. :-D

Anonymous said...

bro ketinggalan zaman la, rtm ada siarkan dah berapa bulan. bukan ada interviu bro ke untuk rancangan piala thomas.

astro pun ada malaysian badminton classics la.

tak releven lagi said...

rizal memang ketinggalan zaman...sudah kuno beb!

rizal hashim said...

Gallivanter, thanks man...

Anon and tak releven lagi, sebenarnya kita perlu lebih daripada sekadar program mingguan...TV is the most powerful tool. Untuk naikkan semangat pemain dan juga orang ramai agar menonton dan pergi ke stadium, we have to make the rakyat rally behind the team, how?

dengan menyiarkan montaj seminit dua setiap jam terutama waktu puncak. bagi saya lima minit sebelum berita, kemudian lima minit sebelum jam 9mlm, kemudian lima minit sebelum tengah malam. juga lima minit setiap pagi pada 7.30pagi. buat tiap-tiap hari. kenapa saya kata begini?

kerana di bahrain, apabila saya membuat liputan pra-Piala Asia, TV bahrain menyiarkan gol-gol pasukan Bahrain beberapa tahun kebelakangan...dalam lima minit...pemain tengok seronok, penonton tengok bangga...saya tengok TV bahrain mainkan selama tiga hari, hampir setiap jam...akhirnya Bahrain menang 3-1 ke atas anak buah Allan Harris.

saya banyak kali tulis pasal ini, malangnya RTM, Astro dan Media Prima tidak mungkin bekerjasama demi kepentingan negara tanpa mengira keuntungan komersil semata-mata!

bagi saya idea saya kekal relevan kerana TV adalah alat propaganda dan kita harus pandai menyemarakkan semangat rakyat menerusi sukan, bila lagi kalau bukan Piala Thomas! tapi kalau piala dunia berebut-rebut penaja beli air time ek...

Anonymous said...

bro rizal,

astro arena ada siarkan final 1992 tu beberapa kali already.

saya dah tengok tiga kali dah...masih meremang bulu roma, bro!

betullah rizal ni, ketinggalan zaman sikit...jangan mare!

rizal hashim said...

anon baca jawapan saya di atas. sekadar siar pada waktu orang tak tengok tak guna...kena orang kata buat blitz...macam mana nak tanam benda ni dalam minda orang...kena buat selalu pada waktu yang banyak orang tengok tv...

anak melayu terakhir said...

Brother Rizal,

Dah baca akhbar hari nie?

Star kata-
Sony rubbishes talk of discord in Indonesian team

NST pulak kata- Sony: All is not well

Bahasa Inggeris gua tak seberapa lah tapi gua yg lulusan HSC pun tau dua2 report cakap benda yg bertentangan. Apa nie woi? Jgn pulak esok Star kata Nigeria mng 3-0 walhal NST kata Msia mng 3-0!

Aku Coubertin said...

Anak Melayu terakhir memang hebatla pemerhatiannya. Woi wartawan sukan, kalau nak mengandaikan cerita pun, biarlah ada asasnya. Apakah Sports editors dan sports reporters kat Msia sekarang ini semakin low quality?

Nusantara said...

NST punya laporan boleh dikatakan tepat kerna akhbar Indonesia pun menyatakan perkara yg sama.

Kantoi lah Star.

Anonymous said...

pengulas sukan astro arena apa kurangnya?

langkah damai said...

relaks la, ada asasnya pendapat beliau , badminton antara sukan yang boleh mengangkat Malaysia menjadi juara dunia, apa salahnya TV lain bersama-sama tanpa memikirkan keuntungan komersial , kalau Malaysia menangpun kita semua akan tersenyum kan , walaupun seketika .. kan:)

langkah damai said...

bro , saya tabik la kat bro Rizal , masih lepaskan komentar "kebudak-budakan" dari Anonymous tu , rasanya kalau Anonymous punya blog sendiri , dia mesti takkan keluarkan komen yang mengkritik diri dia, buat Anonymous terus la baling batu sembunyi tangan macam tu... :)