Shame !!

Haiii...I was following the news and just noticed that Malaysia was defeated by Denmark in the Thomas Cup Badminton Tournament semifinals, despite the fact that many experts had predicted that Malaysia stand a very good chance to win the tournament this year. The reality is they can't even get into final. What a shame !!

In my opinion, Malaysia have the best players in the squad so far since we last won the cup in 1992. I myself have the "faith" that they will out perform this year as well. On the other hand, I was also shocked by the achievements of Denmark in 2005. They were the World no. 2 and 3 in men singles, World no. 1 and 3 in men doubles. However, they have always been very low profile during the entire tournament, perhaps is because they were 7 times Runner-Up but never win the title before since 1949.

The media has been focusing on China to win the title this year. I was looking forward to see the opposite, coz I believe Denmark has put a lot of efforts in training their sportsmen in this totally different Western environment.

The thing is I don't really understand why Malaysia always seem to have many great opportunities in achieving outstanding results, but many times they were screwed up. Something is missing in this system, particularly in both Sports and Academics area.

Is it the culture or the attitude problem, the lack of perseverance or we have always been boasting to one another? I have to be frank, I was never impressed by the attitude nor testimony of many great sportspersons in Malaysia. Something has to be done to rediscover the reputation of "Malaysia Boleh".

I'm glad I have not chosen the route to be a sportsperson, coz I might be worse. : )