We're (Singaporeans) Ugly People
Shucks, Li Jiawei just got knocked out by that irritating North Korean grunter/screamer. man...i'm sure she makes those noises even in her sleep!
Anyway, i can see the headlines in the sports pages tomorrow already..."Li Jiawei Upset by North Korean".... coupled with the "Sorry Singapore" splashed in The Newpaper when Ronald Susilo lost.
First off, Ronald, there is nothing to be sorry about. You tried your best, and came away with great experience if not a relatively successful trip. Sure, he lost to the Thai guy badly, but he managed to bring his game to a higher level to beat the Chinese world number one. Surely he deserves great credit for that, and not just on the day after he beat the Chinese guy but even the moment he lost to the Thai guy. I found it extremely disappointing to read/hear comments by people saying that he had no mental strength etc etc and therefore lost. For goodness sakes, weren't you the same ones who said he had great mental strength and tenacity to beat the world number one? Please stop being such flip flops guys. AND, what he needs from us is encouragement and appreciation for his efforts, not our derisive comments like "cannot make it lah". People who say such things, YOU are the ones who "cannot make it".
How are to expect future generations of sportsmen and women to succeed or even consider a career in sports if we,
1) Belittle them when they lose (as they surely must sometime) even after having performed beyond themselves
2) Make general remarks about how they will always stumble somewhere. It will soon become a stigma if not already. It's almost as if these people want them to fail jsut so they can trot out the same old phrases.
3) Offer a HUGE cash bonus for succeeding when they really should be using that money to give them better training and prep work. Would $250k more spent on helping Li Jiawei have prepared her better? I don't know but surely it couldn't have hurt.
And to those people and their load of crock about how they disappointed us. Were u the ones playing? Were you trying your best to get a medal so as to get a cash bonus to make your life a little easier? Were you the ones who would have the medal hung around your neck? I didn't think so. So please don't act as if it is the end of the world for you, it is the two players who have to live with the disappointment AND derision of misinformed miscreants.
Anyway, i can see the headlines in the sports pages tomorrow already..."Li Jiawei Upset by North Korean".... coupled with the "Sorry Singapore" splashed in The Newpaper when Ronald Susilo lost.
First off, Ronald, there is nothing to be sorry about. You tried your best, and came away with great experience if not a relatively successful trip. Sure, he lost to the Thai guy badly, but he managed to bring his game to a higher level to beat the Chinese world number one. Surely he deserves great credit for that, and not just on the day after he beat the Chinese guy but even the moment he lost to the Thai guy. I found it extremely disappointing to read/hear comments by people saying that he had no mental strength etc etc and therefore lost. For goodness sakes, weren't you the same ones who said he had great mental strength and tenacity to beat the world number one? Please stop being such flip flops guys. AND, what he needs from us is encouragement and appreciation for his efforts, not our derisive comments like "cannot make it lah". People who say such things, YOU are the ones who "cannot make it".
How are to expect future generations of sportsmen and women to succeed or even consider a career in sports if we,
1) Belittle them when they lose (as they surely must sometime) even after having performed beyond themselves
2) Make general remarks about how they will always stumble somewhere. It will soon become a stigma if not already. It's almost as if these people want them to fail jsut so they can trot out the same old phrases.
3) Offer a HUGE cash bonus for succeeding when they really should be using that money to give them better training and prep work. Would $250k more spent on helping Li Jiawei have prepared her better? I don't know but surely it couldn't have hurt.
And to those people and their load of crock about how they disappointed us. Were u the ones playing? Were you trying your best to get a medal so as to get a cash bonus to make your life a little easier? Were you the ones who would have the medal hung around your neck? I didn't think so. So please don't act as if it is the end of the world for you, it is the two players who have to live with the disappointment AND derision of misinformed miscreants.
posted by cokecat at 1:20 am
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