Guess how many times Tine wiped her shoes in MO final?

[robin7]

Today final, during WS, me and Aerotus were there watching WS as well as counting how frequent is Tine wiped her shoes. The game went into rubber, and Tine wiped her shoes for more than 100 times!!!!!

1st set: 42 times
2nd set: 38 times
3rd set: 44 times

Total: 124 times!!!

I saw that! She basically wiped after every point, sometimes one side sometimes both sides.

21-17 15-21 21-16

If we sum up the total points, it's 38+36+37=111 times!! Interesting!!

 

[lurker]

damn.. i din notice at all! :S

 

[michidan]

damn.. i din notice at all! :S

nvm... will have chance next time... just pay attention when tine was playing...

 

[Maz]

yeap..she did always wiped or rather touched her shoes when she's playing badminton.
not sure what its all about though but i think its her habit.
and im so shocked too that suetyan actualy counted how many times tine wiped her shoes..

It will be interesting to see if this habit has developed since her recovery from her achilles injury. I know many people who've gone through serious leg (eg. ankle, achilles, knee) injuries tend to be very cautious when they come back because they don't want a repeat of 'slipping'. Anybody got old videos of Tine before THAT injury? Did she wipe her shoes often then?

 

[bad_fanatic]

Today final, during WS, me and Aerotus were there watching WS as well as counting how frequent is Tine wiped her shoes. The game went into rubber, and Tine wiped her shoes for more than 100 times!!!!!

1st set: 42 times
2nd set: 38 times
3rd set: 44 times

Total: 124 times!!!

She should had wore Yonex shoes.

 

[Pathfinder]

With that Achilles Injury in the past might got her Supertitious. She might consider Mid Rise badminton shoes like that of Mizuno's. Either she prefer Cleaner Soul/Sole rather than dirty hands!

 

[nauyuchi]

lol. i think it's just me who notice it...

it's kinda her habit in my opinion.

and do u guys notice, she likes to throw away her racket after warming up and break time?? that's unique..

i realise this one too... haha

 

[suetyan]

we have to give her an appreciate...it needs a focus.

Suetyan, do u notice how many times liliyana natsir fit her t-shirt during the match???? she did it so many times too!!

nope, I didn't notice how many times Natsir fitted her shirt. Did you notice??? How many times then?

 

[X Ball]

It is a Danish superstition that rubbing/touching the shoes is lucky. It is like the Irish superstition that tieing your shoelace on the left shoe/wearing the left shoe first will bring you luck.

If it works, why not ? I will be touching my shoes more often now seeing how it worked for her.

 

[jasonmarc]

It is a Danish superstition that rubbing/touching the shoes is lucky. It is like the Irish superstition that tieing your shoelace on the left shoe/wearing the left shoe first will bring you luck.

If it works, why not ? I will be touching my shoes more often now seeing how it worked for her.

Wa...lucky PG didnt wipe his shoes ....... during the MS SF.....other wise LCW...might already lost....!...............................

 

[chris-ccc]

Why is Tine Rasmussen always wiping her shoes with her hand?

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Why is Tine Rasmussen always wiping her shoes with her hand?

So far, we have these opinions:
(1) It's just her habit
(2) It's her superstition
(3) It's for getting better grip for her shoes-on-court

I will introduce a new one here ...
(4) It's for getting better grip for her hand-on-racket.

IMHO, it's for (3) and (4). Hope that a BCer could get to ask Tine at her next tournament, the 2009 Korea Open SS.
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[X Ball]

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/rant/rub.html

Shoes are traditionally been noted to be rubbed most for luck because like gold it sinks to the bottom.

 

[X Ball]

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Why is Tine Rasmussen always wiping her shoes with her hand?

So far, we have these opinions:
(1) It's just her habit
(2) It's her superstition
(3) It's for getting better grip for her shoes-on-court

I will introduce a new one here ...
(4) It's for getting better grip for her hand-on-racket.

IMHO, it's for (3) and (4). Hope that a BCer could get to ask Tine at her next tournament, the 2009 Korea Open SS.
.

I also heard Chris (the ASTRO compere) said she did it for luck.

 

[tjl_vanguard]

interesting.. hahahahha

 

[george@chongwei]

Wa...lucky PG didnt wipe his shoes ....... during the MS SF.....other wise LCW...might already lost....!...............................

where were u when we were haiving gathering outside the stadium after all the matches finished, jason??
cheh, u must had forgot us and left already

 

[george@chongwei]

Today final, during WS, me and Aerotus were there watching WS as well as counting how frequent is Tine wiped her shoes. The game went into rubber, and Tine wiped her shoes for more than 100 times!!!!!

1st set: 42 times
2nd set: 38 times
3rd set: 44 times

Total: 124 times!!!

i wonder how will tine react if she saw this?

 

[nauyuchi]

sorry... but i think the thread's title can be change to players' habit since we can also detect other players habit as well...

 

[nauyuchi]

where were u when we were haiving gathering outside the stadium after all the matches finished, jason??
cheh, u must had forgot us and left already

when is the gathering actually?? saturday or sunday??

 

[jasonmarc]

where were u when we were haiving gathering outside the stadium after all the matches finished, jason??
cheh, u must had forgot us and left already

Very sorry George...! Thousand appologies.........

I left for QF from Johor at noon.....and since then, i dont have a chance to access to this forum......and i didnt know there was a gathering being planned..............and i have to send my friend back after QF finished.......and check in hotel....around 11pm......so i have to rush.....Sorry to all Bcers........pai seh...pai seh....

But I really enjoy the trip.....

 

[ctjcad]

Hmm..

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If it works, why not ? I will be touching my shoes more often now seeing how it worked for her.

..before you touch/rub them, make sure you take a look at what's on the sole(s), though..

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/rant/rub.html

Shoes are traditionally been noted to be rubbed most for luck because like gold it sinks to the bottom.

..don't tell that to the person who threw those infamous shoes at President Bush...