So, if MJ never won a NBA final game 7 in MSG (in NYC, which to most basketball player, is the heaven for the sports), then MJ is not as great? LCW surely have no worry about playing in CHN. Because CHN as well as many other places, he can not win anyway. So, what's the difference. If Jakarta is really that important, then where there no "All Jakarta", and let it simply replace "All England" or WC? So, Jakarta is that much of a disadvantage for others, are you trying to say that TH's glory is actually "so so", because he has much better of a home court than others? Whether LYB is really chickened out abut INA or MAS is not important. As long as when he and LD do want to participate, they do win most of the time. They have enough collections of WC, AE, OG, TC, SC, UC (women team, of course), and no need to be too crazy about another ordinary SS title, like Swiss Open. Not like someothers, have to "shot gun" all the events, can come back empty handed 99% of the time when it counts. Or, a Swiss Open title worth a national celerbration.
Not a valid comparison. LD can choose to play the INA Open every year whereas MJ's Chicago Bulls have to qualify to get to that extreme late stage of the NBA. Besides, the Knicks will never get there so this situation is more like a fantasy
Point taken. And I have to agree the part for Knicks. Ok, let me "downgrade" MJ "only needs to break every single MSG basketball related personal record". So, if he can not achieve some, then he's not as great?
what's ur point? TH never won china open or china masters either. the underlined part, it is so funny.
Maybe you could be right or maybe LYB thinks it is not worthly enough for LD to enter the competition to in order conserve energy for him to spend on more worthy competitions. In English football analogy, even Fergusion or Benitez will not let Ronaldo and Stevie G to play in all MU's and Liverpool's respective 38 games in the English Premier League. Afterall, Ronaldo, Stevie G and LD are not supermans .
To measure if a champion is a true champion can be seen from how many titles he/she/they win titles hosted by Southeast Asian Countries, especially Malaysia and Indonesia. Not All England, nor China. Why: 1. The weather is HOT 2. The Crowd is HOT 3. The prize is HOT 4. The food is HOT
Strangely, in the badminton world that I know of (don't know about yours), All England Championship is definitely more highly regarded by the professional players in the circuits as compared to say Indonesian Open or Malaysian Open. Maybe the reasons I can think of very lamely are, 1. The weather is COLD (harder for players to maintain max capacity as the muscles take longer to warm up and faster to cool down) 2. The crowd is COLD (harder for player to play to their max capacity as the crowd is not cheering behind the players all the times) 3. The prize and title is COOL (how many badminton players in the world can claim they are All England Champions, which I think is pretty COOL) 4. The food is COOL / COLD (personally I don't know why the food is even considered as a factor for the prestige of any competition. Maybe after LCW's "food posioning" incident, it is now a important factor to consider. As the elder Chinese always say "Avoid cold food, it will easily upset your stomach")
Errrr... This is the 1st time I heard that the SS titles over take the likes of AE, WC or OG... Follow your logic, the NFL champion should not be determined by super bowl, but how many W from Green Bay (-20'C weather during a good portion of the season), due to its weather and well known tough fan base... Then, NBA should cancel the finals, and let the champ to be determined by W from Phily and Detroit, for it's well know fan base and hostile environment... Well, well, well...
oh no how did i miss that? LD played with LCW?? i searched this forum several times and didnt see these two participating in same tournament up to WCH..
wow, what's your level? that would depend on Li Ning themselves in that case, see whether they want to boost their business by expanding it to Mas/SG or ina. yes, doesnt matter at all. the whole chinese squad coming also its ok. at least wont waste taxpayers money. THE MORE THE MERRIER, men! so this is an insult huh? looks like u guys are taking advantage of pemuda's absence.
it's bullsh*t... 1. LIN DAN beat Taufik in Jakarta.. at Thomas cup 2004... that's time taufik still on his prime isn't it??? 2. Lin Dan won world Champion tittle also in Malaysia... so???? any other excuse???? it means That Lin DAn prooved that He can play and won a tournament in INDONESIA and MALAYSIA....ok?? why still think that LIN DAN affraid to come to INDONESIA and MALAYSIA ?? HE WON THOMAS CUP and WORLD CHAMPION tittle there..
phew..... you should read a lot about badminton tourney in SouthEA.... Lin dan withdraw from World Championship in malaysia?? last year He play in Thailand and won the tittle there... you're so offensive against LIN DAN
woww... u called HIM chicken??? ckckckckck.... than your hero is a worm... verry good snack for the chicken.... Indonesia open, Malaysia open , and SO is not a big tourney like WC, AE, Thomas Cup,,, so.. no need to play there,,, better concentrate in practice to win the next WC...