Battousai said:You also have to conceed the fact that LCW was at home and had the crowd support and its much easier to be upbeat and strong mentally when you have cheers and not moans and boos. LD was visably shaken after some calls that went against him but if he were at home the home crowd would cheer him on and lift his spirit. Its all mental at this high level where most players have the skills and it is their focus and mentality that determines outcomes but LD has proven he can win not only on home soil but also numerous other stadiums. If the chinese were so weak mentally then why is the tour dominated by the chinese? I just feel when the chinese win people go "Oh no not another all chinese final" or "ah another typical chinese victory" but when they lose its a mariad of errors on their part. I'm as biased as the next guy but sports is sports and sometimes you have to conceed the fact that sometimes people just plain got outplayed and thats how I view most wins and loses. The other person/team was just better that day. For me more credit goes to the victor than does to the loser for choking.
I've said the chinese are 'generally' weaker on the mental side, some more, some less so. It's a broad personal opinioin of mine which i've kept because of abundant supporting observation. Also, zhang ning is now a veteran which make LD a newbie in the mental dept. It just mean the chinese needed more touranment experience to groom their mental toughness. I'm sure next year LD would be far more mentally stronger than this year(2005), which is better than last year (2004).
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Battousai said:If the chinese were so weak mentally then why is the tour dominated by the chinese?
My answer is straight and firm, it's because the chinese is also excellent in the speed, footwork, stroke making and other skills. When zhang ning playing against hari, ZN could might have been daydreaming (about her wedding and honeymoon, hehe) and ZN could still beat hari imo LOL. Only when other physical components are evenly matched, the deciding factor will be mental, which i have also stated before. Both LD and LCW are fast and attacking players, neither one own the speed department. The winning edge here was mental focus and toughness, which LCW has 2 things going for him .
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