Who will retire after OG08???

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  1. OneToughBirdie

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    Good timing...retire at the top.:)
     
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    ^^Wow..^^

    ...OTB (OneToughBirdie), this is it, my friend. The moment we've been waiting for. Tonight's the night, winner takes all!! Eventhough i'm not a LCW fan, i can already feel some goosebumps going up and down my spine. I can imagine all the other M'sians who will be tuning in...:);)
     
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    If this news is true, this is excellent. Since Denmark badminton is declining, I hope Germany can take a step ahead!:)
     
  4. huangkwokhau

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    Thats true news.....I had been told by our member that lives in Berlin too...together with Anand Chetan, Schenk, WCH and hm..is that Ukranian or Lithunian guys....
     
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    The one person I hope so bad will not quit- is gao ling. IMO, she is still the best XD player in the world, nd I hope she can go on for at least another 2 years. I'll cry if i hear she is retiring. Shes just such an addition to the sport; fast, smart, skilful, AWESOME personality. Such a great ambassar fo the game- i really hope i get to watch her a few years yet, having been unfortunate enough to only be watching badminton a few years
     
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    so Wong Choong Hann to continue in Germany aye... Achtung! hehe...(sorry if dat was offensive... hehe...)

    this certainly is news unexpected... good luck to WCH!

    anyway, why dont he continue playing as usual, at least tillthe end of 2008, or coach the Project squad here?? suggestions... hehe...
     
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    I think the smart ones will try to retire at the top. ZN is a good example. No point proceed to get slauthered and retire (possible embarassment or record went bad in terms of head to head count). Yang Yang, Eric Cantona is a smart one.
     
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    This is my hypothesis: XXF wants to retire after the OG08 but LYB orders her to get silver so that she still has another big title not being fulfilled after getting all the major titles in last few years, therefore she has to stay on & LYB has an "assurance" on WS in the future 4 years.
    Do you think LYB will answer this hypothesis?
     
  9. Fan888

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    Pretty good hypothesis! Just that it would be tough for LYB to convince XXF of that for a gold medal match, but you never know. Either case, I imagine LYB is very pleased with the outcome for the reason that you gave.
     
  10. jamesd20

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    A conspiracy for this OG, to enable a conspiracy in the next OG!!

    Anyone who saw WS final could see it was an open fight.

    This "theory" also assumes LYB will still be in charge in 4 Years.
     
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    I'm not too sure about this. My Malaysian coach mentioned that the income from top flight badminton is pretty good in Malaysia. Many players will keep on playing as long as they can given that prospects after badminton are not so good.

    One of the strategies I hear is to use the income to keep buying properties and renting them out.

    Of course if they come from affluent families all bets are off.
     
  12. Fan888

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    I hope so too. ZYW is my second favorite after GL. I do love watching ZYW plays very much. She is a tough little lady, and she is cute too :)
     
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    LYB passes its quota or target marginally ordered by his supreme "boss" i.e. The National Sports Institutes of Beijing therefore he can stay for another term. If it works, why changed!
     
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    Definitely cute and hella a fighter. Only difference, she ranks higher than GL on my list. :D
     
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    Can not disagree with you there. ZYW plays with high intensity like a fighter like you said. GL plays with fun and smile on her face :)
     
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    Flandy Limpele said he's tired and think to step aside at the end of the year.
    What an awesome and long carier he had, play in four consecutive Olympics Games, already became #1 seeded XD in Atlanta 1996 (with Risyeu Rosalina), and still became #3 seeded XD in Beijing 2008 (with Vita Marissa). So sorry he finished it with only one bronze...
     
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    Definitely, she's my favourite too :D
     
  18. LI De Quan

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    YANG Wei,CTF'S girlfriend,ZHANG Yawen,GAO Ling,ZHANG Ning(maybe)
     
  19. Timbuctoo

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    Retired players. Send them over here to Oz to coach us, we'll take em on board. We need help. At the moment our National coach is an X Danish national player so maybe he can encourage Peter Gade to bring his coaching abilities to Oz. Being a minority sport maybe this isn't as silly as it sounds!
     
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    i believe korea LHI would quit after this OG. He already quit before but was encouraged back to the national team for this OG. Now, no purpose to hang around if LD is around. Oops, look like i had repeated someone else:D
     

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