Lin unruffled by 'Lin-Danity'
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April 21, 2012, Saturday
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WITH less than 100 days to go before the London Games, China's Lin Dan is ready in his quest for a second Olympic title and to deal with the so-called "Lin-Danity".
"Super Dan" is maintaining his cool. "I never think about (Lin-Danity), but I'm grateful to those who have given me such high praise," Lin said at the ongoing Badminton Asian Championships in Qingdao, Shandong Province, yesterday.
Top seed Lin beat Thai Boonsak Ponsana 21-15, 21-10 yesterday to reach the semifinals. His compatriots, second seed Chen Long and Du Pengyu, the fifth seed, are also in the last four.
Widely considered the greatest badminton player of all time, Lin is a four-time world champion, five-time All England winner and the reigning Olympic gold medalist.
Having completed the "Super Grand Slam", winning all nine major titles in world badminton last year, when he was 28, Lin believes that mindset is the most important thing. "Dynasty is not only built on victories, but also on losses," he insisted.
Lin's career has seen many setbacks. At the 2004 Athens Games, the top seed "crashed" in his first Olympics, ousted early by unheralded Singaporean Ronald Susilo.
However, that bitter failure to some extent was instrumental in Lin's evolution as a player. At the Beijing Games, he bounced back to clinch the gold medal.
The Beijing final was memorable as Lin demolished arch-rival Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 21-12, 21-8 to become the first men's singles player to win the Olympic gold medal as a top seed.
"Consistency is crucial for athletes. I hope my career can help young people," Lin said.
"Super Dan" is maintaining his cool. "I never think about (Lin-Danity), but I'm grateful to those who have given me such high praise," Lin said at the ongoing Badminton Asian Championships in Qingdao, Shandong Province, yesterday.
Top seed Lin beat Thai Boonsak Ponsana 21-15, 21-10 yesterday to reach the semifinals. His compatriots, second seed Chen Long and Du Pengyu, the fifth seed, are also in the last four.
Widely considered the greatest badminton player of all time, Lin is a four-time world champion, five-time All England winner and the reigning Olympic gold medalist.
Having completed the "Super Grand Slam", winning all nine major titles in world badminton last year, when he was 28, Lin believes that mindset is the most important thing. "Dynasty is not only built on victories, but also on losses," he insisted.
Lin's career has seen many setbacks. At the 2004 Athens Games, the top seed "crashed" in his first Olympics, ousted early by unheralded Singaporean Ronald Susilo.
However, that bitter failure to some extent was instrumental in Lin's evolution as a player. At the Beijing Games, he bounced back to clinch the gold medal.
The Beijing final was memorable as Lin demolished arch-rival Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 21-12, 21-8 to become the first men's singles player to win the Olympic gold medal as a top seed.
"Consistency is crucial for athletes. I hope my career can help young people," Lin said.
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