Lin Dan ke svému vítězství na MS 2013
Lin Dan (na fotce se svou ženou) na tiskové konferenci uvedl, že podobné křeče, které ukončily zápas pro LCW na konci třetího setu měl během tréninku také. Další vyjádření mistra světa Vám přinášíme zde:
“I think today Chong Wei and I both performed well today for the fans and in the 3rd game when I was leading 19–17, he got a cramp. I have also suffered cramps like this in training. When you have one of those, you cannot move at all so at that moment, we were not opponents any more. I really wanted to know how he was and I wanted to help but he didn’t want to give up so I just asked him if he was okay and whether he would continue…
“When Coach Li Yongbo told me that I had got a wild card to these World Championships, I didn’t believe it and I was a little worried because at the time there were only a couple of months to prepare.
“I know that a lot of people doubted whether I would be able to go very far after being out of competition for so long but I think I proved today that all that counts is your attitude toward the match. That’s also what I would like to tell the fans, that you have to have the spirit. Even if you don’t know if you will succeed, you still have to try hard even if there might be some sacrifice.
“As for Chong Wei, I’ve had cramps like that and I can say that in that case, it’s not about the spirit. You really just can’t move and so I think it’s really a pity for him. I’m really grateful to this opponent. Because of him, I have been able to fully realize my potential.
“Of course, if I had lost, it would have been a terrible result for China, especially since we are playing at home in Guangzhou. But fortunately, I am not the Head Coach so I don’t need to worry about all these things.
“I just needed to worry about my attitude toward my own match. I also wanted to make sure that the fans, who spent their time and money to come to see great matches, found it worthwhile.
“Both Lee Chong Wei and I are 30-year-olds and we can still play a match like this for this long and just like at the London Olympics, there was really no loser. Both of us are winners.”
