What is wrong with that?
it is a short term goal to win medals at all means
Well let me put it this way:
Now that Table tennis team won a sliver medal does it inspired
young Singaporean to participate to follow suit or does it inspired
SG govt to continue hire import to gain medals? what lesson
are we learning here? Remember question to ask is are
we learning the right answer from a single
outcome.
but what is left with unsolved fundamental issue of
how do we use this opportunity to Inspired young
singaporean to go for excellent. To cutivate parent to
encourage children to go for excellent. The motivation is internal
rather than incentive.
You can always ask parents and kids
Does it convince young singaporean to be proud of being a
Singaporean?
Who are we kidding here! I wrote to my Chinese friend who
is working in Angola about the table tennis player the reply was
All Chinese again Chinese.
So ultimately you have to ask yourself these questions now that
economically sg is doing well and have the financial resources to
spend to hire foreigner but what happen if you don;t
Resources that are free from domestics cultivation vs spending
money for a quick fix.
So I guess right now the next minister that take over sport will
have to do better in the next olypmics so now they have to scout
for more talent oversea? pay more.
The USA team had over 33 foreign born atheletes flying their
flags in the beijing olympics. In the track and field events, would
your Angola friend says it is ALL african against african? The more
well known ones are Bernard Lagat, from Kenya, Lopez Lomong from
Sudan and Leo Manzano from Mexica, they are all running for
the USA in the 1500 meters event.
Your Angola friends can't tell the difference between a
Singaporean Chinese and a HK Chinese, can you tell the difference
between a black american and a Jamaican, or a caucasian from UK and
Poland? can you tell where they were born?
What really important is that the country offers the
opportunity, the sportmans offer their skill. Together they bring
excellence to the sport. Whether you like it or not, the team beat
South Korea and won silver medal. The honors go to them, and
Singapore as a country. If you people feel proud only when locally
born win the medal, then you will have to wait long
long.
You are right, are we learning the right
answer from a single outcome? do you know that a single
outcome came a long way. Singapore's table tennis association is
run by a team of people who are very dedicated table tennis
players, their hunt for talents went back to the 80s and it took
many previous players like Jin Jun Hong to bring up the interest
and standard of the game. It took these players many games overseas
to develop the mental strength to play against the best in the
world. They did not walk into Singapore, then to Beijing and won
the silver.
How much are the other sports associations doing to develop
players? Just because you are born in China does not make you a
world class table tennis player, or badminton players? do what are
you good at, being born in Singapore?
Many Chinese parents know how tough it is for their children to
compete academically so when their children are picked for sport
for their potential, it is a risk for them to send their kids to do
sport, for ultimately there is only 1 gold medalist in
every event! You think Singaporean born would be brave enough to
take such a move?
Finally, do we have the heart, a kind and gracious heart to
embrace those who work and sacrifice for our country? bear in mind,
in 48 years, only 1 table tennis team made, many came here but
didn't make it....are we waiting for another campaign to educate
the local born?
