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20 August 2016
Malaysian Mix Doubles Player Goh Liu Ying Pens a Post Olympics message from the heart, about her journey to the silver medal
Goh Liu Ying's Post-Olympics Message Will Make You Cry
AFTER Goh Liu Ying and her badminton mixed doubles partner Chan Peng Soon scored a silver Olympic medal for our country earlier this week, the duo received an outpouring of praise from Malaysians.
Liu Ying took to Facebook to write about her journey to Rio and what winning a silver medal for her country meant to her. Remember, it's not that she owes anyone an explanation about missing out on the gold medal or that she needed to prove outside the court that she and her partner deserve Malaysia's love. What she and Peng Soon did was already badass.
Read her full message, translated from Chinese to English by Malaysiakini, below.
I was the first batch of Malaysia's mixed doubles team. In the early days, Malaysia's mixed doubles teams were put together impromptu, without real planning. At that time, Malaysia's focus was only on the men's singles and men's doubles teams. Malaysians were also only interested in men badminton players. Two years ago, for the sake of performing in the Olympics, I underwent surgery to repair both of my damaged knees. In the beginning the goal was to perform in the group stage.
Then, when we got into the semi-finals, I thought that maybe we may have a chance at a bronze medal. When we won the semi-finals, I felt like I was in a dream. Did I really win? Is this not a dream? I have dreamt for many times how great a feeling it would be to be able to stand on the podium. In the finals, we faced the Indonesian team which was in a strong form, we did not perform up to expectations.
Many people hoped that we could go for Malaysia's first gold Olympic medal but regrettably, we couldn't put up a good match. Standing on the podium and seeing the moment our country's flag was raised, I teared up. I could only dream of this moment, I never thought it could happen. We entered the Olympics in the eighth place, there were so many opponents that were better than us.
I am just Goh Liu Ying. I did not have such remarkable achievements like the Chinese team, I did not have the steady performance of the Korean team, I did not have the tactical strategy of the Europeans teams nor did I have the experience of the Indonesian team. I am just Goh Liu Ying. I was not born with the body of an athlete.
When others completed the training set by our coach, I could only complete half of the training. I couldn't build up my muscles like the other athletes. Smaller muscles, there is less protection and my chances of injuries increase. As I have undergone surgery, I also could not overexert myself during training. The strength of both my legs is also lesser, compared to others. I am Goh Liu Ying. I am the Rio Olympics badminton mixed doubles silver medallist. This will make me proud for the rest of my life.
Can someone get her another medal please? Thanks.
- Elle Malaysia
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