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LEE Chong Wei membayangkan akan bersara daripada badminton pada 2012 selepas meraih pingat emas Sukan Olimpik.
DUTA MAXIS...Matthew (tengah) bersama Misbun (kiri) dan  Chong Wei pada majlis menandatangani perjanjian penajaan dengan  Maxis, semalam.
DUTA MAXIS...Matthew (tengah) bersama Misbun (kiri) dan Chong Wei pada majlis menandatangani perjanjian penajaan dengan Maxis, semalam. 

LEE Chong Wei membayangkan akan bersara daripada badminton pada 2012 selepas meraih pingat emas Sukan Olimpik.


Bagaimanapun dia berharap sebelum bersara, semua gelaran yang masih belum diraih pemain Malaysia mampu dirangkulnya.

“Saya akan bersara selepas Sukan Olimpik 2012. Saya harap dapat pingat emas dan memenangi gelaran yang masih belum diraih pemain Malaysia seperti China Masters dan Olimpik,” kata Chong Wei selepas majlis tajaan syarikat pembekal telekomunikasi bergerak, Maxis Berhad untuk tempoh setahun bermula Januari hingga Disember ini.

Setakat ini, Chong Wei masih belum mempunyai koleksi kejuaraan Seluruh England, Terbuka China dan China Masters, selain Olimpik dan Sukan Sea.

Chong Wei berkata, banyak pengorbanan yang perlu dilakukannya untuk mencapai semua gelaran itu.
“Untuk mencapai tahap itu, kesungguhan dan latihan saja tidak cukup jika seseorang atlit tidak berkorban dalam banyak perkara seperti keseronokan berhibur dan bercuti bersama rakan sebaya dan keluarga,” katanya.

Dalam pada itu, dia menolak kemungkinan menjadi pemain profesional seperti dilakukan beberapa pemain ternama dunia biarpun mengakui tindakan itu mampu memberi lebih ruang untuknya melakukan banyak perkara yang tidak dapat dikecapinya sepanjang bergelar pemain ketika bersama Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM).

Sebelum ini beberapa pemain seperti Chen Hong dari China dan Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia) bergelar pemain profesional bagi meluangkan lebih masa bersama keluarga.

“Saya mahu remaja kita tahu bahawa kejayaan yang saya kecapi ini bukan mudah diperoleh. Banyak pengorbanan yang saya lakukan dan begitu juga orang lain perlu laksanakan demi untuk berjaya. Tapi, saya selesa begini kerana sudah beroleh balasan atas pengorbanan itu,” kata Chong Wei yang yakin mampu mendapatkan semula keseronokan yang dikorban sebelum ini selepas bersara nanti.

Sementara itu, pencapaian Chong Wei sebagai pemain nombor satu dunia dan kemampuan jurulatihnya, Datuk Misbun Sidek memastikan pemain itu terus kekal di ranking teratas menjadi daya penarik kepada Maxis yang menyifatkan mereka berdua mempunyai budaya kerja tinggi, berdisiplin, berdaya tahan dan bijak dalam bidang mereka ceburi.

Ketua Pegawai Pemasaran Maxis Berhad, Matthew Wilsher, berkata pencapaian dua nama besar dalam dunia badminton itu mampu memberi inspirasi kepada seluruh rakyat Malaysia, sekali gus seiring dengan matlamat Maxis yang mahu mencapai tahap kecemerlangan dalam produk dan perkhidmatan disediakan.

Majlis menandatangani memorandum persefahaman (MOU) membabitkan kedua-dua pihak yang mengesahkan Chong Wei dan Misbun sebagai Duta Maxis 2010 berlangsung di Hotel Westin, Bukit Bintang.
Pada majlis itu, Chong Wei turut menyampaikan 50 raket ditandatanganinya kepada kanak-kanak bertuah yang mengambil bahagian dalam Peraduan Lee Chong Wei menerusi Internet.

HARIAN METRO

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