Lin Dan—A great badminton player

Lin Dan—A great badminton player

Background information

   Lin Dan was born in China in 1983. He is Chinese. He is a great badminton player from China. He is the first men’s singles player to retain the Olympic gold medals.

        He won the championship in Beijing in 2008

Source: http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/badminton/n214542544.shtml

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Major Events in his life

  He has played the badminton since he was five. In 1996, he joined the sports troop. In 2004, it is the first time for time to earn the number one world ranking. In 2005, he suffered from setbacks and he took a rest for a few months. In 2010, he got married with Xie Xingfang. In 2011, he won his fourth World Championships title by beating Lee Chong Wei.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVzi9dojg4M

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Quotes from Lin Dan

1. Even though I did not have my best performance today I kept a good fighting spirit.

2. I want to be the champion. I am confident I can do it.

3. Only victory could prove my world number one ranking. The final was tough, but I won.

Our feelings

I think he is confident. He believes that if he wants to be a champion, he can do it. He is persistent. Although he loses a match, he keeps a good fighting spirit.




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References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Dan


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