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9 quotes by Taufik Hidayat

Taufik Hidayat (born 10 August 1981 in Bandung, West Java) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. He is a former World and Olympic champion in men's singles. He has also won the Indonesian Open six times (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006). When he was young, he joined the SGS Club, a badminton club in Bandung, where he trained under Iie Sumirat. Hidayat won the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In August...
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My parents told me either I choose badminton, or school has to make the best of me.

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I hope the BWF (Badminton World Federation) will seriously do something about the Olympic qualifying format or risk getting badminton dropped from... →

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The PBSI (Indonesian Badminton Association) have to work harder to widen the pool and find quality players. The present indifferent culture has to... →

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Rejuvenation of younger players should be the job of the Indonesian Badminton Association. But local competitions will help identify new talent.

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Now, they hold the World Cup every year, so it's like any Super Series. It's boring. To me, it's very boring. I think the players will... →

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There is talk that badminton may not make it as a sport in the 2020 Olympics. We must bear in mind that other sports are strongly lobbying to be... →

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I hope young athletes can imitate my good side only, not the bad side.

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The Indonesian brands aren't interested in sports people, only movie stars, because they can get more exposure in the media.

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Sports in Indonesia aren't being supported by the government. The rewards you get as a young player don't match the effort you put in. I want... →

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