Thomas Cup updates: It has been a dark day for the Indonesians...

What can I say? I watched almost every second of the matches, and I felt that Indonesian players are not less talented, not at all. However, I think they lacked of drive to win, and lack of luck also.

Sony DK put a great show. Everyone knows it's not easy to be the first single of the day, a place that is usually reserved for Taufik Hidayat.

Markis / Hendra, world number 1 were terrific in the first two sets. However, they somehow deteriorated in the last set, which is the most crucial set of all. We all expected them to win, but again, they lost.

I have nothing against Taufik. He was as talented as ever before. However, I saw with my very own eyes how he has changed from Olympics 2004 to now. He was not hungry anymore with winning, titles, trophies. Yes, he has got everything. A successful career, a beautiful wife, a kid, and rich in-laws. That's why I always feel it's very scary if a sports player loses his/her hunger to win. Yes, if you read news, Justine Henin retires from professional tennis as world number 1, because she just doesn't have the appetite to win anymore.


Yup, what do you call a person with loads of talent, but lacks of drive to win? A Taufik Hidayat.




It's definitely painful for any Indonesian who still loves our country. We still hope that our Uber cup team will do us proud in the final round tomorrow. (Although they have already done us proud by going to the final). I know, it's David against Goliath, but we don't lose hope until the last breath.