Before the Olympics, I have won several tournaments
such as the All-England and World Cup.
(SUSI SUSANTI, BARCELONA 1992 WOMEN'S SINGLES GOLD)
But the Olympics was the biggest event.
And Indonesia hasn't gotten any gold medal before.
After I got the first Olympic gold medal for Indonesia,
everything changed. I could really feel it.
(SUSI SUSANTI INA)
It's not just about the achievement,
but people became more aware of Indonesia.
This picture was taken when I got the first Olympic medal.
I was so emotional, I was crying in that photo.
It was taken when our national flag was raised
and our national anthem sung.
And for me, this is my highest achievement.
It was the first gold medal, not just for Indonesia,
but also for badminton in the Olympics itself.
(SUSIE'S THEN-FIANCE GAVE INDONESIA GOLD NUMBER TWO IN THE MEN'S SINGLES)
It was the biggest moment for me.
Like a dream, actually.
We had a huge celebration and they set up a parade
(ALAN BUDIKUSUMA BARCELONA 1992 MEN'S SINGLES GOLD)
for the whole of Jakarta.
So that's the atmosphere, it was so amazing, you know.
So I was shocked at this.
My victory in the Olympics brought about
a very positive influence on Indonesians,
especially on children,
who were all very enthusiastic about playing badminton.
And I was very happy about that
because my victory enhanced the popularity of badminton
perhaps not only in Indonesia but also other countries.
For me, that was a source of great pride
because I grew up with badminton.
So when I was able to attain a great achievement in badminton,
I did not only bring about a positive influence on badminton
in Indonesia, but all around the world.
(MORE THAN TWO DECADES AFTER THEIR HISTORIC WINS
(THE LEGENDARY COUPLE REMAINS DEDICATED)
(TO HELPING INDONESIA STAY AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME.)
Badminton is my hobby and then my passion.
That's why even after I retired from badminton,
I still keep practising, though not every day
to keep my stamina and to make sure my body is still OK.
I want to share my experience and my knowledge too.
I'm not directly coaching the players, but indirectly,
I make the "weapon".
The "weapon" is so important to the players.
We create these ourselves for the players,
for doubles players, for singles players,
for powerful players, for not-so-powerful players.
We try to figure out this.
We also make a tournament.
The purpose of this tournament
is to give back to my association
because they trained me and helped me to become
one of the best players in the world.
That's why I want to give opportunities
to the young players.
Today's athlete faces more distractions.
The competition is tighter,
since badminton has become an Olympic sport.
Every country is competing
to make their athletes more famous.
Now Badminton is not dominated by China and Indonesia any more
but you can see other countries
like Spain now suddenly coming up with good players.
Even now Russia, of course Japan and Korea.
The one who is more prepared,
more focused and more disciplined,
will be the Olympic champion.
The distractions are not limited to the mobile phone
and movies.
Discipline and hard work are
what they need the most right now.
Badminton is my profession,
and most of my life is tied to badminton.
Because without badminton, I am nobody. Through badminton,
I've become the Susi Susanti people know today.
Badminton is Indonesia's most famous sport after soccer.
This gives us pride, and becomes our people's sport.
(CHRISTIAN HADINATA INDUCTED INTO THE WORLD BADMINTON)
(HALL OF FAME)
(HE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST DOUBLES PLAYERS)
(IN BADMINTON HISTORY)
To be honest, I only followed the badminton news
(CHRISTIAN HADINATA MEN'S AND MIXED DOUBLES LEGEND NATIONAL
TRAINING DIRECTOR INDONESIA BADMINTON ASSOCIATION (PNSI))
from newspapers, because it was limited at that time.
I read how my seniors like Tan Joe Hok, Ferry Sonneville,
Lie Po Djian, Eddy Yusuf and many others
achieved the best in overseas tournaments
such as the All-England and Thomas Cup.
I was inspired by them, by how Indonesian badminton players
could compete internationally.
That was how I started to pursue my badminton career.
Their achievements also inspired a lot of
Indonesians in general.
It has become our motivation that Indonesian badminton
athletes can bring pride to our country.
(INDONESIA REMAINS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BADMINTON COUNTRY)
(AT THE PRESTIGIOUS THOMAS CUP.)
(A HISTORIC WORLD CUP FOUNDED IN 1949,)
(IT IS HIGHLY REGARDED BY BOTH PLAYERS AND FANS)
The Thomas Cup is a team event, so it describes the actual
badminton strength of each country.
Which country wins the Thomas Cup is acknowledged
to have the best foundation,
because the tournament involves
teams of three men's singles players
and two doubles pairs.
Back in those days, the men's singles was
the most prestigious.
Therefore, I hoped to make the men's doubles sector
as prestigious as the men's singles.
I was playing men's doubles and mixed doubles.
But I also had to continue observing,
scouting talent for the men's doubles for players
who could become great champions
and raise the profile of the men's doubles sector.
(TO CONTINUE HIS DOUBLES LEGACY)
(CHRISTIAN INVESTED IN THE MEN'S DOUBLES DISCIPLINE)
(AS HEAD COACH IN THE '90S)
(THEIR DEPTH IN MEN'S DOUBLES MADE THEM THE FIRST NATION)
(TO WIN THE THOMAS CUP 5 CONSECUTIVE TIMES)
(BETWEEN 1994 TO 2002)
(AND INDONESIA HAS WON THE MOST NUMBER OF OLYMPIC)
(MEN'S DOUBLES GOLD MEDALS)
Partners who are united have a flow in their movements.
There is Yin and Yang.
The one that's Yin is more calm and cool,
the other may be more emotional and hot-tempered.
This is important on the court.
The one with the calm and cool character can handle the moment
when they are lagging behind.
On the flip side,
the one with more of a temper can inspire emotion
and motivation.
There's no secret.
We only observe and understand the character
of each individual to be integrated.
The most important thing is their playing styles,
how we can unite the different characters
to create a formidable force.
(MEN'S DOUBLES 2ND ROUND)
(REXY MAINAKY RICKY SUBAGJA INA)
(N. PONTING DAVID WRIGHT GBR)
(ONE OF CHRISTIAN'S FIRST LEGACIES)
(WAS THE LEGENDARY PAIRING OF RICKY AND REXY)
(THEY BROUGHT THE MEN'S DOUBLES GAME TO A NEW LEVEL)
Rexy and I were paired for the first time in 1991
when my coaches Christian Hadinata and Atik Jauhari
made that decision.
Before I paired up with Rexy, I was playing with his brother,
Richard Mainaky.
Richard and I were chasing points
for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
The focus was on reaching the Olympics.
The coach told me he was breaking up our partnership.
(RICKY SUBAGJA ATLANTA 1996 MEN'S DOUBLES GOLD)
(HEAD INDONESIA BADMINTON ASSOCIATION (PBSI)
(DEVELOPMENT DIVISION)
It meant all our points were automatically gone
once I paired up with Richard's younger brother
Initially, I refused.
I wanted to play at Barcelona in 1992.
The coach said, "Don't look at '92 Barcelona,
but look ahead to '96 Atlanta."
The coaches at the time were Christian Hadinata
and Atik Jauhari, and that was their plan.
(DESPITE HIS RESISTANCE, THEY WERE PAIRED UP.)
Almost immediately, our new team began showing results.
We became champions.
(IT WAS A PLAN THAT WORKED.)
We won the Indonesia Open, Japan Open, Korea Open,
All-England, World Championship,
Thomas Cup and Asian Games.
Rexy and I were ranked number one in the world at the time.
As we got closer to reaching the '96 Atlanta Olympics,
I kept telling Rexy whenever we won a major tournament
such as the All-England,
that I wished this were the Olympics.
We were afraid to miss the chance and the moment
to win the Olympic gold.
(MATCH POINT)
(MAS CHEA SOON KIT/YAP KIM HOCK)
(INA R. MAINAKY/R SUBAGJA)
With the various events I've ever competed in my career,
every achievement that I've ever had becomes complete
with the Olympic gold medal.
It had not been a fight for one or two months,
one or two years.
This was quite a long process to finally reach
the highest peak that I could ever achieve.
It was achieved with the greatest sense of satisfaction
and gratitude.
Most importantly, I got to see our national flag raised
and our national anthem sung at the Atlanta Olympics.
(TOGETHER RICKY & REXY WON OVER 30 INTERNATIONAL TITLES)
(RICKY CONTINUES THE TRADITION IN CARRYING THE BATON)
(TO MENTOR AND OVERSEE THE NATIONAL TEAM'S DEVELOPMENT)
There are 10 national circuit events.
There is also another tournament
where they can earn points for national ranking.
All athletes who participate will have a national ranking,
and if they qualify, they will play at national championships.
The national championship winner from five sectors
will join the national training camp.
The club or club athletes competing in the national
championship circuits would be ranked on their performance,
and then their results in the national championships.
They're not only playing to show their techniques,
but also their physique and stamina.
There are several criteria that need to be fulfilled
if they want to join the national team.
From this long process,
that is how they join the national training camp,
and we consider that they are the best.
(INDONESIA'S BADMINTON CLUB SYSTEM HOLDS THE KEY)
(IN IDENTIFYING BADMINTON PHENOMS)
(IN THIS POPULOUS NATION)
(TOP BADMINTON CLUBS ARE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE)
(WELL-FUNDED AND ALWAYS SCOUTING FOR NEW TALENT
(ACROSS THE NATION)
There are two kinds of badminton clubs.
(CHRISTIAN HADINATA MEN'S AND MIXED DOUBLES LEGEND)
(NATIONAL TRAINING DIRECTOR)
INDONESIA BADMINTON ASSOCIATION (PBSI))
The first kind of club is focused on achievements,
which means the club focuses on
grooming athletes for excellence.
On the other hand, there are clubs that focus on
coaching the basics and promoting badminton.
For clubs focusing on achievement,
talent scouting is very important.
Our national and international players are coming from
these clubs.
National players like Hendra, Ahsan, Tontonwi
and Liliyana come from badminton clubs.
If the coaching and development at the club is good,
I think the achievements in the national and international
arenas will be good too.
Our own club (PB Djarum) will take players
under 13-15 years old.
In my opinion, coaching them to become champions
and good players takes approximately 3-5 years.
(GREYSIA POLII IS A SUCCESS STORY OF A BADMINTON CLUB FIND)
(SCOUTED BY A TOP BADMINTON CLUB AS A CHILD PROTEGE)
(FROM OUTSIDE OF JAVA)
(GREYSIA WON INDONESIA ITS FIRST ASIAN GAMES)
(WOMEN'S DOUBLES TITLE IN 2014)
(A HISTORIC FEAT IN A DISCIPLINE LONG DOMINATED)
(BY THE CHINESE)
(AND SHE HAS BEEN RANKED AS HIGH AS WORLD NUMBER TWO.)
Before we competed in the Asian Games,
we didn't expect to win the gold.
But we just never gave up, me and my partner
and the coaches as well.
And the team kept reminding us that we had the ability, so we
(GREYSIA POLII WOMEN'S & MIXED DOUBLES)
had to trust and be confident in ourselves and just do it.
Jaya Raya Club, my first club,
conducts training three times a week.
Then we continue to train more if there is a need.
It was like a school for badminton.
They will have auditions for 10-year-olds - that's when
we get more achievements through competitions.
If we get the achievements, we get directly
into the dormitory of Jaya Raya.
We have to have achievements first
as kids, and the talent as well.
They look out for that.
I was qualified for the national team in 2003
at the age of 15.
I had to be number one in the national competition.
I had to work hard to achieve the best
that I can in that area first
before I could enter the national team.
It was quite hard for me as a teenager.
My family background wasn't that rich.
Badminton could bring us to the next level
so I just try, you know, to make it better for life.
To make more money is a secondary thought for me
For me, my first priority is always the achievement.
Whenever we get the number one, of course,
we will get the bonus and money,
but I just keep focusing on my goals, like my achievements
on what I have to do, what I have to reach.
I really love badminton, I really love this game.
I just want to enjoy every training session,
to work hard, as hard as I can.
I want to give the best that I can for this country.
(JOURNALIST FEMI HAS BEEN COVERING BADMINTON)
(FOR OVER TEN YEARS)
(FEMI DIAH JOURNALIST, DETIKCOM)
We've achieved good results in badminton.
It's now our specialty
because we already have a good system for it,
and people are enthusiastic about it.
They believe that badminton can change one's life
and turn a nobody to somebody.
People are motivated at how a village child like Taufik
Hidayat, who was born in Pangalengan as a farmer's son,
could become a world champion and Olympic gold medallist.
Greysia Polii was from outside Java
and she was able to win the Asian Games
World Superseries titles.
They've become the role models for Indonesian children.
Because Indonesians have the speed for the game,
and also, we have our tradition.
There is an era when kids are playing badminton
like they are flying kites.
They play it on the streets, on open court, in their backyard.
They are playing badminton everywhere.
It's because we have so many role models, and everyone
is competing to become an international player.
(INDONESIAN BADMINTON FANS)
(ARE KNOWN TO BE THE MOST PASSIONATE)
(THEY SET UP BLOGS AND FORUM COMMUNITIES)
(TO TALK ABOUT THE SPORT, TO PLAY THE GAME EVERY WEEK)
(CHARLES EMANUEL BADMINTON BLOGGER)
First of all, I basically like badminton
and where I come from,
we have a strong tradition of playing badminton.
Our players are not really tall,
but they can reach the shuttlecock from all corners
(MARIA ETHA, BADMINTON ENTHUSIAST)
and return play which makes it more exciting.
What I love most about Indonesia's badminton
is the tradition,
(ALFONSIUS BILLY, SPORTS BLOGGER)
a tradition which focuses all the world's attention
on Indonesia
and they remember that badminton
is a source of pride for us.
That's really our identity.
There are two big sports in Indonesia that inspires a high
level of euphoria - one is soccer
(YAYAT, SPORTS BLOGGER)
and the other is badminton.
These two sports grip the attention of all Indonesians.
because we relate closely to these two sports.
Badminton is like my second girlfriend or lover.
(MADYA PRAYOGIE, BADMINTON ENTHUSIAST)
I might be considered an obsessive fan.
I was really inspired by a
badminton athlete, Mohammad Ahsan
who has been consistent in bringing home
badminton titles and dignity for our country.
I was only 7 or 8 years old when I
first watched a badminton match.
(DARYADI, PUBLISHER & CHIEF EDITOR,
(BADMINTON INDONESIA MAGAZINE)
It was a match that Rudy Hartono played in.
Here in Indonesia, we really love badminton.
We idolise players such as Rudy Hartono,
Liem Swie King, we really admire them.
Even today, the youth of Indonesia have their own
idols of their own era, since they are really young.
At the age of 10, most of them already have their own idols.
Idolising these players is a reason why we love badminton.
(PUBLISHER DARYADI'S LOVE FOR BADMINTON STARTED AS A CHILD)
(NOW HE COVERS THE SPORT FOR A LIVING)
The badminton federation of Indonesia is also extremely
serious in developing and maintaining the achievements.
This is the reason why our performance in badminton
has been quite stable,
though we did have a setback a few years ago.
(LONDON 2012 WAS THE FIRST TIME INDONESIA BADMINTON)
(WENT HOME FROM THE OLYMPIC GAMES EMPTY-HANDED.)
We did not get any medals at the London 2012 Olympic
(RICKY SUBAGJA ATLANTA 1996 MEN'S DOUBLES GOLD)
(HEAD INDONESIA BADMINTON ASSOCIATION (PBSI)
(DEVELOPMENT DIVISION)
games for badminton, not even a silver or bronze.
It was quite unexpected, because the men's doubles
and mixed doubles teams had a good chance.
It was arguably unsuccessful, a failure.
The worst results ever achieved were in London 2012.
(CHRISTIAN HADINATA MEN'S AND MIXED DOUBLES LEGEND)
(NATIONAL TRAINING DIRECTOR)
(INDONESIAN BADMINTON ASSOCIATION (PBSI))
The non-technical factors are the most important factors.
In this case, it's the mental state
during a match or championship.
If we do a general assessment of the athletes in their
training, they are already qualified for the match.
(INDONESIA BADMINTON REGAINED ITS COMPOSURE BY RIO 2016)
(AND TOOK HOME THE MIXED DOUBLES GOLD)
(TONTOWI AHMAD AND LILIYANA NATSIR RECEIVED A CASH REWARD
(OF RUPIAH 5 BILLION AND A LIFETIME PENSION ALLOWANCE OF)
(RUPIAH 20 MILLION PER MONTH)
We know that we are very familiar with
the tradition of gold in the Olympics.
If we can regain the title or restore one cup supremacy,
it will have an extraordinary impact, not just
in our men's doubles sector but in badminton as a whole.
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