It is more important to develop local talents in sports, than to cheat by importing a talent to win Olympic medals.
http://singaporemind.blogspot.sg/2012/08/in-sports-home-grown-vs-imported-success.html
http://singaporemind.blogspot.sg/2012/08/in-sports-home-grown-vs-imported-success.html
Not proud to have an instant import like Feng Tian Wei to win a bronze for Singapore.
ReplyDeleteBetter to loose at the Games for a local talent, at least lose with a Nation's dignity intact, rather than cheat with a FT through the short cut way.
The PAP Govt has revealed its weakness of an impatient Govt, bent on instant gratification and results, no patience to groom local talents, whether in sports or industry, as if there is no tomorrow, everything must be done quickly and with immediate results.
Dun wan to waste time to start from ground zero.
Being hasty impedes attainment of a goal, dun say forever we have to import sports talent, then The Sports Council's existence is irrelevant, its role being downgraded to a mere "importer".
Do not expect the leaders who create "A Big Widening Income Gap" has the patience to develope local talent in sports. They have a different "mindset". They do not believe human being is a spiritual being but very unique. Singapore has survived because of its unique character - believe in his people's abilities.
ReplyDeleteIt has to do with scale of doing things.To much of everything in too little time. Use them to complement, supplement, augment and uplift and never to replace. People will understand and accept.Applies to everything.
ReplyDeleteThose scholars in govt service have sucumbed to 'instant noodles' syndrome.
ReplyDeleteThey ought to look at our neighour Msia. They have Lee Chong Wei who unify 28M Msians altough he lost to Lin Dan.
Foreign import Feng TW may have won us bronze, but made sg fall even more apart.
Year after year, money pour down the drain with nothing to show except getting foreigners to convert to Singaporeans and get them to win medals. Then blame young Singaporeans not willing to make sacrifices and at the same time, MOE make primary maths exam not do-able by ex-university graduate....
ReplyDeleteSame thing apply to Singapore Ministers & MPs. Pour big money to them and when Minibond and Pinnacle exploded, all went into hiding while the lowly paid Hong Kong regulator stand up and bring those bankers to task for mis-selling. Talk, talk and talk while the younger generation of Singaporeans continue to buried their life in books from Pre-Schooler all the way to University.......
Focus hard on sports that size and stamina is not a major contributor. For so many years, we continue to fail in basketball, football, tennis, track and field, hockey etc. Why continue to throw good money. The biggest failure is the organization which suppose to lead us to sports excellence? Is it because these organization is lead by politician thus the screwup results?
ReplyDeletearchery, shooting, table tennis, badminton, bowling, sailing, etc, focus all these sports heavily especially locals, by ensuring they can continue to live a respectable live since they have to sacrifice their studies for the country. Don't just do it half heartedly. Parents will not allow their children to live in the street after their sports contribution is over. In order to prevent this, it is then better for their children to concentrate on education then risking it in sports.