Champions are made from something they have deep inside them -- a desire, a dream, a vision.

I missed the Olympics badminton finals between Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan yesterday. But, the news told me that Lin Dan won Chong Wei easily and he even saluted Chong Wei for 'challenging' him. Good for him, but my heart aches for Chong Wei. His body language told me that since the preliminary rounds, his working his butt off to try to win all the matches. However, when it comes to the match with Lin Dan, all his hard work seems to evaporate into thin air. It leaves me wondering whether the faults lay on Chong Wei, or the Malaysia coach. Is Lin Dan just unbeatable?

Embracing the competitive sports' spirits is advisable. I believe many youths participated in sports not to win but for the love and fun of the sports itself. Recognizing that many administrators and officials in universities around the world are emphasizing on participation rates over victories. I wonder what is our Ministry of Youth and Sports stand on this.

Eventually, everyone who participates is a winner, by all means. Yet, when we ask coaches and parents whether how important winning is to their child or student's success in sports, many of them would clearly respond, 'VERY'. So, enhancing the 'Winning isnt't everything, it's the only thing' mentality. Is it true that players who believe winning is essential to success make the world best record holders?

Nevertheless, whether playing to win or winning the play, the ultimate stand is that creating balanced competitiors and competitions are necessary. Not forgetting, celebrating and rewarding players who work hard on their goals. This leaves me to wonder how the Ministry of Youth and Sports is going to reward our national player, Lee Chong Wei? Did they learned anything from Chong Wei?