Comments on: Chess – not a game, not a sport

By: GiLoCatur

GiLoCatur — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:10:30 +0000

the time has changed. most of us parents nowadays spoil our children. we limit their time for outings. even we are afraid if they are outside home. we prefer them to be at home playing playstation, video games, game boys, watching 24/7 cable tv as long they are safe at home. as a result, nowadays generation is lacking the motivation and creativity, and having easy life. furthermore, most parents nowadays pressure their kids for tuition and academic excellence. parents do not encourage for sports and co-curriculum. we stop the sports culture. so how?

By: GilaChess

GilaChess — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:47:37 +0000

I get what you mean. But perhaps the hockey example is not a good one. You probably can heal properly from broken bones but head injury is something else.

By: Malaysian

Malaysian — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:41:57 +0000

Footballers regularly break all parts of their bodies for their sport. If you want to be good you cannot hold back.

By: GilaChess

GilaChess — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:35:12 +0000

Stopping the ball with your head is taking dedication/patriotism to insane levels.

By: Malaysian

Malaysian — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:22:49 +0000

Thanks for the correction. I got the earliest e-news and since they have been updated throughout the day, I am unable to quote/recheck the source. Perhaps the reporter got it wrong.Maybe I read it wrong.

Congrats for doing some deep research on what I said. But I think you missed the point of what I wrote. It wasn’t about who Ho Koh Chye was. Frankly, I know little about hockey anyway. The point I was emphasising was the spirit of the man and his dedication to his chosen sport. The things he was willing to do to excel … that is something we all can learn from him if we are to emerge as a good sportsman. So stop complaining about irrelevant things like not enough rest etc. Whose fault is it anyway that you do not get enough rest? Surely not your opponent’s, is it?

By: Man

Man — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:46:47 +0000

Sorry to interrupt, but you got your facts wrong there again mister! Our goalie during the 1975 World Cup was Khairuddin Zainal.

By: Malaysian

Malaysian — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:47:11 +0000

Here is some food for thought…

I read in the papers today of the demise of Datuk Ho Koh Chye, one of Malaysia’s former all time great hockey player. He was the goallie in Malaysia’s team which emerged 4th in the 1975 World Cup in KL.

It was reported that he was known to stop shots with his forehead!! Mind you, this is hockey and not chess. How many chess players are willing to go that extra mile to achieve success in the game? In 1975, there was also little money in hockey, but great players think differently. Now we have excuses that Olympiad players travelling too long to put up a good performance. Ask them to risk their life for their game and I am sure there will be no takers.