See How Malaysians Are Consoling Their Heartbroken Hero After He Couldn't Fulfil His Dream
'There will not be another like you!'
By Sadho Ram — 20 Aug 2016, 11:59 PM
World No. 1, Lee Chong Wei, is a heartbroken man tonight.
Faced against a worthy opponent from China, the Malaysian shuttler had to settle (for the lack of a better word) for Silver, after being forced to let go of his life-long dream of an Olympics Gold.
While the entire country was rooting for the national shuttler to win, no one will truly know what it feels like to be Lee Chong Wei tonight
Coming to his defence, our Minister of Youth & Sports, Khairy Jamaluddin took to his Twitter to urge Malaysians to "send him your support, your love & your thanks."
No one will know what it feels like to be @LeeChongWei right now. No one. Send him your support, your love & your thanks.
— Khairy Jamaluddin (@Khairykj) August 20, 2016
Other Malaysian leaders joined in, praising Lee Chong Wei's valiant efforts tonight.
To them, they said, Lee Chong Wei has nothing to apologise for.
Even PM Najib Razak took to Facebook to tell the world no. 1 that he put up a good fight. "Regardless of the medal, you are a hero for us Malaysians. Congratulations!"
Asked PM @NajibRazak how he felt, he said he's still proud of @leechongwei.
— Sumisha Naidu (@SumishaCNA) August 20, 2016
In expressing their love and support for a heartbroken Lee Chong Wei, Malaysians tonight, united in spirit and their passion for the sport, are showing how to console someone who alone was carrying the burden of over 30 million people on his shoulders
You did your best @LeeChongWei! We love you!! #RioOlympics2016 #badminton
— Marina Mahathir (@netraKL) August 20, 2016
All Malaysians want to give a big hug to Lee Chong Wei now.
— MalaysianUnofficial1 (@bongkersz) August 20, 2016
I JUST WANNA GO TO #Rio2016 AND TELL DATO' @LeeChongWei HOW MUCH THE COUNTRY LOVES HIM
— #MalaysiaBoleh (@Ammar_7) August 20, 2016
So thankful for @LeeChongWei you bring us together again and again, you inspire us and you make us aspire for greater things. Thank you sir.
— Kapten Kahan (@zarakahan) August 20, 2016
Thank you @LeeChongWei! You’re still our hero! You’ve united all of us Malaysians!
— Norman Goh (@imnormgoh) August 20, 2016
It's heartening to see the grace people are showing :)
Well fought @LeeChongWei
— Yin Shao Loong (@yinshaoloong) August 20, 2016
You did Malaysia proud #MAS #Olympics
You are #gold in our hearts
Congrats @LeeChongWei on the silver nonetheless. Great servant to the sport! From the ban to world no. 1 again. #Olympics #MalaysiaBoleh
— terence7 (@terence7) August 20, 2016
And while feeling disappointed is granted, Malaysians showed that they could still be proud of Dato' Lee Chong Wei's Silver:
I'm not even disappointed that he lost but I just really feel so bad for him. No one on this planet who deserves a gold more than him.
— Typical Malaysian (@TypicalMsian) August 20, 2016
Such a true fighter that gave it everything out on court. Your grit truly shines for all of us Malaysians @LeeChongWei. #OurHero
— Nicol Ann David (@NicolDavid) August 20, 2016
In the end, this tweet sums up the feelings of every Malaysian:
You carried the #MAS so very high at 3 Olympic Games, @LeeChongWei. No one else came close to doing that. There'll not be another like you!
— Jay Jay Denis (@jayjaydenis) August 20, 2016
