(Kuala Lumpur, 27th) The Malaysian Olympic mixed doubles silver medalist Goh Liu Ying, who officially retired not long ago, talked about her life plan after retirement, saying: “I will hold more badminton competitions.”
When she was a guest on “Lectures on Eastern Issues”, she said with a smile that she still loves badminton, so her plan after retirement is still inseparable from this sport.
She also said that for the time being, she is not considering following in the footsteps of some badminton predecessors and opening a badminton academy. On the contrary, she intends to allow more general public to experience and participate in the Malaysian national badminton competition.
She pointed out that there are many badminton games in Malaysia, and the public likes to watch badminton games, but there are few games for the public, so she plans to hold more badminton games open to the public after retirement, not for the country A ball game held by the players.
The player’s glory is only temporary and he still needs to make plans for his life after retiring
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When asked when she had the idea of retiring, she said that she actually had the idea when she injured her knee earlier.
She was ranked top 8 in the world at the time, but she was recovering from an injury. When she saw other players training on the field, she asked herself, “Who am I? Where is my value?”
She said that at that time, she felt that she had fallen from the top of the mountain to the valley, but she already knew clearly that she needed to start planning the direction after retirement.
She pointed out that after retirement, many athletes may be used to honor and attention, so they are confused, so they choose to start some small businesses or become coaches.
“The glory of a player is only temporary. After retiring, you still have to plan for your own life.”
She bluntly said that except for Olympic silver medalists who have “retirement funds”, other athletes do not have “retirement funds” after retirement, so she said that she realized early on that she must plan well.
He was labeled as an “unprofessional athlete” because of his insecure frequent endorsement
Some people say that she is an unemployed athlete who often takes commercials and endorsements. In this regard, she thinks that she has done nothing harmful, but she manages her time very well.
She said that generally she arranges the shooting time outside the training time, assuming that there are trainings from Monday to Saturday, then the shooting time will be arranged on Sunday.
She mentioned that because of this, she basically works 7 days a week.
She said that as an athlete, there is actually no sense of security, because retirement is a matter of any time, and no one will plan for her a direction after retirement, and she needs to plan by herself.
Are free people more free?Actually not
She said that she did have pressure to partner with Chen Pengshun, including the expectations of the public and the rules of the World Badminton Federation.
She pointed out that since the two of them are in the top 10 in the world, they will be required to participate in 12 to 15 games a year. If they do not complete, they will be fined about 5,000 US dollars.
She said frankly that as a freelancer and a new partner, the expectations of the public will not be so great, and the competition will indeed be easier, but it is not without pressure, because a freelancer needs self-discipline, management, planning and evaluation skills.
She also said that in addition to ensuring physical condition and finding funds for the game, free agents need to take into account both economic and physical conditions.
She believes that free people have to take into account a lot. Apart from grades, economy is the most important consideration.
“Free men presuppose economics.”
For example, she went to a competition in Europe. It doesn’t mean that if she wins, she will be free from financial concerns. Sometimes, she said, it was “a loss to go to the race” and the prize money was not enough to pay for the plane ticket to the race.
