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Taufik Hidayat

(1981) Badminton Player Indonesia

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Taufik Hidayat is a badminton player from Indonesia, best known for Satu abad Muhammadiyah.

Quick Facts About Taufik Hidayat

Born: August 10, 1981
Nationality: Indonesia
Profession: Badminton Player
Notable works: Satu abad Muhammadiyah

About Taufik Hidayat

Taufik Hidayat is an Indonesian retired badminton player who is the current Deputy Minister for Youth and Sport of Indonesia. He is a former World champion, Olympic gold medalist, two time Asian Games gold medalist, and three time Asian champion. He is a 6 time Indonesia Open winner. Known as 'Mr Backhand', he is considered one of the greats in men's singles badminton.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Taufik Hidayat

There is talk that badminton may not make it as a sport in the 2020 Olympics. We must bear in mind that…

Badminton

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Rejuvenation of younger players should be the job of the Indonesian Badminton Association. But local competitions will help identify new talent.

Association

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The PBSI (Indonesian Badminton Association) have to work harder to widen the pool and find quality players. The present indifferent culture has…

Association

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Sports in Indonesia aren't being supported by the government. The rewards you get as a young player don't match the effort you…

Athletes

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I hope young athletes can imitate my good side only, not the bad side.

Athletes

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I hope the BWF (Badminton World Federation) will seriously do something about the Olympic qualifying format or risk getting badminton dropped from…

About

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My parents told me either I choose badminton, or school has to make the best of me.

Badminton

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The Indonesian brands aren't interested in sports people, only movie stars, because they can get more exposure in the media.

Because

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Now, they hold the World Cup every year, so it's like any Super Series. It's boring. To me, it's very boring. I…

Also

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