I hate Ma Lin, Xu Xin and Zhang Jike

[Nuigit]

The word hate is too strong but after I explain you'll see my point

Was at the English Open, standing at the top of the room with the tt action going on at the centre and from the room behind me out comes Ma Lin, Xu Xin and Zhang Jike!

They stand in front of me and watch the current match between Wang Liqin and Chen Qi and I bring myself to ask them to sign my event ticket and all of them say no!

/rage

 

[chughtai]

i only hate xu xin

 

[david93fcb]

I understand your fury, but it's not easy to bring up the patience to cope with all the fans as a pro.
Maybe they had just given autographs to someone else and wanted to relax a bit.

 

[ttmonster]

May be they got a scolding from the coach after Ma played with Dan

 

[Dan]

This happened to me in 2007 WTTC. Similar sort of thing, Wang Liqin, Ma Lin and Wang Hao refused to sign my racquet. However, 4 years later Ma Lin played TT with me lol. I think sometimes the players want a break from it all.. But if i was a pro like them, i would always sign and stuff,, especially in your situation Nuigit when it was just you and them. No one else hassling them

 

[markog99]

This happened to me in 2007 WTTC. Similar sort of thing, Wang Liqin, Ma Lin and Wang Hao refused to sign my racquet. However, 4 years later Ma Lin played TT with me lol. I think sometimes the players want a break from it all.. But if i was a pro like them, i would always sign and stuff,, especially in your situation Nuigit when it was just you and them. No one else hassling them

yeah you are right.if were them i wouldnt too sing everyones racket

 

[Matt Hetherington]

Yea but I mean if there's only one person and there are three of them you would think maybe one of them would do it. Oh well what can you do, my advice, don't let it put you off asking

 

maybe it has something to do with difference in cultures....
maybe in china they do that all the time and fans don't take it as an offense.
in western world we are used to famous people always being polite, like an obligation.
it would be great to know what a couple of chinese people think about this theory

 

[YosuaYosan]

You are not in their position.
Maybe yesterday sb they loved passed away ? Who knows..
Maybe they are in deep pressure ? Who knows..
Maybe they are very tired ? Who knows..
You see, being a pro with lotsa fans is not easy.

Im not saying that you cant hate em.. Its your right fully..
No offence, my friend.
Im just trying to say that seeing others from their point of view is important in life.

 

[jyechen]

Hmm, did you at least get to shake their hand? XDD

I dunno, I'd be pretty pscyhed just to get to see them so close!

 

[BUTTERFLY11]

Oh, you need to ask them at the right moment. I was at the english open and waited till after the presentation and got all of the mens team autographs. i got some before as well, ma lin, zhang jike, wang liqin etc. they were probably going to prepare for their next match when you asked for their autographs

 

[kaohwang0203]

No offense. But i think players are not obligated to sign for people.

 

[jyechen]

I just realized you said the word "hate" is too strong. If you mean that you have a feeling towards them that is in the direction of hate, but not that extreme, I guess that's totally understandable. As long as you understand their position as well. Heh.

 

[azlan]

Having being in various tournaments and competitions, not only table tennis, I understand the mentality of these players sometimes. Some are accessing other players, there are some too tired to entertain their fans, not playing well in their previous games will certainly not put them in a good mood or probably they were having some discussions between them.
I went to All England Wimbledon Championship every year when I was in the UK, and this one particular year, 1989, I tried to get Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg autograph, but they just ignored me...totally. But a year later I managed to get Edberg's, and a photo with Becker! Just remember, they are humans too, and probably we got them at the wrong time. Happens to the best of us

 

[PandaMike]

I can understand from their point of view that constantly signing would get annoying. And where do you draw the line? But I think in this situation they had no reason to not give you their signature.
I know if I was in their position I would totally sign it. Its just a polite thing to do.

 

[Bollforte94]

azlan is right
but at the first moment I would react like Nuigit.
Ma Lin was exhausted because of the match against Dan
I think that the chinese prefer to sign after a win like Wang Hao after his win in the final at the World Cup 2010

 

[Dan]

Ma Lin was exhausted because of the match against Dan

haha thats funny

 

[dici]

As other mentioned, it just most likely they are concentrating on analyze all their possible opponent on the match. And if they do agree to give out a signature at that moment, they would not able to give any excuse to not giving out any signature for other people. And probably the coach does warn them about this thing too.

 

[TTOski]

Having being in various tournaments and competitions, not only table tennis, I understand the mentality of these players sometimes. Some are accessing other players, there are some too tired to entertain their fans, not playing well in their previous games will certainly not put them in a good mood or probably they were having some discussions between them.
I went to All England Wimbledon Championship every year when I was in the UK, and this one particular year, 1989, I tried to get Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg autograph, but they just ignored me...totally. But a year later I managed to get Edberg's, and a photo with Becker! Just remember, they are humans too, and probably we got them at the wrong time. Happens to the best of us

I think your'e right! When i got the autographs of JO Waldner and Mikael Appelgren, one of my friends asked them two hours before me and they got nothing. When I asked, they were friendly, shook my hand, wrote on my racket and a picture. ( Waldner even smiled to me when he saw that I hit a serve behind the back without a racket!

 

[azlan]

Nice one BollForte94..hahaha and for Zhang Jike and Xu Xin, they were probably wetting in their pants thinking that Dan was going them a table tennis lessons later. Ma Lin was warning them while you were asking for the autograph.