Personal insults aside, I understand why any ZJK fan may want to find any excuse for calling such behaviour acceptable or "quirky" or "rebellious".
However, I firmly believe that great athletes - such as ZJK or ML or TB (or any other great athlete in any sport such as football or tennis, etc) - have a great responsibility to be role models.
ZJK could have thumped his fists into the air and torn his shirt to pieces to the delight of the spectators in the hall and everyone else watching online or via TV. He could have even done an "Adam Bobrow"-style dance. People would have loved this and joked about it forever.
However, he violently kicked and broke a barrier. Where is the limit for such "celebration"? Kicking and breaking a barrier is OK? How about kicking a table tennis table Shibaev-style? ZJK's leg strength probably exceeds that of Shibaev, so that would have been the end of that table Would have been acceptable as well? Maybe it is only when a player breaks 3 barriers?
Cool off and think about it.
i didnt say i liked what he did..the moment i saw it i thought 'WTF!!what is he doing??!thats stupid and only brings negative feelings towards him' but 2 say 'suspend him ' is xxxxxxxx if not worse!!!
he didnt hurt any1,he didnt insult any1,the match was over!he just made an ass out of himself and even broke the barrier of 1 of his sponsors!!!lol i guess thas y he looked twice at it,maybe thinking 'oh shit,didnt know it was DHS' LOL
i m a professional athlete and coach myself so i know whats going on,and i dont do such things (anymore) ,and also teach the kids 2 behave and not 2 freak out at the table... when the match is over,go 2 the dressing room and let ur anger out but not in front of all the people there...
but if a kid does that i would NEVER suspend him/her from playing except if i c that this kid is generally disturbed or aggressive etc etc
so once again,i didnt like it either but u cant suspend him for that coz he actually didnt do anything bad...
when players do this in games they get maybe the yellow card when they kick barriers or throw rackets and stuff like that...
and what role model?2 teach the kids a lie?that u r a machine and have no feelings?
where the line is?
the line is when u HURT some1!when i throw my racket and there is a chance 2 hit some1 and hurt that person!!something that is DANGEROUS 2 some1 elses health!!!or if i insult some1 really bad,him personally or racist comments...
but other than that u have no right 2 tell people how 2 behave and kind of 'role model' he or she should be...
jike behaved like a teenage monkey!!!!
lol it was stupid and people will like him less coz of this...