Zhang jike's lack of motivation?

[Irvin]

There's some weird psychology behind all this!

 

[Mennovanos]

There are still alot of records to break and players to beat, not to mention becoming a long time legend.
It's a shame he's not motivated for that kind of stuff.

 

[timobollfan09]

Some Facts

World cups : ZJK reached finals two times, won it at his second attempt. Ma long failed two times in the semi finals, facing inferior opponents (samsonov & boll) and lost. He clinched the world cup without ZJK attending @ 2012

World championships : Ma long failed twice facing wang hao, a player who is consistent yes,but for ma long fans "no match for him". ZJK beat wang hao in his first attempt.

I dont take olympics into consideration because ma long was out due to his injury that caused him to fall in the ranking list.

What I am trying to say here is that, what makes a player great doesnt have to do with how staggering table tennis he can play, but if he can cope with situations under immense pressure. And ZJK proved he can do that.If they meet in the final @ wttc 2013 and even if ma long wins, it wont be an "easy win" as many ma long fans claim

Besides, ma long had more opportunities than ZJK to prove himself and he failed. Im not making a comparison about who is better here, dont get me wrong please

In the end if ma long manages to cope with pressure, then he will be greater than ZJK eventually.
But that is only a theoretical assumption, he must prove it on the court.

I am agreed with your comment!

 

[heartly4u]

Arrogant, winner, sluggish whatever you call it, ZJK still remains the favourite. But one thing i have noticed in this austrian and CSSTL is ZJK is not at his best what he use to be in 2012.

 

[TT fan]

After the Olympics Ma long has become a more mature player and mentally tougher, he proved that he can handle the pressure in big tournaments (world cup).
I hope ML can get his first WTTC this year in a final against ZJ, something like the 2011 austrian open' final, men that final was so cool.

 

[ttmonster]

IMHO he has not completely recovered from his back and wrist injury. He is trying to pace himself to just win it with minimum risk to his injuries and some times its not good enough and its the very same reason it appears that he is being casual. He is trying to save himself for the next round of WTTC trials .

 

[Persistence TT]

When did he got injured?

 

[YosuaYosan]

Whatever the reason is for his current slouch, Zhang Jike better pump himself up because he has won neither the Pro Tour Grand Finals singles nor the Asian Championship singles..

 

[ttmonster]

When did he got injured?

I figure this is an old injury. It became worse during the Chinese Super League because he started playing without doing enough off season work because of his other commitments after the Olympics.

 

[Tom]

I personally don't think Zhang Jike has lost motivation, even though he has won all the high profile tournaments. Any sports people who are passionate about their sport always want to keep winning and prove they are still the best! He is a human being and can't play his best every day, just like the rest of us I'm sure he will be back with his usual level and motivation the next tournament.

 

[T!Christian]

I talked to the Chinese Manager who was present at the Austrian Open.
We did a scene with Zhang Jike for our new video, but he seemed kinda .. uninterested, he was unserious, slobby and "dude. whatever"
I then asked the manager the next day that we have to do it again because he didnt looked serious enough into the camera when the manager responded:
"Oh don't worry, he is like that all the time "
This made me laugh so hard

 

[Alborz]

probably zhang jike retirement after WTTC , like Liu Guliang after he became a Grand slam champion.

 

[Persistence TT]

probably zhang jike retirement after WTTC , like Liu Guliang after he became a Grand slam champion.

its too early to retire! liu guoliang retired because ittf banned his rubber "spin pips" and changes the service rule (no hidden serves anymore). Liu guoliang's play was based mostly on his serves

 

[Pongfinity]

According to this article Liu Guoliang warned ZJK.. (?)

I don't understand everything straight through reading the article but google translates it like this:

"That may be in China's national team allow any weakness is well known. That you yourself as a brand new Grand Slam winner must not rest on its laurels, now gets Zhang Jike feel that Liu Guoliang could not conjure up the past few weeks appreciative smile. The coach made ​​it clear: The 2012 Olympic Games could have been Zhang's last.

Is it when you reach the age of 24 has all the big titles, hard to motivate yourself to? Or Zhang Jike is currently just in a - by his standards - temporary low power? What it may also be due, fact is that the Grand Slam winner has lost in recent weeks to kids unexpectedly, which Liu Guoliang has not exactly filled with joy. They will may be wondering: where's the problem? Can not each time a bad phase? Okay! But in China, the competition is great, it lurks in places and the coach does not have to rely on to hold on to former champs."

http://www.mytischtennis.de/public/...-schlaeft-nicht-liu-guoliang-warnt-zhang-jike

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Perhaps some of you will not like this comment, but I think you have to realize, Zhang Jike is a little crazy. Yes, when he is on, he is a darn good. But he is a person with serious mood swings and sometimes his body shows up to a match but his head is somewhere else. This was the case before he won anything and has been something that was consistently in the background. He would win a big tournament and then he would lose in the first or second round of another tournament to someone who should never have beaten him. Sometimes he starts a match really badly and then wakes up when he is down 2-0. But, somehow, as pointed out above, he shows up to the more important matches and tournaments.

 

[ttmonster]

Carl, while I agree with your analysis is Zhang Jike is a little eccentric , I doubt he is not serious in these tournaments. I am sure the Chinese leadership would have convinced him that he has a great chance to create a legacy and I am sure he realizes that. From what I have seen, he starts depending on his touch game and defense when he is not physically 100% . And at the top level that is not good enough. I think he is trying to pace himself for the WTTC trials final round while conserving his physical strength. We will get to know in a few weeks how serious he is to extend his legacy. I personally think its a little too early and harsh to judge him based on his performance in the last few months. However, LGL being an intelligent and rational person, I hope his recent comments about Zhang Jike was made with actual information on the ground.

 

[bricephan]

The coach made ​​it clear: The 2012 Olympic Games could have been Zhang's last.

I would really love this article if google translated this sentence correctly.. What is sportsmanship guys? respect for his opponent. How can we claim that the top player who is surely the idol of millions of people playing table tennis but behaves like disrespectful to whom he is playing with, by lacking of concentration or being tired or whatever... He should have learned how meaningful of representing to his country when the national coaches send him to any tournaments, no matter how big or small it is.. From this point of view, the rest of players, especially some champions I would love to list here as Ma Long, Xu Xin, Wang Liqin... who are still and always doing their great job.

 

[Persistence TT]

I would really love this article if google translated this sentence correctly.. What is sportsmanship guys? respect for his opponent. How can we claim that the top player who is surely the idol of millions of people playing table tennis but behaves like disrespectful to whom he is playing with, by lacking of concentration or being tired or whatever... He should have learned how meaningful of representing to his country when the national coaches send him to any tournaments, no matter how big or small it is.. From this point of view, the rest of players, especially some champions I would love to list here as Ma Long, Xu Xin, Wang Liqin... who are still and always doing their great job.

relax he is just a human being like you and me he is not god...

ma long lost from koki niwa and lee sang su, he just wasnt in a good psychological condition that doesnt mean he disrespected anyone . if you look at both matches you will see that ma long plays his 60 or 70 %

Xu xin was destroyed by samsonov, WLQ lost to noshad alamiyan. Wang hao crushed by Ovtcharov & ma lin lost to quentin robignot.

Every top player has its ups & downs but they all shine when they have to.

This isnt "BIG NEWS" everbody loses eventually and it doesnt mean a player suddenly has changed his attitude. Zhang Jike's good or bad mentality will eventually appear in the WTTC. Dont rush to judge him

 

[revulucao]

i thing that ZJ should have done something more in the Chinese Super League. About Austrian World Tour i was already expecting this results because he is playing very bad for the player he is. I hope he can be better and ma long destroy him in the final of WTTC ahaha

 

[kharlitos892]

before the CSL and austrian open zhang jike is my 2nd favorite table tennis player next to ma lin, because he is always determine to win... but his performance in CSL, austrian open, and in chinese trials make me think again... he might have loosen his determination to win because of the title hi have now or maybe hi has an unknown injury...