Monday 12 September 2011

Love for the country and for sports

[Note: Congratulations to Yee Wen Huan for winning a prize in SMK Desa Petaling's essay writing competition in conjunction of Hari Malaysia! This is her prize-winning essay.]

Malaysia is a melting pot of races and cultures, a peaceful land in which Malays, Chinese, Indians and many other ethnic races live together in harmony. Just like rojak which is made up of many different ingredients, Malaysia is made up of different people with different backgrounds and beliefs.

One of the notable aspects about Malaysia is the progress of national sports. There are many athletes of different races in Malaysia. Some of the prominent figures are Datuk Lee Chong Wei, Datuk Nicol Ann David and Datuk K. Raja Gopal. They show their patriotism by working hard to make Malaysia a proud nation in the eye of the world.

Datuk Lee Chong Wei is a badminton player. He always works hard to practise his skills and techniques in badminton. He represented Malaysia in many badminton competitions. Datuk Lee Chong Wei once said that, “I am not fighting for myself, but for my country.” He shows his patriotism by playing badminton. He currently holds the title of the world’s number one.

Datuk Nicol Ann David is another national athlete that makes Malaysia proud. She is the world's number one squash player. She has taken part in many international squash competitions, winning many titles, medals and trophies, making people all over the world know our country.

Another public figure in Malaysian sports arena is Datuk K. Raja Gopal. A former national striker, he is now Malaysian football head coach and team manager. Malaysian footballers are performing better under his guidance and management. He restores the faith of Malaysian people in national football team and Malaysian football team back to their former glory.

Malaysia is truly a unique country with many distinctive qualities that other countries do not possess. Like our national heroes in sports arena, every Malaysian should strive to make Malaysian a proud nation in the eye of the world.


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