The Best Badminton Player in the World -- Lin Dan
世界第一男单——林丹
Li Yongbo, the head coach of the National Badminton Team, once said that Lin Dan would be the most hopeful badminton player in men's singles in China. While coach Zhong Bo said that Lin Dan has the potentials of becoming a world top. Today, both of their words are proved to be true. Lin Dan, who has won many gold medals in kinds of competitons at home and abroad, now ranks himself the No.1 in world men's badminton circle steadily. His outstanding skills win himself the name "Super Dan". At present, Lin Dan is absolutely the No.i in China Men's Badminton Team.
国家羽毛球队总教练李永波曾预言林丹将会成为中国羽毛球第一男单，教练钟波也曾说，林丹具有成为一名世界高手的气质。今天，两位教练的预言已被证实，林丹凭借着自己高超的球技在国内国际各项大赛上多次夺冠，已经稳坐当今世界羽毛球男子单打选手排名第一的宝座，同时也为自己赢得了“超级丹”的美誉，目前也是中国男子国家羽毛球队绝对的一号选手。
Lin Dan was born in the city of Longyan, Fujian province in October 1983. He began to learn badminton at five years old. Four years later, he went to the Fujian Provincial Team Sport School. Then he was was selected to the PLA August First Team and became a soldier at 12 years old, and to the National Badminton Team at 18. Lin Dan is good at left hand grip and the sudden attacks mixed with clear and drops. He is famous for active shot and fast speed. He had his good serve place, sharp shot and nimble feet and the powerful smash. In the latest few years, Lin Dan has been progressing rapidly. He won bronze medal of men's single in the UK Open and gold medal of men's single in Korea Open. Lin Dan and Bao Chunlai's (another China's badminton player) progress reminds us of Xia Xuanze and Ji Xinpeng who progressed rapidly the same before The Thomas Cup and Uber Cup in 2000. Lin Dan has a native kingliness that is thoroughly shown by him in the court.
林丹于1983年10月出生于福建省龙岩市，5岁开始练习羽毛球，9岁进福建省体校，12岁入选解放军八一队后成为一名军人，18岁入选中国羽毛球国家队。林丹左手握拍，以拉吊突击为主打法，进攻意识强，场上速度快，进攻落点好，攻击犀利，步伐灵活，扣杀较具有威胁。林丹近年来进步神速，先后夺得全英赛男单第3名和韩国公开赛的男单冠军，他和另外一位小将鲍春来的上升势头让人想起了2000年汤姆斯杯前的夏煊泽和吉新鹏。林丹还有一股与生俱来的霸气，这份霸气让他在球场上发挥得淋漓尽致。
His Main Achievements:
运动生涯主要成绩：
Gold medals of men's single in Asian Youth Championships in 2000, Holland Open and Germany Open in 2001, Korea Open in 2002; Denmark Open, Germany Open, Hong Kong Open and China Open in 2003, Swiss Open, UK Open, China Open in 2004, China Master Cup, Hong Kong Open and World Cup in 2005, and UK Open in 2006.
他在下列比赛中获得冠军：2000年亚洲青年锦标赛男单冠军，2001年荷兰、德国青年公开赛男单冠军，2002年韩国公开赛男单冠军，2003年丹麦、德国、中国香港、中国公开赛冠军，2004年瑞士、全英、中国公开赛冠军，2005年中国大师杯赛、香港公开赛、世界杯赛冠军，2006年全英公开赛冠军。
Gold medals of men's team in Asian Youth Championships in 2000 and World Youth Championships in 2001, and the Thomas Cup in 2004.
团体冠军：2000年亚洲青年锦标赛男团、世青赛男团冠军，2004年汤姆斯杯冠军，2001年亚洲锦标赛男团冠军。
Silver medals of men's singles in the 9th National Games, Asian Championships and Denmark Open in 2001, Japan Open in 2003; and World Badminton Championships in 2005.
他在下列比赛中获得亚军：2001年九运会男单亚军，亚洲锦标赛男单亚军，丹麦公开赛男单亚军，2003年日本公开赛男单亚军，2005年世界羽毛球锦标赛男单亚军。
Bronze medals of men's singles in World Youth Championships in 2000, and UK Open in 2002.
他在下列比赛中获得第三：2000年，男单第三名，2002年全英公开赛男单第三名。
Lin Dan suffered a great setback in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, though he had won many gold medals in all kinds of world competitions. He was the most hopeful winner in men's singles and the China's No.1 badminton player, however, he was defeated in the first court of elimination series. This setback made Lin Dan more mature. We hope Lin Dan will win gold medals in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
林丹虽然在羽毛球各项国际大赛上夺得冠军，但是在四年一次的奥运会上却经历了人生的一次较大挫折，夺冠最大热门的中国一号男单选手却在首场比赛即被淘汰。经历了失败的林丹更加成熟，我们期待2008年奥运会上林丹能够登上世界冠军之顶。
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