Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s badminton legend and former World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei has revealed that it is unlikely that he will become a coach in the near term.
Lee posted the message below on his social media accounts in response to the news that there were several countries interested to hire him as their coach.
“Memang benar ChongWei dapat tawaran, sudah pasti ChongWei masih cinta terhadap sukan badminton, tetapi pada masa sekarang ChongWei tidak berniat untuk menjadi pelatih. ChongWei akan terus lepak di Malaysia, layan bazaar Ramadan dan tunggu jemputan open haus Raya. 🏸
相信大家也看到新闻了，确实有来自各国的邀约让我到当地当教练，但我暂时没有这样的打算，也没计划离开我最爱的国家马来西亚，我会继续推广我最热爱的羽毛球运动，同时，把时间留给家人朋友，弥补那些年在球场上厮杀和拼搏而错过的光阴。
It is true I received offers, but I have no intention of becoming a coach for now, at least not this moment. I will stay in my beloved Malaysia with my family, enjoy Ramadan delicacies and looking forward to Raya open houses.”
Over the course of his phenomenal career, Lee has won a total of 69 BWF titles, with 47 of them from the BWF World Superseries.
Lee was the only player in the history of badminton to be ranked World No. 1 for the longest time — a total of 349 weeks and was also the only player in the history of badminton to become the BWF year-end World No. 1 for 6 consecutive years (2008-2013).
