Terima Kasih, Robert Choe @ Galeri Harimau Malaya
“Tuhan telah menganugerahkan bakat kepada saya. Jadi saya harus menggunakannya dengan mempamerkan permainan yang terbaik” – Robert Choe
Antara detik-detik manis semasa pameran #galeriharimaumalaya tempoh hari di Stadium Hang Tuah, Melaka adalah semasa kunjungan legenda Robert Choe.
Difahamkan apabila dijemput di rumahnya oleh Wong Kuw Fou, beliau bertegas untuk tidak menggunakan kerusi roda. Jelas kelihatan beliau begitu bersemangat berjalan dengan sendiri dan ada kalanya dipimpin.
Apabila legenda masuk ke ruang pameran, beliau sudah kelihatan bergenang air mata di raut wajahnya. Legasi Lagenda menyambut kedatangan sang legenda dan berterima kasih kepadanya yang sanggup datang apatah lagi dengan keadaannya.
Robert Choe menjawab “Thank you for inviting me. No other people have invited me to come to a place like this, appreciating me like this.” (Terima kasih kerana menjemput saya. Belum pernah ada sesiapa yang menjemput saya untuk menghadiri pameran sebegini dan menghargai saya seperti ini.)
Mereka yang berada di sekelilingnya turut terharu dengan kata-kata ikhlas sang legenda.
Robert merupakan legenda bola sepak kebangsaan dari era 1950-60an. Seorang penyerang yang digeruni bersama Abdul Ghani Minhat, beliau telah memenangi beberapa pingat kejohanan antarabangsa dengan pasukan Malaya termasuk Pestabola Merdeka tiga kali berturut-turut dari 1958-60 dan pingat gangsa di Sukan Asia 1962.
Kami sangat menghargai kunjungan legenda Robert Choe dan segala pengorbanan dan kejayaan yang dicapainya untuk negara kita. Semoga semua ini menjadi inspirasi kepada generasi muda dan yang akan datang.
“Legasi Legenda dikenang
Yang kini dijulang”
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“God has gifted me with talent. So I have to use it by playing my best game.” – Robert Choe
Among the sweet moments at Galeri Harimau Malaya was when our exhibition at Stadium Hang Tuah, Melaka was visited by national football legend Robert Choe.
Even when Wong Kuw Fou went to pick him up at his home, Robert insisted on not using his wheelchair. It was evident how enthusiastic he was to walk on his own with some accompaniment.
When the legend entered into the exhibition space, tears immediately appeared. Legasi Lagenda welcomed his arrival and thanked him for coming despite his condition.
Robert replied by thanking us back. He said, “Thank you for inviting me. No other people have invited me to come to a place like this, appreciating me like this.”
Those around him were also moved by the sincerity of his words.
Robert is a national football legend from the 1950s-60s era. A feared striker alongside Abdul Ghani Minhat, he won several international championships with Malaya including the Pestabola Merdeka three times in a row from 1958-60 and a bronze medal at the 1962 Asian Games.
We greatly appreciate the visit by national football legend Robert Choe, after all the sacrifices and successes he has achieved for this country. We hope that all of our efforts to commemorate legends like him will continue to inspire the younger and future generations.
