Take a chance on Fred

A familiar face: Mental trainer Frederick Tan giving a pep talk to the national players before the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

PETALING JAYA: What has pop group ABBA got to do with sports? Plenty, if you ask psychologist Frederick Tan.

He is a fan of the Swedish group and will be using one of their 70s’ hit “Knowing Me, Knowing You” as a message to unite the national shuttlers under Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM). The players are now under the microscope as they prepare for the Olympic Games in Paris in July.