An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
Before I make my embarrassing confession let me tell you about a podcast I was interviewed for! It’s called the Podcast Tepak Bulu and normally it is done in Indonesian, but this week the host Ibi did it in English…
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I saw this great interview with Lee Chong Wei and I wanted to share it because every badminton player needs to watch it! These are my thoughts on the video Now watch the original interview!
Latest video was inspired by a random invitation by my coach to go watch a competition. I had no idea where I was going, or who I was going to cheer on, but I’m glad I went. It wasn’t the…
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What’s the best book for badminton players? Think you know? This book is a classic and while technically it has nothing to do with badminton, it has a lot to do with sports and then mental game of badminton. Have…
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I often wonder how far I could have gone if I started playing badminton at a young age. It’s an interesting though experiment. But really it doesn’t matter because I’m happy with life the way it has turned out, and…
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My latest video is something that is near and dear to my heart: how I deal with my nerves. As much as I love entering competitions, I don’t love the feeling of fear that comes with them. So I’ve worked…
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So my health is really slow to recover and on Wednesday the doctor told me I could do some light walking but shouldn’t play badminton. So….I went to a badminton competition! This is the Local Women’s Competition I have played…
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We all know that badminton isn’t a mainstream sport, but is it embarrassing to be “caught” playing it? Or is it not the sport but the age? In a recent conversation another 40-something badminton fan and I were talking and…
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The China National team is the creme-de-la-creme of the badminton players in China. But if you have any hope of getting on the team, you gotta start young. Not that they take young children (they wait until after puberty–young kids…
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Time for a little fun! Since the Oscars are coming up I decided to start a badminton award for badminton Youtubers! Silly? Yeah, but also fun! Making Youtube videos is harder than I thought and it’s nice to pass along…
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