An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
To say this has been a big year for me would be an understatement. Last year I competed in only one badminton tournament. This year? 11! Almost one every month. Last year I had seen one professional game which I…
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I was playing the other night and this guy, who I never met, walks in and sees me. “Long Xiao Bing!” he calls out in a booming voice. I was in the middle of hitting with a guy but I…
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I was by myself, practicing my serve, when I came across a plastic birdie in the box. We never play with plastic birdies and I tried serving it like the others and of course it went all wonky. When I…
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So in my Monday back-to-back coaching session it finally happened. My coaches disagreed. After our training, my second coach, Han, showed up and he and my coach chat for a bit (they are friends). Then my coach busied himself and…
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Do you have a special someone in your life who loves badminton and are you looking for that perfect gift? Local department stores have nothing suitable? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Let Badminton Becky sort you out! …
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I have some sad badminton news. At the recent tournament I played in, a man collapsed during his game. The tournament had doctors and some medical equipment on hand so help was nearby and they also immediately called the paramedics….
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My motley team of strangers finally got together and played our competition together. We lost–bigtime–but I was totally expecting it and I actually had a lot of fun, so it was kinda a win. I was put together with a…
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Badminton Becky goes national! I was interviewed for a segment on NPR’s Only a Game weekend radio show and it was broadcasted this weekend! Please have a listen by clicking here! NPR Interview. (It’s only 8 minutes long.) For those…
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Now, I talk a lot about my coach and how great he is, but actually I don’t have just one coach, I have a few. And these days, my coaches are trying to do everything in the power to kill…
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As if you need any more proof that Xiamen is the best city in China (and therefore the best city in the world) for badminton then check out today’s news. Chen Long, reigning Olympic champion and heir apparent for Lin…
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