My Coach and I get into our First Fight
To say my coach and I are close would be an understatement. It was about one year ago today when I went to his house for the first time and sat with him and drank tea. Now I’m a regular…
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I Faced the Beast
OMG, have I got a story for you. Okay, let me start at the beginning. I’ve said before that the badminton playing teachers at my school have been incredibly mean to me with one exception. Her name is Mrs. Bai…
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Training Update
I’ve written a lot of blog posts but haven’t written about my training much recently so I thought I should rectify that. The other night I won 2 straight matches against opponents I had no business winning against. (Higher level…
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Control of the Badminton Court–A Female Perspective
It’s not easy being a girl in sports. A few months back, I’d listen to everyone and everything. I had very little badminton knowledge, experience or skills and everyone could teach me something. But I’m learning fast (it feels like…
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The Politics of Badminton
Let me tell you a sad little story that happened to me. My first competition was actually a series of three competitions. Yet I only participated in one. Why? Because of politics. You see, the first one was an individual…
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The Thing I Hate Most About Chinese Badminton
Y’all know how much I love badminton and I know I’m incredibly lucky I get to play in China where the level and quality of the sport is so high. But there is one thing I hate about Chinese badminton…..the…
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The Competition Mindset
I’m one of the most competitive people you will meet. I take Fussball at the local bar as serious as the Olympics, and I can even be bratty about birthdays. (“You’ll never beat me,” I say to younger people on…
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Fitting into a Badminton Group
Badminton is not a team sport, but neither is it an individual sport. You need someone to play against, or a partner if you play doubles. And since not everyone has the same schedule as you, you need to find…
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One Lunge Forward, Two Steps Back
So ya know how my goal is to become a gaoshou (expert)? Well, it happened. (On a very unassuming Friday night.) It was past 9pm and I had been playing for a few hours. My coach called me over to…
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Badminton Problems: Stupid Fu&#$$*& Partners
Most of the people I play with are cool and we are used to each other. But I go everyday, and end up playing with lots of new people every week. Sometimes we become regular buddies and sometimes I never…
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