Post Holiday Slump
You think after having seven days off from class I’d feel rested and refreshed. But not so. I went to Taiwan for 5 days of the holiday and did everything in my power to make sure I was constantly stuffed…
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Tag Archive: coach
I’m the Hunter. I’m Going Hunting
My favorite singer of all-time is Bjork. To me she is pure energy and magic and taps into something deep and ancient in our reptilian minds. She has been my favorite singer for the majority of my life now. So…
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My Two Year Anniversary with my Coach!
Today is my two-year anniversary of meeting my coach! I think you already know how much I love/admire my coach. I admired him right from the start, even before I really knew him. Our first year of training was only…
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Playing with a Pro
Guess who has two thumbs and is playing with a professional badminton player every week? *This girl!* (Okay, that works better in person then written, but you get it, right?) He’s from Taiwan and *I think* he has an injured…
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Training Update–Twinsies!
When I was in America I got my coach a shirt from Boston Badminton. I got one for myself too and the other day we both happened to wear the same shirt and shoes at the same time. Twins! Our…
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Enjoy a Short Badminton Video Compliments of my Jet Lag.
Even though it’s been a week, even though I’ve been diligent about not sleeping during the day and going to bed later at night, I STILL have jet lag from America. Two nights ago I fell asleep a 1am, only…
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An American at a Major Badminton Tournament?!
During the semi-finals of the Indonesian Open I saw something I had never seen before. The American flag! This is big news in the badminton world because America has never produced any outstanding players and right now Zhang Beiwan is…
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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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