An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
A lot of badminton stuff has been going on these days, but in the midst of competitions and meeting badminton legends, I’m still keeping up my training. I’m pretty solid on the basics now, so my training has now changed…
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So, the big competition, the first one my group entered together is over. And…… We lost. We had two teams and each had two men’s doubles and one mixed doubles partnership. My team had two mixed doubles teams sign up…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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