Something we All Need to Hear
So I had a little incident the other day and some thoughts about it…
Author Archive: Becky
Comparing Current Me to Former Me
I had an idea to compare my current game with a game from six months ago. Last Feb my health was improving, but not the the level it is today. Also last February I hadn’t started training with my coach…
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Artists Vs. Jocks: Natural Enemies?
As a lifelong artist and a new-ish jock, I’ve been doing some deep thinking about the natural social divide between the artists and athletes of the world.
I LiveStreamed my Badminton Training
It took two weeks of trying (first week was a no go due to technical issues with my Youtube account) but I finally managed to livestream my training session! It was unfortunate that it wasn’t nearly my best training session…
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Boy, I Got a Little Lazy There, Didn’t I?
Don’t know why but I’ve been forgetting to update this blog every time I put up a new video. Well, I do know why…cause basically I’m lazy and I’m always publishing the video late right before I go to bed….
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A New Badminton Blog (and an Interview of Yours Truly)
A lot of badminton blogs have fallen to the wayside (I think all the blogs from my 2019 list are dead now, including the Adcocks website which seems to be totally down (did someone forget to pay the bill?) But…
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I Met Zhao Yunlei!
I already thought my 3vs3 badminton competition was going to be a unique experience, but it was even cooler because I got to chat with 2 time Olympic gold medalist Zhao Yunlei! She won the 2 gold medals at ONE…
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Badminton Mixed Doubles Training!
Not only did I do a training session with my coach the other day, but I did it with Azhi! (It was his first training session ever.) Check out how we did in this week’s video!
Different Chinese Badminton Shuttle Brands
I get a lot of questions about shuttles, mostly “what brand do you use?” China has a huge badminton market and there are a ton of small brands we use regularly. I walked around my courts, and Azhi’s club and…
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Setting Badminton Goals
I’m a goal oriented person and I prefer not grand sweeping year-long goals, but rather different goals for shorter periods in my life….like summer holiday! So here are my goals for the next two months.