An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
We all know that badminton isn’t a mainstream sport, but is it embarrassing to be “caught” playing it? Or is it not the sport but the age? In a recent conversation another 40-something badminton fan and I were talking and…
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When I started badminton I was basically on my own. I left the foreigner group but wasn’t really embraced by my new Chinese club. I also didn’t have a lot of confidence, because most beginners don’t, and didn’t know what…
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I was wandering down the rabbit hole of Youtube videos when I stumbled upon this one by Steve Atlas called “Unseen Progress.” It really struck me and I wanted to share it because I think this is something…
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The other night my friends and I were hanging out. I was talking about how my two-month summer holiday had began and how I was now playing badminton five nights a week. “Wow, you must really suck,” my friend joked….
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