Squash

Squash was my life and my life was squash. Sometimes I think about how my life would be without you, probably sickening and depressing. You are one of my biggest open windows of chance, my teacher who taught me valuable lessons and my best buddy who is always inside me even when I am not spending time on it.

I have always underestimated my time spent with you, it’s probably more than 10 years and my fingers have already run out of counting it. Time flies and most friendships didn’t last. Quite hurtful to think of happy past moments, but they are just forever memories that will never fade. Growing up like sprouts, my root always remains as it was no matter how tall I reach and how far I go.

My time in the UK is difficult and sometimes lonely cause there’s nowhere I belong to. You are always by my side, telling me that I have something that I am good at. I was stuck in a boarding house, struggling without even noticing the pain and stress in me. You gave me the opportunity to see the world, and the seaside in Brighton was never as bright as I have ever seen before. Feeling tired afterwards can last a weeklong but it was never a suffering. Life is suddenly hopeful and delightful. Later in Oxford, it was such a mistake to put you aside but the window you opened for me a year after is never upsetting. Honestly, playing at Oxford University is definitely an experience. Now I have you with me, still, in Imperial. We are no longer competitive or determined to win anything, but you are still by my side, deep in my soul.

My time with you will continue in the future no matter where I go. I shall not let you sneak away from me as you are carrying a huge part of my greatest memories.

I am blessing to everyone, my teammates, my friends, my coaches, and you, wishing for more memories and laughter to shine upon us in the future. And maybe, one day, when our paths intersect once again, miracles will happen to all of us.