I am not athletic by nature. Do you know just how many hours I have spent on the tennis court, hitting fuzzy yellow balls one after another, doing drills, mini tennis, shuttle runs, running on the treadmill, lifting weights? Whatever the other people could do, I had to spend a much longer time learning how to do it. When it comes to doubles, the other girls could volley with their natural instinct, I am hopeless at the net. I remember during training once when we were practicing overhead smashes and I kept hitting myself instead of the ball.

I still managed to be okay at it. But today when we were learning about netball, I could remember how it was like, being on court. But instead of the taunts from outside the tennis court, people were encouraging. I did not get it but I tried, at least I did not trip over my feet at all. It is tough still, when you anticipate the ball slower than others and your feet move slower than others.