Why I Love Badminton So Much

Do you know why I am crazy about badminton?

A simple answer: It has nothing to do with height.

Let me tell you I am only 5 feet 6 inches. I played basketball in my college and postgraduate time, not professional. In spite of being short, I was determined to play hard to be an excellent player. You know, an NBA player called Box was my example. And the famous Potato --Anthony Jerome Webb, 1986’s dunking champion, was just 5 feet 7 inches.

Once I met our coach in bathroom, I asked him how a short man like me can beat taller ones. He told me to do the 2 things: practicing 3-point shot and breakthrough. Ok, I followed the advice and played even harder. I was skilled enough to be a good guard.

But I have to say basketball is a game for tall men. I always faced this kind of situation: I could not get the ball for nearly half an hour when I played basketball in campus with people I don’t know without teamwork. What the worse was, I was not able to get rebounds.

Things began to change when badminton came to me.

I am possible to beat any taller players as long as my skills are better than them. That is, your success depends on your skills, how hard you practice, not height that you have no solution to change.

Lin Dan 5 feet 9.5 inches, the No.1 badminton player can beat Bao Chunlai 6 feet 2.8 inches. In women’s singles, being short may be an advantage. For instance, Gong Zhichao(China), the 2000 Olympic champion and Liem Suei King(Indonesia) the 2004 Olympic winner are both 5 feet 4.2 inches.

If you want to stand out from the crowd in sports with unchangeable height, badminton is your best choice. Come on, my friends! :)