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Squash: One of the greatest sports known to
man ...
Whilst the Premier League is in full effect and the rest of
the sports world are praising Team GB’s efforts at the World
Championships, the people at Flavour Magazine decided
to take a step away from the crowd and be different.
Here, they take a look at two of Britain’s promising young
stars who both have a huge presence on the international
circuit in a fantastic sport - Alister Walker and
Adrian Grant |
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Alister came to the UK from
Africa to pursue his squash career.
"Squash was a sport that my family played. My mother went on
to be a national champion and my father played as well.
"I started playing at an early age in Botswana and it was a
massive change for me when I came here. I went to a school
that specialises in squash and it was a huge culture
difference.
"Being in southern Africa on the edge of Kalahari Desert,
coming to the lush green fields of England and having to
wear uniform at school was a big change for me, but I
eventually found my feet and I enjoyed playing squash
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South London-born Adrian is
currently ranked number 9 in the world but played in the
professional ranks of
another sport before eventually deciding to focus solely on
squash.
"I used to play football at a high level; I played for
Chelsea’s youth team. I was 15 and I played for Chelsea and
the England squash team and it got to a point where they
were saying that I had to commit to one.
"Being a 15-year-old all you think about is what makes you
happy and what you enjoy, and I really enjoyed the
one-on-one competitiveness. With football my position was a
striker. If the ball didn’t get to me I used to get
frustrated, but with squash it’s you against one person –
you’ve got no excuses.
"Squash is definitely my love. There’s no excuses – it’s you
against another opponent. You get that gladiatorial feel so
that’s what drew me in. It’s a battle – obviously I’m quite
competitive as well so that helps." |
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