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Meet the Players - 60
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#34, Sarah Cardwell,
Australia |
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What's on your ipod ? |
Gotta work like this - DJ Max
Entropy (Amerie vs the mims vs Lil Wayne) |
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Your best shot ? |
I tend to run more than hit ... |
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Coke or Pepsi ?
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Australian water |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
So far, being on court with Judy
Fitz-Gerald |
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Favourite book ? |
The life of Christine Nunn
(autobiography) |
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Thing you're proudest of
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Not having an accent (being born in
the greatest country) |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
Gradually reach goals and maintain
not having an accent if I'm overseas |
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Best player of all time ? |
Hard to compare eras |
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If not a squash player ? |
Christine Nunn's groupie |
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Half full or half empty ? |
Half full |
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Final thought: |
Happy birthday Joshuwaa for the 2nd
Aug !! |
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#33, Christine Nunn, Australia |
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Lior |
What's on your ipod ? |
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Backhand drive |
Your best shot ? |
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Meat |
Meat of veg ?
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Representing my state A.C.T |
Best moment in Squash ? |
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Goosebumps books |
Favourite book ? |
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Sarah Cardwell |
Player you love to play? |
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Travel the world |
Main aim for next 5 years ? |
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Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
Best player of all time ? |
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Epidemiologist |
If not a squash player ? |
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Losing my squash shoes |
Thing you like least ? |
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Aussie Aussie Aussie, OI OI OI |
Final thought: |
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#32, Tamika Saxby, Australia
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What's on your ipod ? |
Blace eyed peas, Florence and the
machine |
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Your best shot ? |
Volley |
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Tea or Coffee ?
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Tea |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Receiving MC Hazel Award, winning
Australian U17s |
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Favourite book ? |
The Ice Man |
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Favourite tournament ? |
Milo all star international |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
Australian U19 champion, finish
school, British & World Champion |
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Best player of all time ? |
Now Aussie coach, Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
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If not a squash player ? |
Fashion designer |
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Any superstitions ? |
Top secret ? |
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Final thought: |
Love the city of Chennai |
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#31, Rheanne Niebling,
Australia |
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Lady GaGa, Black eyed peas |
What's on your ipod ? |
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Backhand volley |
Your best shot ? |
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Pasta |
Pizza or Pasta?
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Playing for Australia, winning
state titles and awards |
Best moment in Squash ? |
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Twilight |
Favourite book ? |
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Zoe Petranovsky |
Player you love to play ? |
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Become professional, get a world
ranking |
Main aim for next 5 years ? |
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Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
Best player of all time ? |
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Personal trainer |
If not a squash player ? |
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Yes, for sure :-)) |
Life outside Earth ? |
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Australia's the best !!! |
Final thought: |
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#30, Lisa Marie Sedlmeier,
Germany |
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What's on your ipod ? |
589 different songs |
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Your best shot ? |
Longline |
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Meat or Veg ?
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I eat meat, but I'm more veg |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Getting Euro U19 team championships
in Germering, April 2009 |
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Favourite book ? |
I like thrillers, I read a lot but
have no favourites |
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Player you hate to play
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Astrid Kern |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
To get a place in university and in
the german women's national team |
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Best player of all time ? |
Ramy Ashour |
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If not a squash player ? |
? |
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The thing you like least ? |
Lies |
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Final thought: |
1:0 ... 2:0 ... 3:0 ... MÖP |
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#29, Stefanie Rosner, Germany
(16 on
team semi-finals day) |
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393 different songs |
What's on your ipod ? |
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Volley drop |
Your best shot ? |
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Meat |
Meat of veg ?
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Win a tough match in the fifth |
Best moment in Squash ? |
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Gluckslelese |
Favourite book ? |
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Kathrin Rohrmuller |
Player you hate to play? |
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Reach the top 5 in the German
women's ranking |
Main aim for next 5 years ? |
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Ramy Ashour |
Best player of all time ? |
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A smarter girl :-)) |
If not a squash player ? |
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Waiting and losing |
Thing you like least ? |
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1:0 ... 2:0 ... 3:0 ... MÖP |
Final thought: |
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#28, Franziska Hennes
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What's on your ipod ? |
A bit of everything |
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Your best shot ? |
Volley Drop |
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Meat or Veg ?
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Meat |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
European U19 team champions 2009 |
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Favourite book ? |
PS: Ich liebe dich |
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Player you hate to play ? |
Astrid Kern |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
Play my best squash ever and reach
top five in the German women's rankings |
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Best player of all time ? |
Ramy Ashour |
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If not a squash player ? |
A swimmer maybe |
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Thing you like least ? |
Lose a match, and lies |
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Final thought: |
1:0 ... 2:0 ... 3:0 ... MÖP |
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#27, Caroline Sayegh, Germany |
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Music ?!? I think so :-)) |
What's on your ipod ? |
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Drop cross from the back |
Your best shot ? |
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Meat !! |
Meat or Veg ?
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Being match ball down and still
winning |
Best moment in Squash ? |
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I don't have one, sorry !! |
Favourite book ? |
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Kanzy El Defrawy |
Player you hate to play ? |
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Reach the best I can do |
Main aim for next 5 years ? |
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Ramy Ashour |
Best player of all time ? |
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Dancer |
If not a squash player ? |
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Losing and waiting |
Thing you like least ? |
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1:0 ... 2:0 ... 3:0 ... MÖP |
Final thought: |
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#26 Maria Daponte Garcia,
Spain |
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What's on your ipod ? |
Viva La Vida |
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Your best shot ? |
Drive |
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Tea or Coffee ?
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Tea |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Any tournament with Spanish team |
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Favourite book ? |
Pride and Prejudice |
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Favourite tournament? |
World Juniors |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
Be a strong WISPA player |
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Best player of all time ? |
Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
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If not a squash player ? |
An Indian Dancer |
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Any superstitions ? |
No |
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Final thought: |
The championship is awesome! |
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#25 Ana Arosa,
Spain |
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Music & Movies |
What's on your ipod ? |
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Backhand |
Your best shot ? |
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Pasta |
Pizza or Pasta ?
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None |
Best moment in Squash ? |
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El yalle de silencio |
Favourite book ? |
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My Brother; Damian |
Player you most like to play? |
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I would like to be a good squash
player |
Main aim for next 5 years ? |
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Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
Best player of all time ? |
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I would like to play the piano |
If not a squash player ? |
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I don't know ... maybe ... |
Life outside Earth ? |
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Squash is the best sport - SQUASH
for 2016 !!! |
Final thought: |
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#24 Marina Lopez, Spain
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What's on your ipod ? |
Metallica |
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Your best shot ? |
It depends on the day |
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Tea or Coffee ?
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None |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Now |
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Favourite book ? |
Twilight |
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Favourite Tournament ? |
World Juniors in India |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
Be in the Spanish national team |
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Best player of all time ? |
Nicol David |
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If not a squash player ? |
Football player |
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Any superstitions ? |
No |
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Final thought: |
I'm very happy to play the worlds
in this country |
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#23 Sara
Espero Bello, Spain
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All kinds of music |
What's on your ipod ? |
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Drive |
Your best shot ? |
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Pizza |
Pizza or Pasta ?
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Now |
Best moment in Squash ? |
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Marina |
Favourite book ? |
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my coach, Miguel Novegil |
Player you like to play ? |
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Reach a high position in WISPA |
Main aim for next 5 years ? |
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Nicol David |
Best player of all time ? |
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I would like to play handball |
If not a squash player ? |
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No |
Life outside Earth ? |
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I am very happy to be in India ! |
Final thought: |
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#22 Olivia Blatchford, USA |
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What's on your ipod ? |
Lilly Allen, Smashing Pumpkins, the
Killers |
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Your best shot ? |
Backhand volleydrop |
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Coke or Pepsi ?
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Water |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Winning U15 British Junior Open |
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Favourite book ? |
The Power of One & The Fountainhead |
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The thing you're proudest of ? |
My brother's arm (he's a baseball
pitcher!) |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
Get better, get better, get better |
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Best player of all time ? |
Tough one ... hmmm ... Susan Devoy,
Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
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If not a squash player ? |
Wrote, direct and act in movies |
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Half full or half empty ? |
Always half full, there's no other
way! |
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Final thought: |
Who is John Galt ? |
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#21 Amanda Sobhy, USA |
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When Love Takes Over bt David
Guetta |
What's on your ipod ? |
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Backhand volley drop |
Your best shot ? |
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Tea |
Tea of Coffee ?
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Getting to the semi-finals of a
WISPA tournament |
Best moment in Squash ? |
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Sail, by James Patterson |
Favourite book ? |
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This one |
Favourite tournament? |
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To be be best I can be in squash |
Main aim for next 5 years ? |
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Jansher Khan |
Best player of all time ? |
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No idea! |
If not a squash player ? |
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I don't think so |
Any superstitions ? |
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Final thought: |
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#20
Julie Cerullo, USA |
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What's on your ipod ? |
Eye of the Tiger by Survivor |
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Your best shot ? |
Forehand kill |
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Pizza or Pasta ?
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Pasta |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Beating Linda Elriani |
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Favourite book ? |
Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited |
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Player you most like to play ? |
Anyone better than me |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
Improve my game and continue to
enjoy it |
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Best player of all time ? |
Michelle Martin |
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If not a squash player ? |
Violinist |
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Life outside Earth ? |
sure |
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Final thought: |
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#19 Yarden Udinak, USA |
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Arctic Monkeys |
What's on your ipod ? |
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boast |
Your best shot ? |
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MEAT |
Meat or Veg ?
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Winning the women's A division in
Seattle at age 13 |
Best moment in Squash ? |
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Watership Down, Harry Potter, The
Hunger Games, Dark Material |
Favourite book ? |
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Cheaters |
Player you hate to play ? |
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Play some good college squash |
Main aim for next 5 years ? |
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Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
Best player of all time ? |
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A Lion Tamer |
If not a squash player ? |
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People who think they know
everything |
The thing you like least ? |
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Final thought: |
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#18 Rachael Goh, Malaysia |
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What's on your ipod ? |
River Flows in You, by Yinima |
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Your best shot ? |
Volley crosscourt drop |
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Meat or Veg ?
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Meat |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Finishing 2nd in DJO 2006 U17 |
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Favourite book ? |
Prey, Michael Crichton |
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Player you least like to play ? |
The type that runs a lot |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
Do well in college and maintain my
squash |
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Best player of all time ? |
Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
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If not a squash player ? |
Basketballer |
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Thing you like least ? |
Cockroaches |
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#17 Nessrine Ariffin, Malaysia |
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Stop this train - John Mayer |
What's on your ipod ? |
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Crosscourt drop |
Your best shot ? |
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Pizza |
Pizza or Pasta ?
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Finishing 2nd in WJW teams 2007,
and playing really well |
Best moment in Squash ? |
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Simply irresistable - Rachel Gibson |
Favourite book ? |
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Shelley Kitchen |
Player you most like to play? |
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Achieving all the goals that I've
set for myself within those 5 years |
Main aim for next 5 years ? |
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Vanessa Atkinson |
Best player of all time ? |
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A Drummer |
If not a squash player ? |
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Yes |
Life outside Earth ? |
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#16 Tan Yan Xin, Malaysia |
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What's on your ipod ? |
Ne-Yo - Mdd |
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Your best shot ? |
Boast |
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Coke or Pepsi ?
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Pepsi |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Winning the U13 British Junior |
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Favourite book ? |
Remember me, by Sophie Kincella |
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Thing you're proudest of ? |
Winning a British title |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
Graduate from University |
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Best player of all time ? |
Nicol David |
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If not a squash player ? |
Musician |
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Half full or half empty ? |
Half full |
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Final thought: |
I'm glad I play squash! |
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#15 Low Wee Nee, Malaysia |
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Please don't leave me, Pink |
What's on your ipod ? |
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Volley drop |
Your best shot ? |
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Tea |
Tea or Coffee ?
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Finishing 2nd in WJW 2007 teams |
Best moment in Squash ? |
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PS: I love you |
Favourite book ? |
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Pioneer |
Favourite tournament ? |
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Graduate with a degree |
Main aim for next 5 years ? |
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Nick Matthew |
Best player of all time ? |
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Dancer |
If not a squash player ? |
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No |
Any superstitions ? |
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#14 Nouran Alaa Anwar El
Torky, Egypt |
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What's on your ipod ? |
Arabic songs - Amr Diad |
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Your best shot ? |
Volley nick |
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Pizza or Pasta ?
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Pasta |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Winning a great tour and holding
the cup and my country's flag |
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Favourite book ? |
Romantic ones |
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Player you most like to play ? |
Heba El Torky :-)) |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
To be senior world champion |
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Best player of all time ? |
Karim Darwish, Amr Shabana, Ramy
Ashour, Rachael Grinham |
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If not a squash player ? |
A doctor |
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Lise outside Earth ? |
Don't think so !! |
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Final thought: |
I will be the best I can while I am
alive |
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#13 Kanzy El Defrawy, Egypt |
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Perfect, Simple Plan |
What's on your ipod ? |
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Dropshot from the back |
Your best shot ? |
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Pepsi |
Coke or Pepsi ?
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When you're match ball down and you
win |
Best moment in Squash ? |
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Oliver Twist |
Favourite book ? |
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I'm proud to be a good squash
player and to have good friends |
Thing you're proudest of ? |
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To be the World Champion |
Main aim for next 5 years ? |
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Karim Darwish, Nicol David, Me haha
.. |
Best player of all time ? |
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Teacher / owner of a big palace |
If not a squash player ? |
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Half full, obviously |
Half full or half empty ? |
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I will take this tournament one
day, I'm sure of that :-)) |
Final thought: |
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#12 Heba
El Torky, Egypt |
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What's on your ipod ? |
Songs, Love Story - Taylor Swift |
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Your best shot ? |
Volley drop |
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Meat or Veg ?
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Meat |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
The relief when you win a
tournament |
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Favourite book ? |
Well let's talk about movies! A
walk to remember, What happens in Vegas, 97 Dresses (romantic in
general) |
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Player you hate to play ? |
No-one in mind, I like playing Wee
Wern |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
To do the best |
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Best player of all time ? |
Football: Abu Trika, for being too
moderate
Squash: I don't know all WISPA players well, but from the ones I
know, Rachael Grinham |
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If not a squash player ? |
Help Egypt be better in everything
as much as possible |
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Think you like least ? |
Anyone who wakes me up ! When I'm
upset people have to watch out ... |
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Final thought: |
I think it's too bad when you win
3/0 in a local tournament and then lose the important one !!! |
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#11 Salma Hany Aly,
Egypt |
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Arabic Songs |
What's on your ipod ? |
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Low drives |
Your best shot ? |
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Coffer |
Tea or Coffee ?
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Winning a hard match |
Best moment in Squash ? |
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Twilight, Harry Potter |
Favourite book ? |
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World Juniors |
Favourite tournament ? |
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The be the world champion and no.1
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
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Nicol David - Amr Shabana |
Best player of all time ? |
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Teacher |
If not a squash player ? |
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No, I don't have |
Any superstitions ? |
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To be a good squash player |
Final thought: |
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#10 Nour El Tayeb, Egypt |
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What's on your ipod ? |
Songs and squash pictures |
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Your best shot ? |
Rolled off forehand volley |
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Coke or Pepsi ?
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Coke |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Beating Dipika in semis |
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Favourite book ? |
don't read |
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Thing you're proudest of ? |
representing Egypt |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
to be senior world champion |
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Best player of all time ? |
Sarah Fitz-Gerald - Amr Shabana |
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If not a squash player ? |
nothing but squash |
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Half full or half empty ? |
half empty |
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Final thought: |
trying to be good at squash |
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#9 Matilda Ravn-Holm, Sweden |
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What's on your ipod ? |
Lisa Miskovsky - sad lullaby |
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Your best shot ? |
Backhand drop/boast |
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Tea or Coffee ?
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Both |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Quarter-final Swedish Nationals |
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Favourite book ? |
--- |
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Favourite Tournament ? |
Pioneer |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
Swedish senior champion |
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Best player of all time ? |
Bjorn Borg |
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If not a squash player ? |
Golfer |
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Any superstitions ?
? |
Not really ... |
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#8 Jennie Lindstrom, Sweden |
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Pussycat Dolls, Jaitto and more |
What's on your ipod ? |
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SECRET! |
Your best shot ? |
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Coffee |
Tea of Coffee ?
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When I beat Swedish #1 senior woman |
Best moment in Squash ? |
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Harry Potter |
Favourite book ? |
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Pioneer & Nordic |
Favourite Tournament ? |
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Swedish no.1, junior and senior |
Main aim for next 5 years ? |
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Sarah Fitz-Gerald / Bjorn Borg |
Best player of all time ? |
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Physio |
If not a squash player ? |
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No |
Any superstitions ? |
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#7 Eira Mooney, Sweden |
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What's on your ipod ? |
U" - In a little while |
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Your best shot ? |
Backhand volleydrop |
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Tea or Coffee ?
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hard question ... coffee |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Winning semi-final in Swedish
Junior Open |
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Favourite book ? |
The Raven's Song |
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Favourite Tournament ? |
Case Swedish Open |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
Be in the senior team |
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Best player of all time ? |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic / Bjorn Borg |
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If not a squash player ? |
Sailor (fleetracing) |
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Any superstitions ?
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No |
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Final thought: |
You lose 100% of the chances you do
not take. |
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#6 Cheyna Tucker, South
Africa |
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What's on your ipod ? |
A bit of everything! |
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Your best shot ? |
Forehand volley-drop and boast |
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Meat or Veg ?
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Meat! |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Being in the winning team with
Natalie Grainger to win the Kaplan Cup in 2008 |
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Favourite book ? |
Is it just me, or is everything kak? |
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Player you least like to play ? |
No-one so far |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
Become the best squash player I can
be, and obtain my sports science degree |
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Best player of all time ? |
Susan Devoy |
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If not a squash player ? |
A party animal - haha, joke |
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Thing you like least ? |
Losiong a match I shouldn't and
people putting their feet on me |
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Final thought: |
It's all about setting your own
standards and creating your own legacy |
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#5 Robyn Baptiste, South
Africa |
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Rock & Popular music |
What's on your ipod ? |
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Low hard backhand |
Your best shot ? |
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Coke |
Coke or Pepsi ?
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Beat my coach |
Best moment in Squash ? |
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Black magic trilogy |
Favourite book ? |
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Making the world teams |
Thing you're proudest of ? |
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Be top in SA seniors |
Main aim for next 5 years ? |
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Susan Devoy |
Best player of all time ? |
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Golf |
If not a squash player ? |
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Half full |
Half full or half empty ? |
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Love my family |
Final thought: |
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#4 Elani Landman, South
Africa |
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What's on your ipod ? |
Nothing - just bought it ! |
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Your best shot ? |
My boast |
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Coke or Pepsi ?
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Coke |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Making the World Team |
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Favourite book ? |
Spud |
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Thing you're most proud of ? |
SA #1 in 2008 |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
Top 10 in the world |
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Best player of all time ? |
Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
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If not a squash player ? |
Hockey Player |
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Half full, or half empty ? |
Half full |
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#3 Alexandra Fuller, South
Africa |
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Chilled Music |
What's on your ipod ? |
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Backhand counter-drop |
Your best shot ? |
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Both |
Meat or Veg ?
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Being ranked #1 in SA and being
selected for the world juniors |
Best moment in Squash ? |
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Slumdog Millionaire |
Favourite book ? |
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No-one |
Player you hate to play ? |
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Make senior worlds |
Main aim for next 5 years ? |
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Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
Best player of all time ? |
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Hockey Player |
If not a squash player ? |
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Losing a match to someone you
shouldn't |
Thing you like least ? |
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#2 Megan Craig - New Zealand |
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What's on your ipod ? |
A good selection |
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Your best shot ? |
Lob |
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Pizza or Pasta ? |
Pasta |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Making the NZ team and winning the
Nationals U15 |
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Favourite book ? |
Kite Runner |
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Who do you like to play most ? |
Dad and Danielle Fourie |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
Make NZ team again, get to A1 |
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Best player of all time ? |
Susan Devoy |
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If not a squash player ? |
Boxer, Golfer or Tennis, ha! |
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Life outside Earth ? |
Of course! Alieeeeens .... |
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Final thought: |
Squash is the most awesome sport
ever!
Meet so many people and have so much fun !! |
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#1 Major Maniam -
Malaysia/India |
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What's on your ipod ? |
Dust |
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Your best shot ? |
From the left |
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Meat or Veg ?
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Meat |
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Best moment in Squash ? |
Any time after winning |
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Favourite book ? |
Fingerprints of the Gods |
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Who do you hate to play most ? |
Any left-hander |
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Main aim for next 5 years ? |
Win World Masters |
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Best player of all time ? |
JK 1 |
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If not a squash player ? |
Badminton |
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Thing you like least ? |
Hospitals |
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Final thought: |
I have the best job in the world ! |
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