Just Keep On Pushing

For some, Canadian Junior Nationals lasts a week. It only lasted one day for me. I was not able to make it out of qualifiers. I could go on about all the things that I could blame for the loss, or I could just take responsibility for my loss and go back and train harder. But of course the sinlges match I lost, was not my best match.
 I've heard a lot of people who had a bad tournament saying they were quitting because they had a tough loss. Good. I hope they quit. If you have an attitude like that, you will not make it very far. The Olympic Oval is very unpredictable, and truly makes it anyone's game. Losing is just part of badminton.
 I understand the feeling after working so hard only to show up and fail. If you don't believe me, consider the fact that I train harder than 95% of the players at this tournament, only to show up and lose in qualifiers. I was crushed. So that night I went to the badminton center and did footwork until I couldn't stand anymore. If I didn't train hard enough this year, I will for sure for next year. One of the most important things I have learned from top players is to just keep coming back. Canada's U19 number one, Nyl Yakura, showed me a quote that illustrates what you must do to achieve...
"Fall down seven times, Get up eight." ~Dwayne Wade