An Ode to Badminton: The Love and the Fear
I started playing badminton again about 6 months ago. Before that, I hadn’t touched a racket in 6 years (well, “hadn’t touched” would be an exaggeration but you know what I intend to say). That was a long time and if you ask me, long enough that when people asked if I played any sport, badminton wasn’t even the answer I gave anymore. There was a knee injury somewhere in that gap, I am not going to get into the details of it here, it’s not really the point of this post but it’s the reason for the gap and it’s part of why picking it up again wasn’t as simple as just showing up one day and playing. ...