Squash player Sobhy Says: Drawing strength from setbacks

"Ko da menene rayuwa ta jefa ni a ciki yanzu, na san zan iya jurewa."

Amanda Sobhy ta dawo gasar a wannan kakar, inda ta kawo karshen mummunan mafarkinta na jin rauni da kuma kara kwarin gwiwa da jerin wasanni masu kayatarwa, wanda hakan ya kai ta ga zama muhimmin bangare na kungiyar Amurka da ta kai zagaye na biyu a jere a gasar WSF World Squash Team.

A gasar cin kofin duniya ta Squash Team, gasar cin kofin duniya ta farko inda aka buga gasar maza da mata a lokaci guda, Sobhy ta yi magana da tawagar manema labarai game da asalinta na Amurka da Masar, yadda tsarin murmurewa daga matsalar cin abinci da kuma raunin jijiyoyin Achilles guda biyu ya ba ta tunani mai ban mamaki, da kuma dalilin da ya sa za ta iya kafa tarihi a gasar Olympics ta 2028 da za a yi a Los Angeles.

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Amanda Sobhy ta kai ga samun ƙwallo yayin da take aikin ƙasa da ƙasa tare da ƙungiyar USA.

Amanda Sobhy ba ta girma tana fatan bin sawun shahararrun 'yan wasan squash na Amurka ba. A matsayinta na wasa mai ban mamaki a cikin babban ra'ayin ƙasar, babu ɗaya.

Madadin haka, jarumar ta kasance fitacciyar 'yar wasan tennis Serena Williams.

"Tana da ƙarfi da ƙarfin hali, kuma iko shi ne abin da nake buƙata," Sobhy ta shaida wa Olympics.com a gasar cin kofin duniya ta 2024 a Hong Kong, wadda aka nuna kai tsaye a Olympics.com.

"Kuma ta yi abinta kawai. Ta kasance mai hazaka kuma wannan wani abu ne da nake fatan zama."

Da ta rungumi wannan ra'ayin, Sobhy ta zama zakaran gasar matasa ta duniya ta squash ta farko a Amurka a shekarar 2010.

Bayan ta zama ƙwararriya, ta kafa tarihi a matsayin 'yar wasa ta farko a Amurka da ta kai matsayi na biyar a cikin jerin 'yan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa na Professional Squash Association (PSA), a shekarar 2021.

Duk da haka, Sobhy tana da mai ba da shawara kan squash kusa da gida.

Mahaifinta ya wakilci ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa ta ƙasar Masar, ƙasar da squash ke da matsayi a matsayin babbar wasa. Ƙasar Arewacin Afirka ta samar da zakarun ƙwallon ƙafa da ba ta ƙarewa ba a cikin shekaru talatin da suka gabata.

Ba da daɗewa ba sai Sobhy ta fara wasa kuma ta yi fice.

Duk da sanin sana'arta a kulab ɗin ƙauye a Amurka, asalin Sobhy a Masar ya sa ba ta tsorata da suna da 'yan wasansu ke yi ba.

"Mahaifinmu yana kai mu Masar a kowace bazara na tsawon makonni biyar, kuma na girma ina wasa da Masarawa a ɗaya daga cikin ƙungiyoyin wasanni na asali da ake kira Heliopolis, inda Ali Farag, fitaccen ɗan wasa a duniya, da tsohon zakaran Ramy Ashour, ke buga wasa. Don haka na girma ina kallonsu suna atisaye," ta ci gaba.

"Ni ɗan ƙasar Masar ne ta jini kuma ni ma ɗan ƙasar Masar ne, don haka na fahimci salon wasan. Salon da nake yi ya ɗan yi kama da na Masar da salon da aka tsara na Yammacin duniya."

Bala'i ya afkawa Amanda Sobhy sau biyu

Wannan salon na musamman tare da ƙarfin imani da kai ya sa Sobhy ta ji daɗin ƙaruwa a cikin matsayi na mata a duniya na squash.

A shekarar 2017, ta taka rawar gani a tarihin rayuwarta lokacin da ta fuskanci mummunan rauni.

Ta buga wasa a gasar da aka yi a Colombia, ta samu rauni a jijiyar Achilles a kafarta ta hagu.

Bayan watanni 10 na gyaran jiki mai wahala, ta dawo, da niyyar rama lokacin da ta ɓata. Ta lashe kambun Amurka na huɗu daga baya a wannan shekarar kuma ta sami matsayi na uku a duniya a matsayi mafi kyau a fagen aiki.

Sobhy ta ci gaba da wannan kyakkyawan tsari a cikin 'yan kaka da suka gabata kuma ta isa gasar Hong Kong Open ta 2023 cikin kwanciyar hankali kafin bala'i ya sake afkuwa.

Bayan ta tura daga bangon baya don ta dawo da kwallo a wasan karshe, ta fashe jijiyar Achilles a kafarta ta dama.

"Na san nan take abin da ke faruwa. Kuma girgizar da ke tattare da shi wataƙila ita ce mafi wahalar da zan iya tunawa. Ban taɓa tsammanin irin wannan mummunan rauni zai sake faruwa a aikina ba," in ji Sobhy.

"Tunanina na farko shine: Me na yi don in cancanci wannan? Me yasa hakan ke faruwa da ni? Ni mutum ne nagari. Ina aiki tukuru."

Bayan ta ɗauki ɗan lokaci tana gyara matsalar da ta fuskanta a baya-bayan nan, Sobhy ta san cewa hanya ɗaya tilo da za ta shawo kan wannan matsala ita ce ta canza ra'ayinta.

Tausayin kai da fushi sun maye gurbinsu da ƙudurin komawa a matsayin ɗan wasan squash mafi kyau.

"Na sami damar canza rubutun na kuma yi la'akari da shi a matsayin abin da ya dace. Ban sami damar yin gyaran fuska kamar yadda na so a karon farko ba, kuma yanzu ina da damar sake yin hakan. Don haka zan dawo da kyau," in ji ta.

"Ina iya samun ma'ana daga kowace irin mummunan yanayi. Na yanke shawarar cire duk wani abu mai kyau da zan iya yi daga wannan gogewar kuma kada in bar shi ya lalata aikina. Ina so in tabbatar wa kaina cewa ba zan iya dawowa sau ɗaya ba, amma zan iya yin hakan sau biyu."

"A wani ɓangare, ya fi sauƙi a karo na biyu domin na san abin da zan yi tsammani kuma zan iya ɗaukar darussan da na koya daga farko in yi amfani da su a wannan tsarin gyaran jiki. Amma a lokaci guda, ya fi wahala a tunani domin na san yadda tsarin gyaran jiki yake da wahala da tsawo. Amma ina alfahari da kaina don dawowa da kuma yadda na fuskanci wannan tafiyar."

Wani abin shaida na aikinta mai kyau shi ne kyakkyawan yanayin da ta samu tun bayan dawowarta kotu a watan Satumba na wannan shekarar.

"Akwatin kayan aiki na gogewa da zan iya amfani da ita a duk lokacin da nake cikin mawuyacin hali yana da girma. Babu wani abu mai wahala kamar abin da na fuskanta yanzu," in ji ta.

"Ya tilasta min na ƙara amincewa da kaina sosai. Ko da menene rayuwa ta jefa ni yanzu, na san zan iya shawo kanta. Ya ƙara min ƙarfi sosai a cikin wannan tsari. Ya sa na koyi amincewa da kaina sosai, don haka lokacin da nake cikin mawuyacin hali a wasa kuma na ji gajiya, zan iya amfani da abubuwan da na fuskanta a shekarar da ta gabata da raunin da na ji kuma in yi amfani da wannan ƙarfin don ƙarfafa ni."

Kabeji yana samun karbuwa a duk faɗin duniya

Daga wani babban wasa zuwa wani wasan Olympics, wasan yana hanzarta bunƙasa a shafukan sada zumunta da kuma duniyar gaske. Tsakanin nishaɗi da nishaɗi a birni da kuma gasa a filin wasa, an mayar da hankali sosai kan squash.

Har zuwa farkon karni na 20, ana buga wasan squash ne kawai a makarantu. Sai a shekarar 1907 ne Amurka ta kafa ƙungiyar squash ta musamman ta farko kuma ta kafa dokoki a kanta. A wannan shekarar, Ƙungiyar Wasannin Tennis da Racquet ta Burtaniya ta kafa wani ƙaramin kwamiti na squash, wanda shine farkon Ƙungiyar Squash ta Burtaniya, wadda aka kafa a shekarar 1928. Bayan da 'yan wasan kasuwanci suka fara gina filayen wasan squash na jama'a a shekarar 1950, wasan ya sami karbuwa cikin sauri, kuma wataƙila a farkon shekarun 1880, adadin mutanen da ke buga wasan ya ƙaru sosai. Har zuwa lokacin, an raba wasan zuwa ƙungiyoyin 'yan wasa masu son shiga da ƙwararru. Ƙungiyar 'yan wasa ƙwararru yawanci ɗan wasa ne da aka horar a wani kulob na musamman.

A yau, ana buga wasan squash a ƙasashe 140. Daga cikin waɗannan, ƙasashe 118 ne suka kafa Ƙungiyar Wasan Squash ta Duniya. A shekarar 1998, an fara haɗa wasan squash a wasannin Asiya na 13 a Bangkok. Yanzu haka yana ɗaya daga cikin abubuwan da suka faru a Majalisar Wasannin Duniya, Wasannin Afirka, Wasannin Pan American da Wasannin Commonwealth.