Squash player Sobhy Says: Drawing strength from setbacks

"N'agbanyeghị ihe ndụ na-atụ m ugbu a, ama m na m nwere ike imeri ya."

Amanda Sobhy laghachiri n'asọmpi n'oge a, na-ejedebe ogologo nro ya merụrụ ahụ ma na-ewuli elu site na ọtụtụ ihe ngosi na-adọrọ adọrọ, na-ejedebe n'ịbụ akụkụ bụ isi nke ndị otu US nke ruru asọmpi WSF World Squash Team nke abụọ.

Na World Squash Team Championship, asọmpi ụwa nke mbụ ebe a na-egwu asọmpi nwoke na nwanyị n'otu oge, Sobhy gwara ndị otu mgbasa ozi banyere njirimara America-Ijipt, ka usoro nke ịgbake site na nsogbu iri nri na akwara Achilles abụọ gbawara agbawa enyela ya echiche na-adịghị emebi emebi, na ihe kpatara na ọ nwere ike ịme ọtụtụ akụkọ ihe mere eme na Olympics 202 na Los Angeles.

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Amanda Sobhy ruru bọọlụ mgbe ya na Team USA na-arụ ọrụ mba ụwa.

Amanda Sobhy etobeghị na-atụ anya iso nzọụkwụ ndị ama ama US skwọsh. Dị ka egwuregwu pụtara ìhè na nnukwu radar nke mba ahụ, ọ nweghị nke ọ bụla.

Kama nke ahụ, dike ya bụ onye akụkọ tennis Serena Williams.

"Ọ dị nnọọ ike ma dị egwu, ike bụkwa ihe m," Sobhy gwara Olympics.com na 2024 World Teams Championship na Hong Kong, na-egosi na ọ dị ndụ na Olympics.com.

"O mere naanị ihe ya, ọ bụ onye asọmpi siri ike na nke ahụ bụ ihe m chọsiri ike ịbụ."

N'ịnabata echiche a, Sobhy ghọrọ onye mmeri mbụ n'ụwa skwọsh nke United States na 2010.

Mgbe ọ tụgharịrị ọkachamara, o mere ọtụtụ akụkọ ihe mere eme dị ka onye ọkpụkpọ US mbụ ruru ọkwa ise kachasị elu na ọkwa ọkachamara Squash Association (PSA), na 2021.

Otú ọ dị, Sobhy nwere onye ndụmọdụ skwọsh dị nso n'ụlọ.

Nna ya nọchitere anya ndị otu mba Egypt, obodo ebe skwọsh na-enwe mmasị n'ọkwa dị ka nnukwu egwuregwu. Mba dị n'Ebe Ugwu Afrịka ewepụtala eriri ebufe ebufe na-adịghị agwụ agwụ n'ime afọ iri atọ gara aga.

N'oge na-adịghị anya, Sobhy malitere igwu egwu ma nwee ọmarịcha.

N'agbanyeghị ịmụta ahịa ya na klọb obodo dị na US, mgbọrọgwụ Sobhy Egypt pụtara na aha ndị egwuregwu ha atụghị ya egwu.

Ọ gara n'ihu ikwu, sị: "Nna anyị na-akpọga anyị Ijipt n'oge okpomọkụ ọ bụla ruo izu ise, m na-etolitekwa na-agba ndị Ijipt egwu n'otu n'ime ụlọ egwuregwu mbụ a na-akpọ Heliopolis, bụ́ ebe Ali Farag bụbu onye mmeri na Ramy Ashour na-egwuri egwu.

"Abụ m onye Ijipt site n'ọbara, abụkwa m nwa amaala Ijipt ka m wee ghọta usoro egwu egwu. Ụdị m bụ ntakịrị ihe ngwakọ nke ma ụdị ndị Ijipt na ụdị ọdịda anyanwụ a haziri ahazi."

Ọdachi dakwasịrị Amanda Sobhy ugboro abụọ

Ụdị a pụrụ iche jikọtara ya na nkwenye onwe onye siri ike hụrụ na Sobhy na-enwe ọrịre meteoric na ọkwa ọkwa ụmụ nwanyị skwọsh.

N'afọ 2017, ọ na-egwu skwọsh kachasị mma nke ọrụ ya mgbe ọ merụrụ ahụ.

Mgbe ọ na-egwu egwuregwu na Colombia, ọ gbawara akwara Achilles n'ụkwụ aka ekpe ya.

Mgbe ọnwa 10 nke mmezigharị ahụ siri ike gasịrị, ọ lọghachiri, n'ebumnobi ime ihe maka oge furu efu. Aha mba US nke anọ sochiri n'afọ ahụ yana ọkwa ọkwa ụwa dị elu nke atọ.

Sobhy gara n'ihu n'ụdị ọmarịcha ụdị a n'oge ole na ole sochirinụ wee bịarute na 2023 Hong Kong Open na obi ike tupu ọdachi abịakwa ọzọ.

Mgbe ọ chụpụrụ mgbidi azụ iji weghachite bọọlụ n'ikpeazụ, ọ gbajiri akaị Achilles n'ụkwụ aka nri ya.

"Amaara m ozugbo ihe ọ bụ. Ma eleghị anya ihe na-awụ akpata oyi n'ahụ́ bụ akụkụ kasị sie ike ịgbachitere m isi. Ọ dịghị mgbe m tụrụ anya na ajọ mmerụ ahụ dị otú ahụ ga-eme ọzọ n'ọrụ m," Sobhy kwetara.

"Ihe mbụ m chere bụ: Gịnị ka m mere iji kwesị nke a? Gịnị mere ihe a ji na-eme m? Abụ m ezigbo mmadụ. Ana m arụsi ọrụ ike."

Mgbe o wepụtachara oge iji dozie ihe ndọghachi azụ ọhụrụ ya, Sobhy maara na naanị otu ụzọ isi nweta nke a bụ ịgbanwe echiche ya.

Mkpebi ịlaghachi dị ka onye ọkpụkpọ skwọsh ka mma dochie ọmịiko onwe onye na iwe.

"Enwere m ike ịtụgharị edemede ahụ wee lee ya anya dị ka ihe dị mma. Enwetaghị m ịmegharị ahụ nke ọma dịka m gaara amasị na nke mbụ, ma ugbu a enwere m ohere ịme ya ọzọ. Ya mere, m ga-alọghachi nke ọma," ka o kwuru.

"Enwere m ike ịchọta ihe ọ pụtara n'ọnọdụ ọ bụla na-adịghị mma, ekpebiri m iwepụ ihe ọ bụla m nwere ike ime na ahụmahụ a ma ghara ikwe ka ọ bibie ọrụ m. Achọrọ m igosi onwe m na m nwere ike ịlọghachi abụghị otu ugboro, ma enwere m ike ime ya ugboro abụọ.

"Ọ dịịrị m mfe n'echiche nke ugboro abụọ n'ihi na amaara m ihe m ga-atụ anya ya, enwere m ike ịmụta ihe ndị a mụtara site na nke mbụ ma tinye ya n'ọrụ na usoro nhazi a. Ma n'otu oge ahụ, ọ na-esiri m ike n'uche n'ihi na amaara m otú usoro nhazi ahụ siri sie ike na ogologo oge. Ma enwere m nnọọ mpako maka onwe m maka ịlaghachi na otú m si mee njem ahụ."

Ihe akaebe maka ịrụsi ọrụ ike ya bụ n'ụdị dị mma ọ na-enwe kemgbe ọ laghachiri ụlọikpe n'ọnwa Septemba afọ a.

O kwuru, sị: “Igbe ahụmihe m nwere ike ịkpọ mgbe ọ bụla m nwere ihe isi ike buru ibu, ọ nweghị ihe siri ike karịa ihe m metụrụla.

"Ọ na-amanye m ịtụkwasị onwe m obi karịa, n'agbanyeghị ihe ndụ na-atụnye m ugbu a, ama m na m nwere ike imeri ya. Ọ na-eme ka m sie ike na usoro ahụ.

Skwọsh na-ewu ewu n'ụwa niile

Site na egwuregwu niche na egwuregwu Olympic, egwuregwu ahụ na-eme ka ọ gbasaa na mgbasa ozi ọha na eze na ụwa n'ezie. N'etiti ntụrụndụ na ntụrụndụ na obodo na asọmpi n'ụlọ ikpe, e lekwasịrị anya n'ọtụtụ ọhụụ na skwọsh.

Ruo mmalite narị afọ nke 20, a na-egwu skwọsh naanị n'ụlọ akwụkwọ. Ọ bụghị ruo n'afọ 1907 ka United States hibere ọgbakọ skwọsh mbụ pụrụiche ma guzobe iwu maka ya. N'otu afọ ahụ, British Tenis na Racquet Sports Federation guzobere otu sub-committee skwọsh, nke bụ ihe mmalite nke British Squash Federation, bụ nke e guzobere na 1928. Mgbe ndị egwuregwu azụmahịa malitere iwu ụlọ ịgba egwu racquetball ọha na eze na 1950, egwuregwu ahụ na-ewu ewu ngwa ngwa, ma eleghị anya na mmalite 1880s, ọnụ ọgụgụ ndị mmadụ na-egwu egwu nke ukwuu. Ruo mgbe ahụ, e kewara egwuregwu ahụ n'ime ndị na-amu amu na ndị ọkachamara. Otu ọkachamara nke ndị na-eme egwuregwu na-abụkarị onye ọkpụkpọ a zụrụ azụ na klọb pụrụ iche.

Taa, a na-egwu skwọsh na mba 140. N'ime ndị a, mba 118 bụ World Squash Federation. N'afọ 1998, e bu ụzọ tinye skwọsh n'egwuregwu Eshia nke iri na atọ na Bangkok. Ọ bụzi otu n'ime mmemme nke World Sports Congress, African Games, Pan American Games na Commonwealth Games.