Squash player Sobhy Says: Drawing strength from setbacks

"Ziribe kanthu zomwe moyo ukundibweretsera tsopano, ndikudziwa kuti nditha kuzipirira."

Amanda Sobhy wabwerera ku mpikisano nyengo ino, kuthetsa vuto lake la kuvulala kwa nthawi yayitali ndikumanga mphamvu ndi machitidwe odabwitsa omwe akuchulukirachulukira, zomwe zidapangitsa kuti akhale gawo lofunika kwambiri mu timu ya US yomwe idafika pa WSF World Squash Team Championship yachiwiri motsatizana.

Pa World Squash Team Championships, mpikisano woyamba wapadziko lonse lapansi komwe mipikisano ya amuna ndi akazi inkachitikira nthawi imodzi, Sobhy adalankhula ndi gulu la atolankhani za umunthu wake wa ku America ndi Egypt, momwe njira yochiritsira matenda odya komanso misempha iwiri ya Achilles yomwe yasweka yamupatsira malingaliro osatha, komanso chifukwa chake adapanga mbiri yambiri pa Olimpiki ya 2028 ku Los Angeles.

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Amanda Sobhy akuponya mpira pamene anali pa ntchito yapadziko lonse mu timu ya USA.

Amanda Sobhy sanakule ndi chiyembekezo chotsatira mapazi a osewera otchuka a squash aku US. Popeza ndi masewera odabwitsa kwambiri mdziko muno, palibe omwe adapezekapo.

M'malo mwake, ngwazi yake inali Serena Williams, katswiri wa tenisi.

"Anali wamphamvu komanso woopsa, ndipo mphamvu zinali zofunika kwa ine," Sobhy adauza Olympics.com pa mpikisano wa 2024 World Teams Championships ku Hong Kong, zomwe zidawonetsedwa pompopompo pa Olympics.com.

"Ndipo ankangochita zomwe akufuna. Anali mpikisano wolimba ndipo chimenecho chinali chinthu chomwe ndinkafuna kwambiri kukhala."

Atatsatira malingaliro amenewa, Sobhy anakhala ngwazi yoyamba ya dziko lonse ya squash ku USA mu 2010.

Atakhala katswiri, adapanga mbiri yambiri monga wosewera woyamba waku US kufika pa asanu apamwamba pa maudindo a Professional Squash Association (PSA), mu 2021.

Komabe, Sobhy anali ndi mphunzitsi wa squash pafupi ndi kwawo.

Bambo ake adayimira timu ya dziko la Egypt, dziko lomwe squash ili ndi udindo waukulu ngati masewera. Dziko la North Africa lapanga mpikisano wa squash womwe umawoneka kuti ndi ngwazi yosatha m'zaka makumi atatu zapitazi.

Sipanatenge nthawi yaitali kuti Sobhy ayambe kusewera ndikuchita bwino kwambiri.

Ngakhale kuti Sobhy anaphunzira luso lake m'makalabu akumidzi ku US, chiyambi cha Sobhy ku Egypt chinamupangitsa kuti asachite mantha ndi mbiri ya osewera awo.

"Abambo athu ankatitengera ku Egypt chilimwe chilichonse kwa milungu isanu ndipo ine ndinakulira ndikusewera ndi Aigupto ku imodzi mwa makalabu oyambira masewera otchedwa Heliopolis, komwe kunali komwe Ali Farag, nambala wani padziko lonse la amuna komanso Ramy Ashour, ankasewera. Chifukwa chake ndinakulira ndikuwaonera akuchita masewera olimbitsa thupi," adatero.

"Ndili ku Egypt chifukwa cha magazi anga ndipo ndine nzika ya ku Egypt kotero ndikumvetsa kalembedwe ka sewero. Kalembedwe kanga ndi kosakanikirana pang'ono ndi kalembedwe ka ku Egypt komanso ka ku Western."

Masoka achitika kawiri kwa Amanda Sobhy

Kalembedwe kapadera aka pamodzi ndi kudzidalira kwambiri kunapangitsa Sobhy kusangalala ndi kukwera kwakukulu kwa akazi padziko lonse lapansi a squash.

Mu 2017, anali kusewera squash yabwino kwambiri pantchito yake pomwe adavulala kwambiri.

Posewera pa mpikisano ku Colombia, adaphwanya tendon ya Achilles yomwe inali m'mwendo wake wakumanzere.

Pambuyo pa miyezi 10 yochira movutikira, anabwerera, cholinga chake chinali choti abwezere nthawi yomwe anataya. Chaka chomwecho chaka chomwecho adalandira udindo wachinayi wa US National ndipo adapeza maudindo atatu apamwamba padziko lonse lapansi.

Sobhy adapitiliza kuchita bwino kwambiri nyengo zingapo zotsatira ndipo adafika ku Hong Kong Open ya 2023 ali ndi chidaliro asanafike tsoka lina.

Atatulutsa khoma lakumbuyo kuti atenge mpira mu gawo lomaliza, adaphwanya tendon ya Achilles yomwe inali m'mwendo wake wakumanja.

"Ndinadziwa nthawi yomweyo kuti chinali chiyani. Ndipo kudabwa kwake mwina ndi gawo lovuta kwambiri kuganizira. Sindinayembekezere kuti kuvulala kwakukulu kotereku kudzachitikanso pantchito yanga," adatero Sobhy.

"Maganizo anga oyamba anali: Kodi ndinachita chiyani kuti ndiyenerere izi? N’chifukwa chiyani izi zikundichitikira? Ndine munthu wabwino. Ndimagwira ntchito mwakhama."

Atatenga nthawi kuti athetse vuto lake laposachedwa, Sobhy adadziwa kuti njira yokhayo yothanirana ndi vutoli ndikusintha malingaliro ake.

Kudzimvera chisoni ndi mkwiyo zinalowedwa m'malo ndi kutsimikiza mtima kubwerera ngati wosewera bwino kwambiri wa squash.

"Ndinatha kusintha script ndikuwona ngati yabwino. Sindinathe kuchita rehab bwino monga momwe ndikanafunira koyamba, ndipo tsopano ndili ndi mwayi wochitanso. Chifukwa chake ndibwerera bwino," adatero.

"Nthawi zonse ndimatha kupeza tanthauzo pamavuto aliwonse. Ndinaganiza zochotsa zabwino zilizonse zomwe ndingathe kuchokera mu izi ndikusalola kuti ziwononge ntchito yanga. Ndinkafuna kudzitsimikizira ndekha kuti nditha kubwerera osati kamodzi kokha, koma nditha kuchita kawiri."

"Zinali zosavuta mwanjira ina nthawi yachiwiri chifukwa ndinkadziwa zomwe ndingayembekezere ndipo ndinkatha kutenga maphunziro omwe ndaphunzira koyamba ndikuwagwiritsa ntchito pa njira yobwezeretsa anthu m'malo mochira. Koma nthawi yomweyo, zinali zovuta m'maganizo chifukwa ndinkadziwa kuti njira yobwezeretsa anthu m'malo mochira ndi yayitali komanso yotopetsa. Koma ndimadzitamandira kwambiri chifukwa chobwerera ndi momwe ndinachitira ulendowu."

Umboni wa khama lake uli mu khalidwe labwino lomwe wakhala nalo kuyambira pomwe adabweranso kukhothi mu Seputembala chaka chino.

"Bokosi la zida zomwe ndingagwiritse ntchito nthawi iliyonse ndikakumana ndi mavuto ndi lalikulu. Palibe chovuta kuposa zomwe ndakumana nazo," adatero.

"Zandipangitsa kudzidalira kwambiri. Kaya moyo wanga ukhale wotani tsopano, ndikudziwa kuti nditha kupirira. Zandipangitsa kukhala wolimba kwambiri. Zandipangitsa kuphunzira kudzidalira kwambiri, kotero ndikakhala pamavuto pamasewera ndipo ndikumva kutopa, ndimatha kugwiritsa ntchito zinthu zomwe ndidakumana nazo chaka chatha ndi kuvulala kwanga ndikugwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zimenezo kundilimbikitsa."

Squash ikutchuka padziko lonse lapansi

Kuchokera pamasewera apadera mpaka pamasewera a Olimpiki, masewerawa akufulumizitsa kufalikira kwake m'malo ochezera a pa Intaneti komanso m'dziko lenileni. Pakati pa zosangalatsa ndi zosangalatsa mumzinda ndi mpikisano pabwalo, chidwi chatsopano chakhala chikugogomezera pa squash.

Mpaka kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 1900, squash inkaseweredwa m'masukulu okha. Mpaka mu 1907, United States inakhazikitsa bungwe loyamba la squash ndipo linakhazikitsa malamulo ake. Mu chaka chomwecho, British Tennis and Racquet Sports Federation inakhazikitsa komiti yaying'ono ya squash, yomwe inali patsogolo pa British Squash Federation, yomwe idakhazikitsidwa mu 1928. Osewera amalonda atayamba kumanga mabwalo a racquetball a anthu onse mu 1950, masewerawa adatchuka mwachangu, ndipo mwina kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 1880, chiwerengero cha anthu omwe ankasewera masewerawa chinawonjezeka kwambiri. Mpaka nthawi imeneyo, masewerawa adagawidwa m'magulu a anthu osaphunzira komanso akatswiri. Gulu la akatswiri nthawi zambiri ndi osewera ophunzitsidwa mu kilabu yapadera.

Masiku ano, squash imaseweredwa m'maiko 140. Mwa awa, mayiko 118 amapanga World Squash Federation. Mu 1998, squash idaphatikizidwa koyamba mu Masewera a 13 aku Asia ku Bangkok. Tsopano ndi imodzi mwa zochitika za World Sports Congress, Masewera a ku Africa, Masewera a Pan American ndi Masewera a Commonwealth.