Squash player Sobhy Says: Drawing strength from setbacks

"Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi impilo ingiphonsa kanjani manje, ngiyazi ukuthi ngingakwazi ukudlula."

U-Amanda Sobhy ubuyele emqhudelwaneni kule sizini, eqeda iphupho lakhe elibi lokulimala isikhathi eside nomfutho wakhe ngochungechunge lwemidlalo ehlaba umxhwele, okwagcina ngokuba yingxenye ebalulekile yeqembu lase-US elifinyelele kuMqhudelwano walo wesibili olandelanayo weWSF World Squash Team.

Emqhudelwaneni Womhlaba Weqembu Le-squash, imiqhudelwano yokuqala yomhlaba lapho imiqhudelwano yabesilisa nabesifazane idlalwe ngasikhathi sinye, uSobhy ukhulume nethimba labezindaba mayelana nomazisi wakhe wase-American-Egyptian, ukuthi inqubo yokululama enkingeni yokudla kanye nemisipha emibili ye-Achilles ephukile imnikeze umqondo ongashabalali, nokuthi kungani engakwazi ukuqopha umlando owengeziwe kuma-Olympics e-Longs8 kuma-Olympics angu-202.

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U-Amanda Sobhy ufinyelela ibhola ngesikhathi esemsebenzini wamazwe ngamazwe neThimba lase-USA.

U-Amanda Sobhy akakhulanga enethemba lokulandela ezinyathelweni zabadlali abadumile be-squash baseMelika. Njengomdlalo ongaphandle ku-radar enkulu yesizwe, kwakungekho noyedwa.

Esikhundleni salokho, iqhawe lakhe kwakuyinganekwane yethenisi uSerena Williams.

"Ubenamandla futhi enolaka, namandla bekuyinto yami nami," kusho uSobhy etshela i-Olympics.com kuma-World Teams Championships e-Hong Kong ka-2024, akhonjiswa bukhoma ku-Olympics.com.

Futhi uvele wenza into yakhe. Ubeyimbangi eshisekayo futhi lokho bekuyinto ebengifisa ukuba yikho impela.

Ukwamukela lesi simo sengqondo, uSobhy waba umpetha wokuqala womhlaba we-squash wase-USA ngo-2010.

Ngemuva kokuphenduka ubungcweti, uqophe umlando othe xaxa njengomdlali wokuqala wase-US ukufinyelela ohlwini lwabahlanu abaphezulu be-Professional Squash Association (PSA), ngo-2021.

USobhy wayenomeluleki we-squash eduze nasekhaya.

Ubaba wakhe ubemele iqembu lesizwe lase-Egypt, izwe lapho u-squash ejabulela khona isikhundla njengomdlalo omkhulu. Isizwe saseNyakatho ne-Afrika sikhiqize ibhande elibonakala lingapheli labashampeni be-squash kule minyaka engamashumi amathathu edlule.

Akuphelanga sikhathi esingakanani uSobhy waqala ukudlala waphumelela.

Yize efunde ukuhwebelana emaqenjini ezwe e-US, izimpande zikaSobhy zaseGibhithe zazisho ukuthi wayengasabi isithunzi sabadlali bawo.

“Ubaba wethu wayesiyisa e-Egypt njalo ehlobo amasonto amahlanu futhi mina ngakhula ngidlala nabaseGibhithe kwelinye lamakilabhu ezemidlalo asekuqaleni abizwa ngokuthi i-Heliopolis, nokuyilapho kwakudlala khona umdlali wokuqala emhlabeni kwabesilisa u-Ali Farag kanye nalowo owayengumpetha uRamy Ashour. Ngakho ngikhule ngibabuka bezilolongela,” eqhubeka.

"NgingowaseGibhithe ngokwegazi futhi ngiyisakhamuzi saseGibhithe ngakho ngiyasiqonda isitayela sokudlala. Isitayela sami siyingxubevange yesitayela saseGibhithe kanye nesitayela saseNtshonalanga esakhiwe."

Inhlekelele igadla kabili ku-Amanda Sobhy

Lesi sitayela esiyingqayizivele esihlanganiswe nokuzethemba okuqinile wabona uSobhy ejabulela ukukhuphuka kwe-meteoric kumazinga omhlaba e-squash yabesifazane.

Ngo-2017, wayedlala i-squash engcono kakhulu emsebenzini wakhe lapho ehlaselwa kanzima.

Edlala emqhudelwaneni owawuseColombia, wagqabula umsipha we-Achilles emlenzeni wakhe wesobunxele.

Ngemva kwezinyanga ezingu-10 zokuhlunyeleliswa kanzima, wabuya, ehlose ukuvala isikhathi esilahlekile. Isicoco Sesine Sezwe Sase-US salandela kamuva ngalowo nyaka kanye nezinga lomhlaba eliphakeme kwabathathu.

USobhy uqhubeke naleli fomu elihle kumasizini ambalwa alandelayo futhi wafika ku-2023 Hong Kong Open esesimweni sokuzethemba ngaphambi kokuba kuphinde kugadle inhlekelele.

Ngemva kokuphusha udonga olungemuva ukuze akhiphe ibhola kowamanqamu, wagqabuka umsipha we-Achilles emlenzeni wakhe wesokudla.

"Ngangazi ngaso leso sikhathi ukuthi bekuyini. Futhi ukushaqeka kwakho cishe yingxenye enzima kakhulu ukugoqa ikhanda lami. Angizange ngilindele ukulimala okubi kangaka ukuthi kuphinde kwenzeke emsebenzini wami," kuvuma uSobhy.

"Imicabango yami yokuqala yayiwukuthi: Ngenzeni ukuze ngifanelwe yilokhu? Kungani lokhu kwenzeka kimi? Ngingumuntu olungile. Ngisebenza kanzima."

Ngemva kokuthatha isikhathi sokucubungula ukushiyeka kwakhe kwakamuva, uSobhy wayazi ukuthi ukuphela kwendlela yokubhekana nalokhu kwakuwukushintsha umbono wakhe.

Ukuzidabukela kanye nentukuthelo kwathathelwa indawo ukuzimisela ukubuyela njengomdlali ongcono nakakhulu we-squash.

“Ngikwazile ukuphenya umbhalo ngawubheka njengento enhle.Angizange ngikwazi ukwenza i-rehab ngendlela engangingathanda ngayo okokuqala, futhi manje nginethuba lokuphinda.Ngakho ngizobuya ngingcono,” kusho yena.

“Ngaso sonke isikhathi ngingathola incazelo kunoma yisiphi isimo esingesihle.Nganquma ukukhipha noma yikuphi okuhle engingakwenza kulokhu futhi ngingakuvumeli kucekele phansi umsebenzi wami.Bengifuna ukuzibonakalisa ngokwami ukuthi ngingabuya hhayi kanye, kodwa ngingakwenza kabili.

"Kwaba lula ngandlela thize okwesibili ngoba ngangazi ukuthi yini okufanele ngiyilindele futhi ngingathatha izifundo engizifunde kusukela ekuqaleni futhi ngizisebenzise kule nqubo yokuhlenga. Kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo, kwakunzima ngokwengqondo ngoba ngangazi ukuthi inzima futhi inde kangakanani leyo nqubo yokulungisa isimo. Kodwa ngiyaziqhenya kakhulu ngokubuya nangendlela engabhekana ngayo nalolo hambo."

Ubufakazi bokusebenza kwakhe ngokuzikhandla bulele efomini elihle alithokozele kusukela esanda kubuyela enkantolo ngoSepthemba nonyaka.

“Ibhokisi lamathuluzi engingakwazi ukulisebenzisa noma nini lapho ngibhekene nobunzima likhulu kakhulu.

"Kuvele kwangiphoqa ukuthi ngizethembe kakhulu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi impilo ingiphoselani manje, ngiyazi ukuthi ngingadlula kukho. Kungenze ngaqina kakhulu kulolu hlelo. Kungenze ngafunda ukuzethemba kakhulu, ngakho-ke uma ngisesimeni esinzima emdlalweni futhi ngizizwa ngikhathele, ngingasebenzisa izinto engidlule kuzo ngonyaka odlule ngokulimala kwami futhi ngisebenzise lawo mandla ukungiqinisa. "

I-Squash isithandwa emhlabeni wonke

Kusukela emdlalweni owuchungechunge kuya kwezemidlalo yama-Olympics, lo mdlalo usheshisa ukuphuma kwawo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana nasemhlabeni wangempela. Phakathi kokungcebeleka nokuzijabulisa edolobheni kanye nokuncintisana enkantolo, kuningi okusha okugxilwe ku-squash.

Kuze kube sekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, i-squash yayidlalwa ezikoleni kuphela. Kwaze kwafika ngo-1907 lapho i-United States yasungula umfelandawonye wokuqala okhethekile we-squash futhi yamisa imithetho yayo. Ngawo lowo nyaka, i-British Tennis kanye ne-Racquet Sports Federation yasungula ikomiti elincane le-squash, elalingumanduleli we-British Squash Federation, eyasungulwa ngo-1928. Ngemva kokuba abadlali bezentengiselwano baqale ukwakha izinkantolo ze-racquetball zomphakathi ngo-1950, lo mdlalo wathola ukuthandwa ngokushesha, futhi cishe ekuqaleni kwawo-1880 inani labantu abadlala umdlalo landa ngokuphawulekayo. Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, lo mdlalo wawuhlukaniswe waba amaqembu ayizimfundamakhwela nabachwepheshe. Iqembu elikhokhelwayo labasubathi livamise ukuba ngumdlali oqeqeshwe ekilabhini eyisipesheli.

Namuhla, i-squash idlalwa emazweni angu-140. Kulawa, amazwe ayi-118 akha i-World Squash Federation. Ngo-1998, i-squash yafakwa okokuqala kwiMidlalo ye-13 yase-Asia e-Bangkok. Manje ungomunye wemicimbi yeWorld Sports Congress, African Games, Pan American Games kanye neCommonwealth Games.