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Tears Of A Champion It is out there on the internet, one can easily come by it.. A spirited display of championship squash, this was it.. The Queen of squash, Nicol David, recently dethroned... Going up against Laura Massaro, the squash queen from England.. There has been many hard fought battles between these two.. But for the last 9 years or so, all world class rivals are kept at bay.. A phenemonal record of dominance in this modern gladiatorial sport.. Occassionly there was a stumble or two, but Nicol made sure her spot.. So, here again these two established queens of squash, they clashed... It is the long awaited final event, Nicol against Laura, in a glass court event.. Laura had just won US Open title last month, she was on a roll... Here in Hong Kong Open, it is another final on the trot, the trophy beckons.. But being 8 times world champion and 9 times world number one.. Nicol David was focused and all afire, speed, power and precision are one... As she contained all the shotmaking prowess of Laura, and she was more... For she is a duracell bunny to her very core, tirelessly piling on the scores... When the final rally point was played and scored, Nicol was victorous... As she shook Laura's hand, she was all smiles and ever so gracious... As was the norm, there was a short segment of live interview .. Then it happened, the floodgates of emotions gave way to tears...... Shedding away tears of self doubt and frustrations.... When a little slide in ranking brought out many naysayers... What was hurtful most were those comments about her age... Despite her stranglehold of 108 months on the world stage.. Nicol rightly deserves a better appreciation of a lion hearted champion... Look at Gregory Gaultier at 33, finally world champion from his 5th final.. Hey people! Look at Nick Matthew at 35, he's is top 10 still... So welcome back, Datuk Nicol, the years you've had are there still.. So happily she shed a few tears, there are many more almighty roars... Let women squash world sit up and watch each time again you roar... Go and get 'em, Nicol David, squash queen from Malaysia only.... Que sera sera...whatever will be, will be, such is your destiny...
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