“It was a special experience for me and I am truly honoured and at the same time touched by the support I got from the country. She was surprised by the nomination then everybody was texting everyone and the votes started coming in from all over, she relates. I’m happy to have my time there and enjoy all it has to offer.”īeing voted the World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time on Feb 1 is a bonus for sure, adds Nicol, 37. The people are so nice and the food and atmosphere are similar to Malaysia’s, only it’s on the other side of the world. “Colombia is such a beautiful country and I love the vibes of the whole place.
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When her pro career ended, she decided Colombia was a great place to stay and has made it her second base, after Malaysia. She moved from Amsterdam to Bogotá almost four years ago to train at altitude and with a different team, and for a change of environment. She was speaking in a Zoom interview on March 1 while under quarantine in Kuala Lumpur days after returning from Colombia. Don’t sell yourself short,” Nicol says when asked what she hopes those who look to her as a role model will see. If you have the passion to do something great and feel it’s right for you deep down, give yourself a chance to try.
If I can do it, you can aspire to do that too. “I hope I can inspire the young to dream big. It tells of a perfectionist hard on herself because of her singular aim - to be the perfect squash player. It highlights facing challenges head on because they are there for a reason and finding solutions to what is missing or lacking. Her story is about a young girl who dreamt of being a world champion and had the guts to go for it.
Now retired from the professional circuit, she is happy that her story can translate into different forms and help people in some ways. In the 20 years when she dominated the courts, squash did the talking for Datuk Nicol David.
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