Happy Squash 2016 Day Everyone!Today is a day for me and you to celebrate and raise awareness for our sport. Squash to me has been a source of balance, challenge and opportunity. Since I was eleven, squash has played a major role in my life as an activity that manages stress by being the perfect study break and by providing my often hectic life with routine. At times squash has even been a source of stress when dealing with the short comings of my game.
Squash is a challenge as I am trying continuously to reach my potential, and to improve my ranking. I have come a long way from being a sluggish 15 year old who cried during provincial team 5km training runs to a person who now enjoys rigorous repetitive aerobic building activities—even hard core running. I also love the physical test that squash provides every time I step on court.
Although the training is sometimes difficult, the sacrifice has opened doors. I have had the opportunity to travel, to compete in the Pan Am Games, World University Games and World Championships, and to enjoy the camaraderie that accompanies being a part of team Canada. Undoubtedly squash has made my life interesting.
My intention for Squash Day 2009 is to raise the awareness of squash so that others can appreciate the benefits of squash, just as I have. In so doing, I hope to enhance the profile of squash to so that our sport will be chosen for the 2016 Olympics.
Onto the courts we go…
Alana Miller
For more information on Alana please visit her national squad athlete profile here: http://www.squash.ca/e/high_performance/bios/women/miller.htm
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