Monthly Archives: January 2012

No Slouching for El Sherbini at the Tournament of Champions

Sometime in the middle of the men’s ToC quarterfinal between Gregory Gaultier and Amr Shabana, I notice her, a lanky dark-haired teenager slouched down in her folding chair as she fiddles with her iPod. She’s barely watching the amazing squash … Continue reading

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Two More ToC Tips from the Women

Just when I thought I was starting to burn out on squash for the week, I ran into a friend and squash mate in my work neighborhood this morning (miles from Grand Central). Loved your article, she said, shaking her … Continue reading

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Curly Hair Makes You a Better Squash Player – and other things learned at the ToC

Thursday morning I woke up to the news that Trinity lost to Yale. Friday I woke up with a pain in my forehead as if a squash ball had pounded it all night, thanks to overdoing it at Tournament of … Continue reading

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