๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐โ๐ข๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ธ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐
I grew up in a family that always played sport. At school also we did a lot of sport. I enjoyed it because it meant I could spend time with my friends.
๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป
My dad grew up in a British community in Ecuador and taught me badminton. My first experience of the sport was in an English club on the beach. It seemed like a complicated sport to me, although it was fun to hit the shuttlecock.
๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
Training and playing for Ecuador was always memorable. The sport has given me amazing experiences.
It was rewarding to meet so many people with similar interests and from diverse backgrounds. My favourite memory is always going to be the trips Iโve made to Lima, because I love to eat and Peruvian cuisine is one of the best in the world. Of course Iโm partial to Ecuadorian food, but in Peru Iโve met the best people in the world.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐
Badminton means pride because it gives me the opportunity to do something important for my country. It is different from other racket sports because of the speed at which it is played.
๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ
Working on development has improved my knowledge about my country and Iโve also become aware that much more needs to be done for the sport to grow in Ecuador.
Shuttle Time has made the sport big in Ecuador. Badminton has arrived in cities where we assumed badminton would never be played. We now look forward to developing AirBadminton and working with Shuttle Time in the Galapagos Islands.
๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐
It is always amazing to work with children. When they believe in themselves they are able to achieve a lot. I believe this has encouraged me to have faith in peopleโs ability to achieve their objectives
