Greetings from Andrew Dabeka

Thursday, August 7, 2008 8:08 PM

Hello Family and Friends!

Yet another day has finished here in Beijing. I will be competing in three days from now (on Sunday, at 11:10am), and am feeling great. I had a very good training session today in the main hall where the tournament will be held; my focus has sharpened and my body is tingling with anticipation to get on the court against my Korean opponent. I have a light training session tomorrow, followed by some match play on Saturday, to get me fully prepared for my first round match. So that's the schedule with my badminton.

Not much else has happened here, though I did see Raphael Nadal, the world number 2 tennis player from Spain, the other day. I was shocked by how tall this guy is: 6'2"!!! He was towering over me! This was a big shock to me, as I have always thought he seemed quite short on tv...I thought maybe he was 5'10" or 5'11"...I was wrong! I guess it goes to show you how big the rest of the tennis players are, as usually they are towering over him when they shake hands after a match!

Not much else has happened here, though I did see Raphael Nadal, the world number 2 tennis player from Spain, the other day. I was shocked by how tall this guy is: 6'2"!!! He was towering over me! This was a big shock to me, as I have always thought he seemed quite short on tv...I thought maybe he was 5'10" or 5'11"...I was wrong! I guess it goes to show you how big the rest of the tennis players are, as usually they are towering over him when they shake hands after a match!

Have a great day in North America!

ANDREW ROBERT DABEKA

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www.AndrewDabeka.ca

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