This is the harsh reality out there

Stumbled across these posts from The Singapore Sports Fan.

“What Shana’s AYG withdrawal says about Singapore sport” – posted on June 5, 2009

Here’s a more recent one

Straits Times letter writer criticises SBA’s move to kick out young national shuttlers – posted on January 25, 2011

Both very relevant topics at heart and certainly experiencing both issues head on. I’ve had people at work put me down for my age plenty of times, and of course let’s not forget about choosing sports over a ‘proper’ career.

At the end of the day, who here actually really cares about what I’ve learn or achieve in sport? People are probably more interested to know how someone my age can earn a 5-digit monthly income

 

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