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Overcoming Adversities Through Resilience To Be Called Champions
Overcoming Adversities Through Resilience To Be Called Champions
Lessons From The Champions: Netballers Tan Yi Jie, Khor Ting Fang and Kimberly Lim Wei
They played their hearts out on the netball court and helped Team Singapore clinch second place in the Asian Netball Championships 2022, which booked them a spot at the 2023 Netball World Cup to be held in Cape Town, South Africa. National netballers and Sports School alumni Tan Yi Jie, Khor Ting Fang and Kimberly Lim Wei Yan have indeed come a long way since their time in Sports School.
On 22 September 2022, Yi Jie, Ting Fang and Kimberly took precious time off their busy schedules to share their stories to inspire student-athletes as part of the Lessons From The Champions series.
Our alumni shared several key learning lessons from their personal accounts with the engaged audience. They touched on the importance of being resilient as an athlete, as challenges will come in different forms.
In the early stages, they had to overcome self-doubt as they thought that they were not good enough to be selected for the national team. Only when they did their best, they realised that they had the talent and skills to don the national colours. Yi Jie shared that she was not fully fit and her height was unsuitable for her position as a defender. As such, she focused on training her fitness and was open to playing in other positions to benefit the team. Ting Fang mentioned that she could see her peers moving on from sports to other things in life when she was trying out for the national team. It made her think of whether she should do the same. However, she knew what she wanted, knuckled down, and put in the work to get to the national team.
Kimberly, too, is an inspiration. She made a comeback from injuries and setbacks to win 100 caps for the country. It was her will and tenacity that gained respect from her peers, and the seasoned netballer is still putting in her grind for the team.
These lessons are indeed valuable, and our student-athletes definitely took some learning lessons back with them.
Thank you Yi Jie, Ting Fang, and Kimberly for spending quality time with us!
They played their hearts out on the netball court and helped Team Singapore clinch second place in the Asian Netball Championships 2022, which booked them a spot at the 2023 Netball World Cup to be held in Cape Town, South Africa. National netballers and Sports School alumni Tan Yi Jie, Khor Ting Fang and Kimberly Lim Wei Yan have indeed come a long way since their time in Sports School.
On 22 September 2022, Yi Jie, Ting Fang and Kimberly took precious time off their busy schedules to share their stories to inspire student-athletes as part of the Lessons From The Champions series.
Our alumni shared several key learning lessons from their personal accounts with the engaged audience. They touched on the importance of being resilient as an athlete, as challenges will come in different forms.
In the early stages, they had to overcome self-doubt as they thought that they were not good enough to be selected for the national team. Only when they did their best, they realised that they had the talent and skills to don the national colours. Yi Jie shared that she was not fully fit and her height was unsuitable for her position as a defender. As such, she focused on training her fitness and was open to playing in other positions to benefit the team. Ting Fang mentioned that she could see her peers moving on from sports to other things in life when she was trying out for the national team. It made her think of whether she should do the same. However, she knew what she wanted, knuckled down, and put in the work to get to the national team.
Kimberly, too, is an inspiration. She made a comeback from injuries and setbacks to win 100 caps for the country. It was her will and tenacity that gained respect from her peers, and the seasoned netballer is still putting in her grind for the team.
These lessons are indeed valuable, and our student-athletes definitely took some learning lessons back with them.
Thank you Yi Jie, Ting Fang, and Kimberly for spending quality time with us!
