Livestreamed Interview with Datuk Nicol David, World No. 1 Squash Champion, named The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time.
The Malaysian retired professional squash player is currently in her second base Colombia, South America and met with Asia Fitness Today co-hosts Nikki Yeo in Kuala Lumpur and Jasmine Low at the studio in Sydney on 5th February 2021.
I never imagined that doing what I loved would have given me all these blessings.
— Nicol David (@NicolDavid) February 7, 2021
I wouldn’t be here without my parents who taught me to always give my best & make it count and my coach @Lizmirving who worked endlessly next to me to see me grow.
Thank you all for your support♥️ pic.twitter.com/D9Iii73Y6k
With a huge total number of votes, 318,943, Nicol David 🇲🇾 was voted as the greatest of the 24 sports legends that started the race on 8th January 2021. Tug of war legend James Kehoe 🇮🇪 is the first runner-up with 113,120 votes, and Larysa Soloviova 🇺🇦, The World Games Champion in powerlifting 2005-2017, second, with her 80,790 votes. Marcel Hassemeier 🇩🇪, victorious lifesaver, with 79,760 votes got very close to 3rd place. All in all, 1,204,637 votes were cast in the poll. Read full article about The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time here: https://www.asiafitnesstoday.com/?p=8952.
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The Kurang Manis Podcast, Season 1, Episode 1 (9/2/21): Datuk Nicol David
Listen to the interview with Datuk Nicol David, World No.1 Squash Champion voted The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time.
[…] Datuk Nicol Ann David DB PJN DSPN KMN AMN (lahir pada 26 Ogos 1983) digelar sebagai pemain wanita No. 1 di dunia pada bulan Januari 1996 – status yang tidak pernah dipegang oleh wanita Asia sebelum ini. Dia memegang status itu selama 108 bulan berturut-turut! Nicol bertemu kami dalam talian dari pangkalan keduanya di Colombia dan kami berbicara tentang kesihatan mental dan bagaimana sukan membantu mempersiapkannya untuk menjadi kuat mental semasa wabak COVID-19. Dia teringat akan kampung halamannya di Pulau Pinang, ayahnya yang merupakan bekas atlet, makanan kegemarannya, kari ketam cili ibunya dan adik-beradiknya yang aktif ketika kecil. Nicol juga berkongsi mengenai Yayasannya yang ingin memperkasakan wanita muda. “Juara Skuasy Kesayangan Asia, Nicol David dinobatkan Atlet Terunggul Sepanjang Zaman Sukan Dunia” – baca lebih lanjut […]
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