NEWS LETTER OF THE INDIAN SQUASH PROFESSIONALS Vol 2 No.3 Issue No.7 July 1998.
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DIRECTORS: MAHENDRA AGARWAL/ SUBHASH WALI / NARENDRA GOUR (I.R.S.) CHANDRAKANT
PAWAR. OUR HONORARY MEMBERS: NAVNEET SONI(I.R.S.) / BHARAT BHUSHAN (I.R.S.) / SAIFEE
JANI (M.D. JANI SALES LTD.) / RAJESH LIHALA( M.D. SHIVA MARKETING LTD) / RAKESH LAKHANPAL
(M.D. S.S.KNITTING IND.) MUKESH BABU(CHAIRMAN, MUKESH BABU SECURITIES LTD)
HONOURED PATRONS:VIVEK NAIR(VICE CHAIRMAN & MD THE LEELA)/SAJJAN JINDAL VICE
CHAIRMAN & M.D. JINDAL GROUP OF COMPANIES)
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Peter Nicol, the
first Briton to win the British Open title in the last 25 years,
doesn’t worry about having to live up to his new reputation as the
numero uno of the game. ”I feel there
is less pressure. Before, I was pushing myself constantly to be
number one. But since then I’ve relaxed my attitudes a lot and am
just enjoying myself. That doesn’t mean I don’t work hard. But I
don’t get angry on court any more in training or let little things
bother me. If I have a bad training day it’s just a bad day,
it’s not the end of the world.” Nicol was sure of winning the title because he didn’t believe the hype round Jansher Khan. It was a feeling of being perfect that comes to few sports persons. He was ’in the zone’ as they say. Nicol has dedicated his title to his mother, who died six years ago, just four months after he turned professional. |
Nicol wants his triumph
to inspire other Scots to emulate him. Nicol has roped in sponsors to
refurbish his own Squash and Fitness Club in West Hill, in Aberdeen.
Sponsors have agreed to support the schools during holidays for three
years and Nicol is working with local schools to get them using the
facilities during the term time.
He want to develop this
club, using his name to attract people to bring youngsters into the sport.
The turnaround in Peter Nicol’s game that culminated in his winning the British Open title came when he began improving his forehand down the line shot a year ago.