The Wizard of Squash! And an Accessible Legend! by Ferez S. Nallaseth August 29, 2015
As does happen in the World
of Sports, Champions bid adieu - from the ring, track and courts! But
legendary players are never forgotten. World Champion Amr Shabana is
one such legend! We have watched him produce his majic on the court at
the TOC in Grand Central Station and the US Open at Drexel University
many times. Including in that overflow capacity audience when well past
his time he reduced the reigning World #1 to an 0-3 loss as pointed out
by James Willstrop in his article on the Champ. His majic and
anticipation were such that a top level collegiate player whom I had
trained in his high school days thought that he just guessed right - of
course this explanation defied statistics. And despite the heights and
breadth that he straddled Amr Shabana was patient and accessible to all
of his fans and in fact reveled in their respect - I know he even spoke
to me after his US Open win over Nick Matthew. We look forward to
following the next phase in his amazing career.
