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Nothing is impossible - Margaret Court by Lal Gunasekera "Nothing is impossible in life. If one sets a goal, you can achieve it. That's how I won 62 Grand Slams in my career". So said Margaret Court an icon of tennis, who is in Sri Lanka at the moment on a short visit at the invitation of the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA). Mrs. Court said that she was honoured to be in this country of which had heard about even before the Boxing Day tsunami. She had known this country as Ceylon then and about its tea and friendly people and also through her Church connections. She further said:"I have worked with your Davis Cup and Federation Cup players, and there are quite a few talented players in the under-12 and under-14 age groups. About five boys and five girls look very promising and I will enjoy working with them in the next few days. Mrs. Court also brought down with her from the Australian Tennis Association equipment worth about Australian Dollars 5000 and even some cricket gear from Justin Langer, the Australian Test Player who is her neighbour to be donated to underpreviledged children. Continuing, Mrs. Court, said that working with junior tennis players should be an on-going process and would love to assist with coaching in Sri Lanka and will also explore how Sri Lankan juniors could play in tournaments in Australia. The President of SLTA, Suresh Subramaniam, said that the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) had a Board meeting in Melbourne to coincide with the Australian Open and this was where he first met Mrs. Margaret Court and invited her to visit Sri Lanka. Mrs. Court is also in the country in attempts to build a Tennis Orphanage and not only to help with our tennis. He also thanked Trans Asia Hotel for sponsoring the accommodation of Mrs. Court and company. The Australian High Commissioner, Dr. Greg Franch, said that Margaret Court was one of his icons when he was young and a great Australian whom he was delighted to meet in Sri Lanka. He said that his government was one of the first to react quickly after
the tsunami struck Sri Lanka and that they will continue with the
rehabilitation process. Dr. Franch was over grateful to the brave Sri
Lankans who helped many Australians who were affected by the tsunami. |
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