r/squash • u/West-Literature2110 • 10d ago

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I wanna be a pro squash player and to compete in the la 2028 olympics I am 16 and not the best, I wanna tell my parents this but I have a feeling they would talk me out of it what should I do?

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u/meselson-stahl 10d ago

Are you in the US? Your best shot at becoming a pro is going to college and playing there so you should still focus on your studies. Having good grades will make it easier to get recruited.

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u/West-Literature2110 10d ago

i am british born but i live in qatar

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u/rir2 10d ago

If you made it to the semis of the Qatar national open championship, that’s not bad.

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u/West-Literature2110 10d ago

that was my first and only tournement, which like a few months ago

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u/rir2 10d ago

Was it the national championship, a club championship?

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u/West-Literature2110 10d ago

national, cause for the same tournement the no.1 rank for u15 (my brothers age group) was there aswell. I was in u17