Why I Play series: Hockey player Laura Tan

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SINGAPORE — Former Singapore national vice-captain Laura Tan talks about why she plays hockey, and why she returned to the sport after walking away.

SINGAPORE — After winning the women’s hockey bronze medal during the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore, vice-captain Laura Tan took a break from the sport for about half a year, and admitted that she was not sure of returning to the sport.

Every part of my body could possibly ache. Hockey is a sport that is pretty much a full-body workout – legs to run, arms to control the stick, body for posture and strength in movement.The first common misconception is that the sport is very dangerous, but I think all sports have their inherent risks. In fact, after properly learning the skills involved in hockey, you would be able to learn how to protect yourself and play the sport safely.

We didn’t come away with the gold as our predecessors did, nor did we get a silver that we were all gunning for. But we secured the bronze at the end of the day and it was a crazily incredible journey. To top it off, the bronze medal match-day was also my birthday, so it was a very, very memorable day.The most heartbreaking was the 2013 SEA Games in Myanmar.

Back in B Division in 2006, my school team had got ourselves in a very unfavourable position in the quarter-finals, which was down to six teams in two groups of three, with only two teams per group able to advance to the semi-finals. So in the next match, it was 0-0 for the longest part of the game, and as the match was drawing near to its end, it almost seemed like an impossible mission, but my team kept running and trying. I remember my legs feeling so tired, but as I looked around I saw every single one of my other teammates continuing to push their hardest, so we kept on going together.

 

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