“Was it worth it? Yes." - Charles Banda, who went nights…
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“Was it worth it? Yes." - Charles Banda, who went nights without food while becoming a 6-time national champion with zero sponsors
Found this story about a table tennis player in Zambia. Charles Banda started on a broken school table at age 9. Took him 2 months to save for his first professional paddle.
No sponsors. Just family support. There were nights without food. Nights when chasing the dream meant impossible choices.
He's now a 6-time national champion, competed at World Championships, African Championships, won international gold.
Still unsponsored. Still training full-time. Still choosing the sport over everything else.
When asked if it was worth it: "Yes."
Story https://www.sandsmash.com/articles/charles-banda-zambia
Sometimes you need to see someone who had every reason to quit but didn't.
#inspiration
Found this story about a table tennis player in Zambia. Charles Banda started on a broken school table at age 9. Took him 2 months to save for his first professional paddle.
No sponsors. Just family support. There were nights without food. Nights when chasing the dream meant impossible choices.
He's now a 6-time national champion, competed at World Championships, African Championships, won international gold.
Still unsponsored. Still training full-time. Still choosing the sport over everything else.
When asked if it was worth it: "Yes."
Story https://www.sandsmash.com/articles/charles-banda-zambia
Sometimes you need to see someone who had every reason to quit but didn't.
#inspiration
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