Name: Jessica Willcott Age: 20 Hometown: St. Alban’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Sport: Badminton Canada Games Goal: Willcott is playing in her second ...
Willcott is playing in her second Canada Games and feels like her first experience came with a little bit of competitive shock.
“It was kind of almost like a bit of a shock as to the type of players that were there and their level of ability,” she says. “Now I’m a little bit more equipped for the culture shock that I'm walking into. All the other players are very, very talented, and in knowing that, I’ve definitely upped my game, my training, to prepare for that.”“My goal would be to honestly just play my best, put my training to good use and hope for the best outcome, for not only myself, but for my whole team.
“I'm not comparing myself to Carolina Marin, because she’s above my level in so many ways, but we have similar body builds, so the way that she moves around the court is very similar to the way that I would … one day hope to move around the court”“She's Canadian so I'm a fan of hers for that reason and she's also a pretty good singles player,” says Willcott, laughing at the understatement. “Been to the Olympics a couple of times, you know.
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