Vaidehee Lanke felt initially lost in a new city. In this photo, she's seen during her first term of her graduate studies at McGill University last fall.
When tennis great Rafael Nadal announced his retirement last week, I felt a flurry of emotions. Admiration at his outstanding 23-year career. Deep sadness that I would never see him play again. And powerful gratitude for what he has given the sport — and me.Vaidehee Lanke said as a non-athlete, she still drew inspiration from Rafael Nadal's approach to tennis and life when it came to pursuing her academic aspirations.
Growing up, I was never part of the sports world. In fact, it was quite the opposite — gym class was an endless dance in awkwardness. That all changed when I stumbled upon tennis. Deep into university finals in the spring of 2021, in an attempt to find another way to procrastinate, I came across old videos from the US Open videos.
While it might seem like there's little similarity between the tennis courts of Grand Slams and the academic world, Nadal's unbreakable spirit was never far from my mind as I charted my way through this newI felt lost after moving to a new city for grad school, but I'm slowly finding my place During my long days of research and writing, I'd remind myself to pause and celebrate the fact that I get to study health. It's an issue so close to my heart and something I've dreamed of pursuing since I was a child. Talking to my fellow students sparked joy because it reminded me that the work we were doing in school mattered in the real world.
Graduate studies felt lonely at times, but Nadal's approach to tennis reminded me to reach out to my fellow students, either to rant about our research or to laugh about the day's troubles. Together, at the highest of moments and lowest of lows, we celebrated and consoled each other, reminding ourselves we were on a collective team.
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