At nineteen, Putri was the most badminton player in her club in Kudus. Then, two weeks before the national , she in her knee.
Pada usia sembilan belas tahun, Putri adalah pemain bulu tangkis paling menjanjikan di klubnya di Kudus. Lalu, dua minggu sebelum kejuaraan nasional, ligamen lututnya robek.
The doctor was honest. " carefully you train, you'll need a year to ."
Dokternya berterus terang. "Sehati-hati apa pun kamu berlatih, kamu butuh setahun untuk pulih."
she loved the sport, Putri considered giving up. Her friends were moving on to university; her coach had new players to train.
Betapapun dia mencintai olahraga itu, Putri sempat berpikir untuk menyerah. Teman-temannya melanjutkan kuliah; pelatihnya punya pemain-pemain baru untuk dilatih.
But her grandmother, who had sold vegetables to pay for her first , refused to let her quit. " long it takes, you'll go back," she said.
Tetapi neneknya, yang dulu menjual sayur untuk membelikan raket pertamanya, tidak membiarkannya berhenti. "Selama apa pun waktunya, kamu akan kembali," katanya.
Recovery was slow. Every morning, Putri did painful exercises, and progress came, in tiny steps. she never played professionally again, she told herself, she would at least walk without pain.
Pemulihannya lambat. Setiap pagi, Putri melakukan latihan yang menyakitkan, dan kemajuan pun datang, meskipun selangkah demi selangkah kecil. Kalaupun dia tidak pernah bermain secara profesional lagi, katanya pada diri sendiri, setidaknya dia bisa berjalan tanpa rasa sakit.
Fourteen months later, she entered a tournament. She lost in the semi-final, . it hurt to lose, she couldn't stop smiling. In the crowd, her grandmother was standing on a chair, waving a vegetable bag like a flag.
Empat belas bulan kemudian, dia mengikuti turnamen tingkat daerah. Dia kalah di semifinal, meskipun tipis. Sesakit apa pun rasanya kalah, dia tidak bisa berhenti tersenyum. Di antara penonton, neneknya berdiri di atas kursi, melambai-lambaikan kantong sayur seperti bendera.
Uji pemahaman Anda
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1. How long did the doctor say recovery would take?
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2. "___ she loved the sport, she considered giving up."
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3. "No matter how ___ you train…"
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4. How did Putri do in the regional tournament?
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