Badminton hurts but you can't hear it. It's why players should have a tiny microphone affixed to their shirt. So we can hear them breathe after a 42-shot rally. Barely has oxygen been sucked in and they're diving to their right, onto their knuckles, bouncing up, and composing another 27-shot conversation.
Want to towel off? Sometimes the umpire says no. This isn't sissy tennis. Play.
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