“I wish all of you the best in nurturing more purpose-driven leaders who will transform and impact communities around the globe,” said Nicol, who is now focused on her next career path as a businesswoman. If you’re a good person in your life and in the career path you take, that really is the most important thing.ĭr Nicol congratulates Herriot-Watts University Malaysia on its unique, positive education that produces holistic individuals beyond academic brilliance and promotes positive mental and physical well-being to all in a video posted on the university’s YouTube page. Be a good person: Always remember no matter how successful you are, always be compassionate to others or the people around you. Having a positive environment around you will make the biggest difference in your path to reaching your dreams. Please don’t be that person, and please stay away from people that bring you down. Stay away from people that don’t encourage you: I wish we would encourage more people to dream big instead of always finding an argument why they won’t make it. She has won the world open championship five times from 2008 to 2012. Won first medal (silver) at the age of eight in 1992's National Junior Interstate Championship. Hard work will always pay off and being resilient for your dreams.Ģ. Nicol has been the World’s number one player consecutively for 87 months from August 2006 to November 2013 (, 2015). There is no right path in life, the beauty is finding the strength in you to push through when things get tough. We will encounter obstacles always in every step we take, some may be small, some may be big but we will always have to reroute to find our path. The former World Squash Champion took this opportunity by sharing a speech with the graduates about the lessons she learned over 20 years of playing squash professionally.ġ. Thank you to the provost Professor Mushtak Al-Atabi,” Image credit: nicoldsquash/instagram On 13th February, the 39-year-old legend expressed her gratitude by saying “I’m especially happy to be awarded by Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood who I admire dearly. 1 was honoured with an honorary doctorate.

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