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Ciyaartoyda dugsiyada sare badankoodu ma odhan karaan waxay awoodeen inay ka ciyaaraan kooxaha varsity-ga ee afar isboorti oo kala duwan, wayna ku fiican yihiin dhamaantood, laakiin Skippers Hall of Fame inducte Gary Peterson ayaa lagu xusuustaa inuu sidaas sameeyay.

Gary wuxuu ku mashquulsanaa afartii sano ee uu ku sugnaa Dugsiga Sare ee Minnetonka. Waxa uu ciyaari jiray kubbadda dayrta, kubbadda kolayga xilliga jiilaalka, xilliga gu'ga, tennis-ka, waxana uu ordayay maalmaha gu'ga oo aanay jirin ciyaaraha tennis-ka. Isku-dheellitirka jadwal buuxa oo isboorti oo lala yeesho aqoonyahannada adag ee Minnetonka waxay ahayd caqabad, laakiin Gary wuxuu ku guuleystey inuu u shaqeeyo isaga, isagoo leh "Adiga waxaad sameysaa waxa ay tahay inaad sameyso."

Marka lagu daro kasbashada xarafka varsity ee afar isboorti, xirfadda dugsiga sare ee Gary waxaa lagu calaamadeeyay dhowr guulo kale oo cajiib ah. Gary waxa loo doortay ciyaartoyga ugu qiimaha badan iyo dhabarka ugu qiimaha badan kooxda kubbada cagta Skippers saaxiibadiis. Waxaa loo magacaabay dhammaan shirarka iyo kooxaha gobolka oo dhan, oo ay weheliso in lagu soo bandhigay Star Tribune "Back of the Week." Dhanka garoonka kubbadda koleyga, Gary ayaa kabtan u noqday Skippers-yada horyaalnimada shirka halkaas oo ay ku galeen kaalinta koowaad. Gary waxa uu ka mid ahaa gooldhaliyayaasha hormoodka ka ahaa shirka harada waxaana loo magacaabay dhamaan shirarka iyo kooxaha tartanka oo dhan.

Tennis-ka, Gary wuxuu ahaa cayaaryahanka kalida ugu sarreeya Minnetonka. Wuxuu ahaa kabtanka kooxda wuxuuna ahaa horyaalkii shirka harada. Gary waxa kale oo uu si gaar ah ugu tartamay tartanka Jaycee Tennis halkaas oo uu ka galay kaalinta koowaad ee gobolka oo uu u sii gudbay tartankii qaranka 1958 iyo mar kale 1959. Tartamadaas, Gary waxa uu fursad u helay in uu ka garab ciyaaro ciyaartoyga teniska dugsiga sare ee ugu fiican dalka oo uu ku jiro Arthur Ashe oo weyn. "Waa inaan arko waxa ugu fiican," ayuu yidhi Gary.

Gary waxa uu in badan oo ka mid ah guulihiisa u qaddariya macallimiinta iyo tababarayaashii uu ku lahaa Dugsiga Sare ee Minnetonka. "Dhammaantood waxay igu hoggaamiyeen jihada saxda ah," ayuu yidhi. Tababarihiisa tennis-ka, Ernie DeSantis, ayaa saameyn gaar ah ku yeeshay nolosha Gary. Isagoo aabbihiis ku waayey da'da yar, Gary wuxuu si dhakhso ah u helay ma aha qof ku dayasho leh laakiin la-taliye iyo saaxiibbo Tababare DeSantis. Labadu waxay ahaayeen saaxiibo isku dhow inta ka dhiman nolosha tababare DeSantis.

Ka dib markii uu ka qalin jabiyay dugsiga sare, Gary waxaa loo shaqaaleysiiyay inuu kubbadda cagta u ciyaaro Jaamacadda Iowa, taas oo loo yaqaanay mid ka mid ah kooxaha kubbadda cagta ee NCAA ee ugu fiicnaa waqtigaas. Gary waxa uu ka nastay waxbarashadiisa si uu ugu adeego dalkiisa Ciidanka Maraykanka. Xirfadiisa ciyaaraha fudud si degdeg ah ayaa loo dareemay isku dayga Kooxda Kubadda Koleyga ee Ciidanka Maraykanka. Gary waxa uu ku tartamay kooxda fadhigeedu yahay Stuttgart waxaanu la ciyaaray kooxaha kale ee ciidamada ee fadhigoodu yahay Yurub oo dhan. Markii uu ku soo laabtay Mareykanka, Gary waxa uu iska diiwaan galiyay kuliyada macaliminta ee St. Cloud halkaas oo uu ka qaatay shahaadada caafimaadka jirdhiska. Isaga oo sii wada rikoodhkiisa heerka sare ee ciyaaraha kala duwan, Gary waxa uu St. Cloud Huskies u horseeday xilli ciyaareedyo horyaalnimo ee kubbadda kolayga iyo tennis-ka ka hor inta aanu qalin-jabin, isaga oo kaalinta koowaad ka galay kali-talisnimada Shirarka Waqooyiga Intercollegiate.

Qaadashada shahaadadiisa waxay la macno tahay in safar cusub uu u bilaabmay Gary. Wuxuu ku soo noqday Dugsiga Sare ee Minnetonka, markan isagoo ah tababare iyo macalin. Waxay ahayd waayo-aragnimo gaar ah oo is-hoosaysiin ah Gary in qaar badan oo ka mid ah macallimiintiisii hore ay u soo dhaweeyaan asxaab ahaan. "Waan u riyaaqay tababarayaashaas, haddana waxaan ka mid ahaa," ayuu yidhi. Gary wuxuu sii waday inuu ku dadaalo sidii uu ugu fiicnaan lahaa tababare ahaan, isaga oo hogaaminaya kooxdii tennis-ka ee wiilasha 1974 ee horyaalnimada gobolka. Waxa kale oo uu mudnaan u lahaa inuu la taliyo ciyaaryahan tennis-ka da'da yar oo lagu magacaabo David Wheaton 1984-kii kaasoo ku guuleysan lahaa horyaalka NCAA Stanford oo uu kula tartami lahaa US Open iyo Australian Open.

Dib u milicsiga waqtigiisii Minnetonka, Gary wuxuu wali xusuustaa xamaasadii ciyaaraha iyo caqabadaha uu la kulmay intii uu ku jiray xirfadiisa ciyaaraha fudud. Ciyaaryahan ahaan iyo tababare ahaan, wuxuu ku dhiirigeliyaa ardayda-ciyaartoyda maanta inaysan waligood quusan. "ku dadaal inaad noqoto waxa ugu wanaagsan ee aad noqon karto," ayuu yidhi Gary, "laakin ha niyad jabin, waxaa jiri doona kor iyo hoosba."