Unlike many star athletes in Singapore today, Ms Tan Kang Yi never planned to play professional basketball. She tells CNA TODAY how opportunities came to her time and again by friends and mentors who believed in her. You could say Ms Tan Kang Yi didn't choose basketball – basketball chose her. The 25-year-old's journey in professional sports all started with a growth spurt in Primary 5. By Secondary 1, she had reached 1.72m – tall enough to catch the attention of the basketball coaches at