‘I Felt Bad’- Brooks Koepka Has Crucial Advice for Naomi Osaka After Watching Her Documentary

Brooks Koepka is as open and straightforward as it gets. He doesn’t hold back on what he thinks and it’s because of this that people either love him, or hate him.

In a recent interview with the Golf Digest magazine, Koepka opened up about a lot of things. He spoke of his fiercely competitive nature, overtaking Tiger Woods’ record, and also commented on Naomi Osaka’s latest documentary.

‘Naomi Osaka’ is an American documentary series based on the life of the Japanese tennis superstar. When Brooks Koepka was asked if he had seen the documentary which aired on Netflix, he replied in the affirmative. Further, he revealed his thoughts on it.

Koepka urges Naomi to be the ‘authoritative figure’

In his recent interview, Koepka recollects the scene when Osaka’s trainer asks her to sit down and just talk, to which Osaka says, “I don’t really have a voice.” Referring to when she calls herself a vessel, he said, “I felt bad for her… Sometimes you have to be strong enough to have that voice inside yourself and be the authoritative figure. Sometimes you have to sit back, listen and take the criticism.” 

Recalling Greek basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo’s quote, “When you’re thinking about the past, that’s ego,” Koepka had more advice for young Osaka. He said, “When you start thinking of mistakes or screw ups or how you missed that shot or this shot, that’s just your ego being hurt. If you keep staying in the present, you’re fine. The other part of it is that you can’t look too far into the future. There’s a fine little balance in there.”

‘No hobbies or friends,’ Brooks Koepka says of Osaka

He was asked how he stays balanced in a world where we’re surrounded by mechanisms that always remind us of the past. Brooks Koepka said, “You have to be strong enough on the inside to say, that’s just one day in my whole life. That’s not me. Your sport can’t define you.” 

This reminds him of Osaka and he says, “She didn’t seem to have any hobbies or friends to keep her grounded.” 

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