When it comes to tennis, Naomi Osaka is a name that has always been associated with greatness in the sport. The Japanese star recently made her comeback after being out of the court for almost a year due to pregnancy. While it might be the most wonderful news for a woman, it also comes up with its own sets of challenges.

Reflecting on the same, Naomi Osaka, in an interview talked about the unseen challenges that she faced post-pregnancy. From physical to mental changes, she saw it all. However, while seemed to fall apart, she suggests how waking up for her baby girl gave her the confidence that she needed.

Naomi Osaka talks about her journey after pregnancy while reflecting on the challenges that she had to overcome

In a recent interview, Naomi Osaka came ahead and talked about the tough road to regaining her athletic prowess after having a baby. The tennis star, known for her perfectionism, decided to get back to training quickly but faced frustration when results didn’t show up as fast as she wanted. She then explained her feelings like she was driving an unfamiliar car, a big change from how she used to feel in her body.

The physical challenges stuck around for months, making even simple things like sit-ups a struggle. Osaka looks back on this time, talking about how she learned to like herself the way she is now. Waking up every day to her daughter reminded her of how strong she was to bring a new life into the world.

“Yeah, it’s been a really tough journey. I feel like for me I always feel like or felt like I was chasing myself in the past, and honestly it wasn’t really healthy to do. Like after giving birth, I feel like I trained, like, really quickly, and that was my choice, of course, and I was really happy to do that, but I also felt like I’m a very big perfectionist, and it’s kind of tough when you don’t see results as quickly. I give this example a lot: I kind of felt like I was driving a car that wasn’t mine, so my body didn’t feel like the body that I was used to,” said Naomi Osaka in the interview.

Thus, Naomi Osaka, who made her comeback to tennis after pregnancy reflected on the problems that she had to face as a mother. While nothing seemed to be going her way, she kept her calm and composure and managed to make her way.

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While revealing her insights about pregnancy, she suggested that she feels so strong and now she does not seem to care about what people would say to her.

Osaka reflects on how she feels after childbirth and offers her views on what people might say

In another interview, Naomi Osaka came ahead and suggested that she felt so strong after the birth of her daughter. While suggesting that people often talk about childbirth, it is really difficult once you experience it. It has taught her a lot of things and she does not care about what people say anymore.

“I feel so strong,” she says. “People talk about childbirth, but it’s different once you experience it. I just feel like I can do anything and nothing will bother me, and the pain tolerance has definitely increased a lot from that. I just don’t really care about other people’s opinions any more.”

Thus, Naomi Osaka, who has undergone childbirth reflected on the challenges that she had to go through while pregnant. While she felt a lot strong, there were certainly a lot of changes that she felt within her.

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