Not ‘Ashamed’ of Her Past Regrets, Naomi Osaka Delivers a Strong Statement for Her Younger Self

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka surprised her fans by revealing a great motivational message. Osaka has been a true icon of self-confidence. Remember when she defeated Serena Williams in 2018 and had to cover her head because of the crowd’s humiliation? After that, Naomi Osaka encountered major public humiliation following GST’s fine and withdrew her name from the 2021 French Open due to mental health issues.

Despite all the odds, Osaka has never stepped down to speak her mind and advocate for women athlete’s mental health. Now once again this Japanese tennis prodigy delighted her fans’ hearts by dropping an encouraging message.

Naomi Osaka surprised her fans by revealing a great motivational message to her younger self

In a recent interview, this tennis star was asked that since she declared herself maturing as an athlete, what would be her message to her younger self? In her response, Osaka said- “I think what I would say to my younger self is probably a lot (smiling), but I feel like one of my strongest characteristics is that I tend to do a lot of things from my heart. Even though that’s gotten me in trouble a lot, I think just telling myself, like, that’s not something to be ashamed of, and just to keep fighting as hard as you can, whether that’s on the court or off the court. Yeah, I hope that’s good enough (smiling).”

Naomi Osaka’s message revealed that despite her mental health issues, Osaka will not stop dealing with things from her heart. Her emotional approach to life is what makes her an exclusive tennis personality for her fans. This Japanese tennis star truly brought the mental health issues of female athletes to the limelight with her continuous advocacy.

Osaka goes candid on mental health, Slam objectives, and her prospect of playing tennis in her 30s

Naomi Osaka in a recent interview, spoke about how her daughter Shai has positively impacted her mind. Osaka said- “Having my daughter Shai has strengthened my mind a lot and made me appreciate a lot of different things.”

She delved into the details of her Grand Slam objectives as she said- “Obviously, I would’ve wanted to do better in Australia, But I played really great players. I guess going into those tournaments I didn’t want to be losing 6-0. So, I accomplished one of my goals already. But I think I’m at a pretty good level. Hopefully I’m able to pull off some scrappy wins and get the confidence to beat the players I want to beat. Right now, I have to keep playing matches.” 

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Osaka looked at her icon Serena Williams about playing in her thirties and commented- “I see myself playing into my 30s. I want to take it for however long I can. I was able to play Serena [Williams] when I was coming up — that was priceless. Hopefully I’m able to play as long as I can so another kid coming up can play me,”

Naomi Osaka’s motivational message delighted the hearts of her fans. They understood that despite all the odds, Osaka is a girl with an indomitable spirit and she will soon return to the court acing her tennis skills.

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