Tennis Mom Naomi Osaka Recalls ‘One of the Most Painful’ Life Experiences That Increased Her Physical Tolerance

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka revealed an exciting truth about her motherhood. She recently shared that her physical endurance has gone much higher after Shai came into her life. Now after making a comeback, Osaka received her first victory at the Brisbane International tournament post-motherhood. While many fans doubted her spirit because of her absence for a year, Osaka proved them wrong.

Naomi Osaka gave birth to her daughter Shai with her partner Cordae. She previously spoke about the challenges of balancing motherhood and tennis. Now post-victory, she candidly shared how motherhood helped her tennis skills.

Naomi Osaka candidly reveals how her motherhood challenges inspired her to achieve her tennis ambitions

In a recent interview, Naomi Osaka revealed an amazing fact about her motherhood inspiring her into the field of tennis. On becoming a mother, Osaka gained some fresh perspective that now acts as a motivation for her to keep pushing harder in tennis. While she suffered from a lot of pain while giving birth to Shai, the experience also made her stronger, and here is what she said about it.

Osaka said, “Yeah I mean being a mom changed my life a lot. I think it changed my perspective on a lot of things. And for sure, I think, giving birth was one of the most painful things I’ve ever gone through. So it’s definitely made me feel like, physically I could handle a lot more” Finding herself in a position where she can tolerate more, Osaka’s confidence got boosted.

Disclosing her main motivation, Osaka said, “And I don’t know I just Want to show Shai that she’s capable of everything. So, that’s one of main purposes and main reasons for why I wanna be back out here.” Given that Osaka had to stay off the court for a year after giving birth, it was truly a motivating moment for fans. They were delighted to see how Osaka used her challenges of motherhood to motivate her indomitable spirit.

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Naomi Osaka’s post-motherhood tennis ambition has become more focused on her daughter Shai. This attitude that she holds also makes fans proud to see Osaka performing both tennis and motherhood responsibilities like a true champion.

Osaka expressed that her first victory at the Brisbane International was for her daughter

Osaka’s post-victory statement surely helped fans to understand that she is a great mother. Osaka said-“I wouldn’t really say it feels differently. Well, that’s a lie. I felt, I don’t know, like a part of me felt like Shai was watching me. I wanted to do my best for her. Also I guess like towards the end when I was signing autographs, I was more aware of kids. It made me, like, feel… I don’t know. I see them differently now because now I’m a mom, too, and I can picture Shai being that age.” After this comment, Osaka earned a lot more respect from her fans.

Naomi Osaka’s comment about how her painful journey to give birth to Shai made her stronger, and how motherhood now motivates her even more, truly mesmerized fans. It expressed this Japanese tennis star’s indomitable spirit. If Osaka maintains such a positive outlook, she will surely bag a Grand Slam title this season soon.

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