DUTCH TENNIS PLAYER MICHAELLA KRAJICEK HAS A WINNERS MENTALITY • NEVER GIVE UP!

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DUTCH TENNIS PLAYER MICHAELLA KRAJICEK HAS A WINNERS MENTALITY • NEVER GIVE UP!  |

 

Michaella Krajicek via Instagram:

Yes, this is me.. 14years ago.. just before I won my first junior grand slam here at the Us Open.. before I turned full time pro.. before I won 14x ITF singles and 21x ITF doubles titles.. before I won 3x WTA singles and 6x WTA doubles titles.. and before i had 6x knee surgeries.. all these years that i have spent on and off the court practicing, sweating, working out, fighting, laughing and crying, recovering from surgeries, eating, sleeping and breathing tennis, I have always fell asleep at the end of any day with believing I can be better tomorrow.. not everyone can be world number 1 or win a grand slam.. but as long as you have the will to wake up and give it everything you have, there is a good chance you will retire one day and feel very content.. but I am not there yet.. despite the loss yesterday in our 1st round doubles i arrived here in New York City already feeling like a winner.. because I have proven to myself that despite being born with a “bad” meniscus, I have played and am going to continue playing tennis and pushing my own limits.. my journey is definitely not a regular one and although some days are tough and frustrating with having to balance the amount of tennis, gym and recovery so that my knee is ready for the next day, a match like the one yesterday gives me hope and power and a feeling that if i stay strong and don’t give up, there will be more chances like these in the future. So yes, this is me, age 29, currently ranked 167 in doubles and 749 in singles, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. The only way is up, so onto the next one. #NoFairytaleHere #RealLife —> next WTA #Chicago & WTA #Quebec

 

 

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