Naomi Osaka on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s statement about failure: “This is probably the most refreshing perspective I’ve heard. I think it changed my life…”
"Probably the most refreshing perspective I've heard": Osaka calls Antetokounmpo's perspective life changing
WTAMonday, 01 May 2023 at 05:30
Naomi Osaka
commented on Giannis Antetokounmpo's reflection on success and failure in
sports.
The
basketball player who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks responded to an NBA
reporter when asked about his team's loss to the Miami Heat. The Bucks entered
the Eastern Conference playoffs as the top seed and the Heat entered as the
eighth seed, so the reporter wanted to know if it could be considered a failure:
“You asked
me the same question last year, Eric,
Okay. Do
you get a promotion every year on your job? No, right, so every year you work
is a failure? Yes or no? No. Every year you work, you work towards something.
Towards a goal, right? Which is to get a promotion, to be able to take care of
your family,” the 28-year-old athlete said.
“It’s not a
failure, it’s steps to success. Michael Jordan played 15 years, won six
championships, the other nine years, was it failure? That’s what you’re telling
me? It’s a wrong question. There is no failure in sports. There’s good days,
bad days. Some days you’re able to be successful, some days you’re not,” he
added.
Former
world No. 1 Naomi Osaka commented on the basketball player's reflection in her
Instagram stories:
“This is
probably the most refreshing perspective I’ve heard. I think it changed my
life, lol.”
Naomi Osaka
has been out of the tour since the 2022 Australian Open, first due to mental
health reasons and currently due to her pregnancy. Osaka announced that after
giving birth, she will start working to return to the tour and compete in the
2024 Australian Open, seeking to increase her success in Grand Slams.
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