Naomi Osaka says she’s taking a break from tennis

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tennis is not her priority anymore.

I suspect a great part of her mental stress is a struggle with what comes next ionce you abandon what had been central to your entire life for 2 decades.

She will need to recreate herself. And that is ok.

She has no personality and frankly she's unattractive, so good luck with the reinvention. It was obvious the mental health spin was a marketing ploy by her "team" for an otherwise unappealing boring and conceited diva. Nike will soon move on to the next cute tennis darlings. Dancing With The Stars in over/under 2 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think any time you get a youth who is obsessed or only doing one thing and not living a well rounded lifestyle over time they will crack.

DH works with a retired pro athlete and by her account, pro athletes are insane and extreme people. To do the same thing day in and day out over many many years starting as a child requires a certain type of personality that isn’t necessarily suited for reality. Add to that level of perfectionism and competitiveness racism plus misogyny and sofia media and an international stage, and I think you have a recipe for a mental health breakdown.

I hope Naomi Osaka takes some time off and figures out who she is besides tennis, and comes back healthier and stronger.

You must not understand women's tennis. Aside from one roided freak outlier, it's a late teens and early 20s game. If she really goes away for a while, it's essentially a de facto retirement.

Not true. Ash Barty took 2 years off, came back, and is #1 right now (though she just lost to Shelby Rogers, good for Shelby! Quite a win.)

[Anonymous]

She has no personality and frankly she's unattractive, so good luck with the reinvention. It was obvious the mental health spin was a marketing ploy by her "team" for an otherwise unappealing boring and conceited diva. Nike will soon move on to the next cute tennis darlings. Dancing With The Stars in over/under 2 years.

It may shock you, but women can do jobs that have nothing to do with their looks or how palatable you feel they are.

I hope she is able to take the time she needs to treat her current difficulties and that she finds a life path that is fulfilling to her. She is clearly suffering on this one.

[Anonymous]

The truth is everyone would have already forgotten about her had her team and Nike not orchestrated this whole woke SJW marketing campaign. She’s a boring has-been.

[Anonymous]

Remember Jennifer Caprioti? I was the same age and looked up to her growing up. The media was so harsh and her career tanked when it became known she smoked pot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Remember Jennifer Caprioti? I was the same age and looked up to her growing up. The media was so harsh and her career tanked when it became known she smoked pot.

The media handles Naomi with kid gloves compared to tennis stars that came before her. Also Capriati made a huge comeback in her mid-20s

[Anonymous]

I was always uncomfortable with the pressure on Osaka to be the next great tennis champion and the comparison to Serena. Not everybody can handle that kind of pressure. Hope she gets the help she needs and her next chapter, whether it includes tennis or not, would be less stressful for her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tennis is not her priority anymore.

I suspect a great part of her mental stress is a struggle with what comes next ionce you abandon what had been central to your entire life for 2 decades.

She will need to recreate herself. And that is ok.

She has no personality and frankly she's unattractive, so good luck with the reinvention. It was obvious the mental health spin was a marketing ploy by her "team" for an otherwise unappealing boring and conceited diva. Nike will soon move on to the next cute tennis darlings. Dancing With The Stars in over/under 2 years.

Your sexist, ignorant diatribe is disgusting. Take your misogyny and shove it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think any time you get a youth who is obsessed or only doing one thing and not living a well rounded lifestyle over time they will crack.

DH works with a retired pro athlete and by her account, pro athletes are insane and extreme people. To do the same thing day in and day out over many many years starting as a child requires a certain type of personality that isn’t necessarily suited for reality. Add to that level of perfectionism and competitiveness racism plus misogyny and sofia media and an international stage, and I think you have a recipe for a mental health breakdown.

I hope Naomi Osaka takes some time off and figures out who she is besides tennis, and comes back healthier and stronger.

You must not understand women's tennis. Aside from one roided freak outlier, it's a late teens and early 20s game. If she really goes away for a while, it's essentially a de facto retirement.

Gee I wonder who you’re referring to? Serena should teach a class on mental toughness. She had to deal with racist and sexist bullshit her entire career ( long before it was acceptable to call it out) and still managed to win.

The misogynist need to take a hike. Referring to Serena in that way is disgusting and says so much about your ugliness pp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think any time you get a youth who is obsessed or only doing one thing and not living a well rounded lifestyle over time they will crack.

DH works with a retired pro athlete and by her account, pro athletes are insane and extreme people. To do the same thing day in and day out over many many years starting as a child requires a certain type of personality that isn’t necessarily suited for reality. Add to that level of perfectionism and competitiveness racism plus misogyny and sofia media and an international stage, and I think you have a recipe for a mental health breakdown.

I hope Naomi Osaka takes some time off and figures out who she is besides tennis, and comes back healthier and stronger.

You must not understand women's tennis. Aside from one roided freak outlier, it's a late teens and early 20s game. If she really goes away for a while, it's essentially a de facto retirement.

Gee I wonder who you’re referring to? Serena should teach a class on mental toughness. She had to deal with racist and sexist bullshit her entire career ( long before it was acceptable to call it out) and still managed to win.

The misogynist need to take a hike. Referring to Serena in that way is disgusting and says so much about your ugliness pp.

Yep. Not even sure why that poster is on this thread. Clearly they just want to post nasty things about Naomi and women of color in general. And clearly isn’t a true tennis fan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Remember Jennifer Caprioti? I was the same age and looked up to her growing up. The media was so harsh and her career tanked when it became known she smoked pot.

The media handles Naomi with kid gloves compared to tennis stars that came before her. Also Capriati made a huge comeback in her mid-20s

I just googled her, I don't think Jennifer's life turned out that great...

[Anonymous]

I’m a year older than Capriati and was a big fan of hers during our teen years. Let’s be honest - it was much more than just smoking pot. But yes, the media was way more harsh with Capriati. Although she did find some success in tennis in later years, personally she was never recovered from being a tennis player.

Sloan Stephens posted some of the horrific messages she received after losing. Shelby Rogers has also mentioned that she will also probably receive tons of hate messages after losing yesterday. That has got to do a number on your psyche. The messages to Sloane were so awful.

[Anonymous]

Naomi has a skincare line out now called Kinlo.

[Anonymous]

Naomi is dumb as a brick. She talks like she’d in 3rd grade so she’s toast without tennis

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Remember Jennifer Caprioti? I was the same age and looked up to her growing up. The media was so harsh and her career tanked when it became known she smoked pot.

The media handles Naomi with kid gloves compared to tennis stars that came before her. Also Capriati made a huge comeback in her mid-20s

Capriati. Lmao