Naomi Osaka shares her happines for being an inspiration

Naomi shares a heartfelt post with her fans

Naomi Osaka has been experiencing an incredible moment of her young life.

In just one year, the 21-year-old was “just” part of the big army of players with huge potential, but no or very few titles. After only 12 months, the Japanese she has won 2 slams (US Open and Australian Open) and a title in Indian Wells (commonly considered as the 5th slam), and she is the deserving world no.1.

Also, Naomi secured some very lucrative contracts with the likes of Adidas (10 million per year), and she became a brand ambassador for some other top brands such as Nissan and Nissin.

It’s not only about tennis. OSAKA

The Japanese needs also to adapt and “accept” the fact that she is constantly under scrutiny and she is becoming a role model for many people.

Therefore, the world no.1 published an open letter on Social Media opening herself to the fans.

“Writing this now to organize my thoughts and try to put in words what I’ve been feeling.

Recently a lot of parents have been coming up to me and telling me that their kids look up to me, those words literally blew me away. I was honestly so shocked and felt this huge responsibility because I remembered how important my role models are.

Also the fact that the parents themselves were telling me this meant they approved (which is mind blowing to me). Fast forward a few days and I’m here at Indian Wells, I see all these kids that look so happy to see me and they ask for pictures and autographs.

Honestly I wanted to cry because my heart feels so full in these moments and I realize that it isn’t just about tennis, it’s about inspiring the next generation – and seeing all these kids, (o.k.a my babies). I start thinking about when I was a kid and all the people that inspired me to dream big and reach for my dreams.

The fact that I’m in this position now to inspire kids when I feel like just yesterday l was 8 years old hitting on some busted down public courts (loi) is seriously a really huge honor for me and I realize I’m literally just a small piece in a very VERY big picture.

Sorry if I’m too soppy haha, I just wanted to type out my thoughts since I‘m in a good place mentally right now. I really love you guys and Thank you”

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