Since she first beat her childhood idol Serena Williams, being in the spotlight thrust her into depression. She just quit the French Open citing concerns over her mental health.
This is the story of Naomi Osaka 大坂なおみ.
This is the story of Naomi Osaka 大坂なおみ.
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00:00Hi, I'm Naomi, and this is an introduction to the people that ask me what I do, so welcome to my brain!
00:30As you've grown up, have you become any less of an overthinker, or is it the same?
00:39You know the song, more money, more problems? Man, oh man!
00:47There might not necessarily be more problems, but I'm definitely overthinking more.
01:00You know the song, more money, more problems? Man, oh man!
01:08There might not necessarily be more problems, but I'm definitely overthinking more.
01:16You know the song, more money, more problems? Man, oh man!
01:24I always want to do well, but at the same time, I don't want to put too much burden on myself to keep having high expectations.
01:54You know the song, more money, more problems? Man, oh man!
02:06I'm very proud to be Japanese, and I'm sure I'll continue to do well in the future.
02:15I want to continue to do my best for Japan.
02:37I've accomplished a lot of things that I've wanted to ever since I was growing up.
02:42I've accomplished a lot of things that I've wanted to ever since I was growing up.
02:57Mom and Dad, you know, they raised her so well that she is so humble and she doesn't, you know, overthink it.
03:02There's still a lot more she wants to achieve, and I'm just here trying to help her.
03:07She's very nice, and she's, of course, my whole life she's someone I've looked up to, so that's not going to change.
03:38It was really weird for me, that whole experience, because it did feel like a dream, and I still don't really feel like it happened, even though I'm holding the trophy.
03:57So I think, like, every hour that passes it feels more and more real, so I think it's one of those things that I'm always going to treasure that memory.
05:27Mentally, it was way more stress and pressure than I could have imagined, and I don't think there was anything that could have prepared me for that, especially since I'm kind of an overthinker.
06:27I don't think there was anything that could have prepared me for that, especially since I'm kind of an overthinker.