Tennis star, Naomi Osaka has revealed that giving birth was the worst pain of her life.
The four-time Grand Slam champion is preparing to make her long-awaited return to tennis at the end of the month in Brisbane after spending a year out of the sport to give birth to her first child.
However, in a chat with InStyle, Osaka shared her bitter-sweet experience of motherhood and her determination to return to the tennis court.
‘I do remember feeling in that moment, this is the worst pain of my life.’
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‘And I know that if I get through this, then everything else will feel very easy.’
‘I don’t think people know how hard pregnancy is; no one really talks about it as much.
“Oh, it’s this beautiful journey.” But it’s kind of rough.’
Osaka admits in the interview that she initially had concerns over whether she would be a good enough mom to Shai before something clicked.
‘Moms are superheroes,’ she said. ‘But they’re also people.’
‘At the end of the day, we both want what’s best for Shai.’
‘She is so pure,’ she said about her five-month-old daughter. ‘Like, every time she sees me, no matter what, she’ll smile. And she’s going in the phase now that she’ll kind of reach out her arms a little bit.’
