2018.05.09

Hello everybody. As I was reading this months French Open Special Tennis Magazine, it features Simona Halep and began reading into the article. Tennis.com A little bit about her:

Current WTA World No.#1
From Constanta,Romania 5’6” 132 pounds
two-time finalist at Rolland Garros
Head Coach Darren Cahill from Australia
‘Most Popular Player’ most clicked player on WTA website 2014-2015

Her Strengths

Halep has been well known on the WTA tour for her

incredible speed to take time away from her opponents
Super agile and dynamic around the court
preternatural stamina

Her Weakness

Despite her amazing physical abilities, work ethic, and determined spirit she has been battling [Negativity]. She believe part of her negativity and fatalism comes [Culturally]. Her coach Darren Cahill from Australia has even walked away from Halep’s match against Johanna Konta in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open because of her [Attitude]. Since then she was worked hard to change.

So how does this article occur to me?

Well I’ll break it down into a few points:

We need to understand that this is an article for reading entertainment
Tennis and any other sport requires a combination of physical, mental, and spiritual balance
Simona Halep’s comment about her own mental mindset is determined by her culture is very interesting

“Can you think of what [Cultural] challenges you have faced or are still facing that influence you to be who you think you are?”

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