interesting to see the discourse around naomi osaka’s post match interview 

most great athletes hate losing more than they love winning

the emptiness and sadness i felt after an underperformance in sports was visceral

especially as an individual athlete not in a team sport 

i think that its because the loss is so measurable 

like you’re literally a loser🤣

it’s so visible and public too 

if you mess up at work it’s between you and your boss maybe colleagues too

but to lose when the world is watching, when your family and friends are cheering for you and maybe even travelled and bought tickets to support you just sucks

brain replaying every mistake you made non stop 

but she’ll be fine and bounce back 

it’s just part of sport

Naomi Osaka after losing her third round match at Wimbledon. https://t.co/QSlPJSkcXk

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interesting to see the discourse around naomi osaka’s post match interview 

most great athletes hate losing more than they love winning

the emptiness and sadness i felt after an underperformance in sports was visceral

especially as an individual athlete not in a team sport 

i think that its because the loss is so measurable 

like you’re literally a loser🤣

it’s so visible and public too 

if you mess up at work it’s between you and your boss maybe colleagues too

but to lose when the world is watching, when your family and friends are cheering for you and maybe even travelled and bought tickets to support you just sucks

brain replaying every mistake you made non stop 

but she’ll be fine and bounce back 

it’s just part of sport 

 https://x.com/espnw/status/1941175577806848234?s=46

hi im naomi i’m an athlete and creator!

i remember not eating and staying in bed for like 2 days after a loss 

its crazy how much it consumes your life and feels like the biggest thing ever

its not healthy but i think its what drives alot of athletes

so nice to not have to deal with that this year ngl

also shows how important sports psychologists are