Former world number one Dinara Safina said she quit her career at the age of 25 due to eating disorder and excess weight problems. His words lead the way tennis.com.
“In the end, I didn’t want to go back because of my weight problem. I struggled with anxiety and an eating disorder. I was constantly overweight and although I tried hard, I couldn’t lose it.
I tried different diets but nothing worked and it’s not easy to juggle 30 extra pounds. This is one of the main reasons why I never try to go back. It was a tough time because I didn’t look the same and people were saying I was gaining weight and stuff. At the same time, I don’t want people to think that I felt bad when reading this story and that’s why I cried,” said the athlete.
Safina is the US Open champion in doubles (2007), finalist of three Grand Slam tournaments in singles, Olympic silver medalist in singles, winner of 21 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments, two-time winner of the Fed Cup (2005). , 2008) and the finalist of the Hopman Cup (2009) as part of the Russian national team.
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