Thursday, July 1st, 2021
Osaka statements – “Are you serious?”
Boris Becker angered the Robert Enke Foundation
Boris Becker is not exactly known as a person with a sure instinct. Now the former tennis professional is shocking the Robert Enke Foundation with statements about the depression of the Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka. Teresa Enke, widow of the former national goalkeeper Robert Enke, finds clear words.
The German tennis star Boris Becker has been criticized by the Robert Enke Foundation for his statements about the four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka. “Dear Boris Becker, Are you serious? Naomi Osaka is not healthy! Depression is not a question of money, success or luxury – depression is an illness that unfortunately can hit anyone. And it is a topic that goes beyond a carelessly made statement.” said the chairwoman of the board, Teresa Enke.
The 45-year-old is the widow of the former German national soccer goalkeeper Robert Enke, who committed suicide in 2009. Your foundation funds research into and treatment of depression. The 23-year-old Osaka says she has been suffering from this disease for more than three years and also blames media pressure that she feels exposed to.
For this reason, the two-time US and Australian Open winner gave up at the French Open. In Paris she felt “fearful and vulnerable”. The response to Osaka’s unique and courageous move was tremendous. Not only the tennis scene reacted with great concern and respect to the withdrawal of the exceptional figure. Osaka also canceled her participation in the current Wimbledon tournament.
Becker had said on the subject in an interview with The Times newspaper: “If you can’t deal with the media, it’s very difficult to be a professional tennis player. And it’s difficult to have your prize money and the money of your sponsors without it the media deserve. “
In the form of several rhetorical questions, the 53-year-old said: “Is that really pressure? Isn’t it pressure when you have no food on the table? When you have to feed your family and have no job? You are 23, you are healthy “You’re rich, your family is fine – where’s the damn pressure?”
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