ガリア・ドボラクのインスタグラム(galiadvorak) - 2月24日 21時18分

Yesterday we lost in the ETTU cup and didn't make it to the semifinals, what has been a huge deception for me and my teamates. We didn't perform as we expected and our oponents played a really great match (Congrats Etival!). I am not very used to share my thoughts on my social media but I think it is important to talk about defeat, because it is a big part of sport.
I am sure many of you heard the quote by Michael Jordan when he said that "he failed over and over again in his life and thats why he succeded". With the experience of the years, I couldn't agree more.
In my last year as a cadet, I was one of the favourites to win European Championships but I lost and came home without a medal in singles. In that moment I sincerely believed that I was done as a player and that my career was over. Well, I kept playing for 15 years, so obviously I was overreacting a bit.
Since then, my path has always been a succession of ups and downs and thanks to the downs I enjoy more the ups. It's normal to feel frustrated with defeat, especially when you know you can perform much better, but I also think that with the right time and correct perspective, losing shows you your weak spots to keep improving, it gives you the hunger to be stronger and the motivation to keep trying. If wining was easy, sport wouldn't be fun. #headUp

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