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Elina Svitolina says she still believes she can win a Slam, but if she ended her career tomorrow without one, she will still be a happy person, ‘If you’re not okay with that, I think it can just eat you from inside’
“You mentioned that calmness there. What has changed over the years? Is it just the stage of life you’re at, that you feel more calm now?”
Elina: “I think now I’m just more fine with the way my career is… it is how it is. Okay, if I don’t win a Slam, it’s also fine in a way. If you’re not okay with that, I think it can just eat yourself from inside, all the time not happy about what you do on the court. I think my career, even if I finish tomorrow, is okay. If something happens, I will be fine with that and I will still be a happy person. I will live my life good if I don’t win a Slam. I just want to have this mentality now because I think when you’re younger of course you want to win a Slam, this is the goal number 1. And you are so upset and can really damage yourself mentally if you don’t succeed. I think for me I just want… I still believe that I can win a Grand Slam, but I’m also fine if it’s not gonna happen or if it’s not in the cards for me.”
(via Roland Garros Press)
