[OSEN=김채연 기자] Lee Jae-ah, the daughter of former national soccer player Lee Dong-guk, eventually gave up her dream of becoming a tennis player due to repeated injuries.
On the 8th, Jae-ah Lee posted on her personal SNS, “Hello. This is Jae-ah Lee. Now, I’m sorry for posting something like this. “Today, I would like to announce my separation from tennis, which was everything to me,” she wrote in a long post.
On this day, Jae-ah Lee said, “I dreamed of becoming the world’s top tennis player, which I had been running towards for 10 years, crying and laughing since I was 7 years old. That dream was everything in my life. However, I recently had my third knee surgery, and I came to a point where I had to give up on my dream.”
He said, “Ever since I was young, I have worked hard with blood, sweat and tears to achieve the goals I want, and have accumulated new experiences in my tennis life, but now I can no longer achieve that dream.” He added, “After the second surgery last winter. The hospital director told me that it might be difficult for me to repeat intense training like tennis any longer, and my parents were also against tennis. “It’s not easy to give up, so I tried to try again, but despite my efforts, I had to have my third knee surgery last week, and now I don’t think I’ll ever achieve that dream.”
At the same time, Jae-ah Lee said, “Giving up on my dream is not a failure, but may be the beginning of a new challenge. In the process, I think that my painful experiences will serve as a foundation for greater growth.” “I have to give up on my dream.” “I was put in a situation where I had to give up, but I found courage in giving up, I accepted my own pain, and I will definitely show you how I can grow and work harder in whatever way I can in the future,” he said.
Meanwhile, Jae-ah Lee is Lee Dong-guk’s second daughter and has been a tennis player since she was 7 years old. He won two gold medals in singles and doubles at the 1st Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) Yanggu 14-year-old International Junior Tournament in 2021 and ranked first in the Asian 14-year-old ranking.
Below is the full text of Lee Jae-ah’s official Instagram account.
Hello, this is Jae-ah Lee.
Now, I’m sorry for posting something like this. Today I would like to say goodbye to tennis, which was everything to me. The dream of becoming the world’s top tennis player was something I had dreamed of becoming the world’s top tennis player for 10 years, crying and laughing since I was 7 years old. That dream was everything in my life.
However, I recently had my third knee surgery, and I was at a point where I had to give up on my dream. Since I was young, I have worked hard with blood, sweat and tears to achieve my desired goal, and have accumulated new experiences in my tennis life, but now I can no longer achieve that dream.
After my second surgery last winter, the hospital director told me that it might be difficult for me to repeat intense training such as tennis any longer, and my parents also opposed tennis after that. Still, it wasn’t easy for me to give up tennis, which was everything to me, and I tried to give it another try. However, despite my efforts, I had to undergo my third knee surgery last week, and now I feel like I will never achieve that dream.
I was frustrated for a moment and couldn’t stop crying at the thought of not being able to achieve my dream, but I still try to think positively and think of this not as a failure, but as another opportunity to open a new path in my life.
Giving up on a dream may not be a failure, but rather the beginning of a new challenge, and I believe that my painful experiences in the process will serve as a foundation for greater growth. I was in a situation where I had to give up my dream, but I found courage in giving up, accepted my own pain, and will make sure to show you how I can grow and work harder in whatever way I can in the future.
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Chae-yeon Kim (cykim@osen.co.kr)
2023-09-08 10:45:01
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