Garbiñe Muguruza, former No. 1 tennis player and Grand Slam champion: “If I have learned anything, it is that opportunities appear, and you have to be prepared to take advantage of them”
Garbine Muguruza She reigned in world tennis, reaching number one in her best moments as a player. She retired early, but with two Grand Slam titles, a Roland Garros and a Wimbledon, as well as after having been the first Spanish champion of the WTA Finals, the Masters of the best.
At 32 years old, she continues to be closely linked to the sport that she began practicing in Caracas (Venezuela), her hometown, which she developed in Barcelona with her brothers. With a Basque father and a Venezuelan mother, he chose to compete for Spain.
She became one of the best Spanish athletes, she serves as director of the WTA 1000 Madrida position she first learned about by taking charge of the WTA Finals.
He also maintains contact with several of his sponsors. He is a regular face on the tennis courts, now combining his work with the arrival of the little one. Marcos Borges Muguruza.
Muguruza is an ambassador of the BEPRO Foundation, which grants a scholarship to 53 athletes every year, allocating 200,000 euros. The sixth edition of the BEPRO Foundation–Occident Foundation Scholarships distributed 13 financial scholarships and 40 sports psychology scholarships, in an event that brought together institutions, companies and leaders from the world of Spanish sports.
Garbine Muguruza He shared part of his experiences with the athletes. He addressed them commenting that These scholarships are, above all, a sign of trust, not pressure. The important thing is not to be on top. “The important thing is to end the day knowing that you have given your all.”
The culture of effort, of daily work, which ‘Garbi’ highlighted. The importance of being prepared for when the long-awaited and cultivated moment arrives. “If I have learned anything after so many years as a professional athlete, it is that opportunities appear. But when they do you have to be prepared to take advantage of them,” he said. Muguruza.
Garbine Muguruza He decided at the time to leave tennis for a few months, since he could not find the flame of competition. The pause became a final goodbye. With a short, somewhat irregular career, but with relevant high points where he felt best: in scenarios and events that make history.
