The inner peace that María Verschoor seeks

Simon Biles, Aryna Sabalenka and – recently – Álvaro Morata, are some of the athletes who spoke out about the importance of mental health and how it affected their careers. This time, on Friday, October 18, the hockey world woke up with the release of Maria Verschoorthe multiple champion with the Netherlands and the AHBC of Amsterdam, made the decision to rest for a while from the sport that saw her so many times at the top: “I have decided to get some peace and space in the coming period. In my case, rest refers mainly to the mental part“, the Dutch woman began writing.

And he continued: “I need some time away from hockey at the highest level.both in Amsterdam and in the Dutch team. I need space to remember everything I’ve been through and take a moment to reflect on where I am now.“.

Mental health has been a priority for some time among high-performance athletesmany of them warn that it is the fundamental step to achieve any type of objective and – above all – the healthiest way to face your goals. The image of Simon Biles went around the world when he raised his voice about what is happening, he sought to make it visible and as a result many athletes came forward to mention what is happening on their human side. Athletes are often seen as heroes, gifted, unattainable people, idols of entire nations who have the responsibility of giving joy and honor to their people… but rarely does the magnifying glass rest on what happens internally in each one. when these situations are required. Because in the end, sport is a game, a situation that often transcends life and death.

“It seems like the right time to figure out how I want to move forward and if I’m still on the right path.”. In the near future I will decide how I spend my time, I hope for new impressions, different people and a different environment. I hope to find that with these months of peace and space,” the Olympic champion in Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 stated on her social networks.