Caroline Garcia published a long update this Monday on X to announce her return to competition but also to share her new ambitions and intentions for the coming season. The French number 1, who has been out of action since September, also seems to be returning with a completely new state of mind.
“Let the adventure begin. » Here comes Caroline Garcia again (31 years old). Two months after having decided to take a break from her career and at the same time end her season well before the end and what her schedule initially planned, the French number 1 is back. Monday, via a very long publication on she was going to return to competition. And therefore plans to participate in this Australian Open (“See you in a month in Melbourne”) which she left in the 2nd round last January.
“In just a month, if all goes well, I will return to the courts at the Australian Open. This isn't just a return to competition—it's a personal confrontation. Every day, I work hard, I push myself to be physically and mentally ready,” assures Garcia, who mainly shares in her development her new ambitions as well as her state of mind. With obviously the firm intention of favoring the human aspect over the sporting aspect.
Garcia: “The objective is no longer the destination but the journey”
“I want to discover what it means to play for me—to pursue my own goals, to find my own reasons, to ultimately discover the joy of being a Tennis player. To not let others define me. I no longer want winning a Grand Slam or getting back into the top 5 to be my goals. I want these successes to be the result—the result of being happy, working hard, and continually improving as a player and as a person. The goal is no longer the destination, but to embrace the journey, with all its challenges and beauty. Victory must be a consequence, not an end in itself”, writes in particular the ex-protege of Bertrand Perret, who will emerge in 2024 from one of her worst tennis years in a long time, the Miami thinning excepted (she had reached the quarter-finals).
Garcia: “I want to do it for the person I will become through this process”
A little way of the cross which today leads the person concerned to review her conception of victory. “I want to do it, not for the trophies, not for the rankings or the expectations and dreams of those around me, but for the person I will become through this process. When this chapter ends, I want to be able to look back and know that I succeeded—not just as an athlete, but as a human being. That I faced every difficulty, every doubt, and forged my own path. That I left behind the unbearable weight of expectations and moved forward with courage and determination. Whatever the outcome, I want to be able to look back and say: I did it my way, and that was enough. » Hoping that this new philosophy will allow Garcia to finally free himself on the court, and shine there again.
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