In this BIT: An exclusive interview with Bianca Andreescu, tennis star. She shares how to be perseverant, how to overcome challenges, and what brings her a small bit of happiness.
Champion of the US Open and holding a career-high world ranking of No. 4, Bianca Andreescu is a Canadian tennis icon. Bianca’s passion for tennis sparkled at the young age of seven, when she first played it while living in Romania. By the age of 12, Bianca was taking her career and training in tennis more seriously, playing the sport throughout grade school and highschool. As a champion athlete, Bianca faces challenges and adversity, just like us. In our interview with Bianca Andreescu, she shares her top three tips for teens to persevere through hardship, how to overcome challenges, advice, along with inspiration.
Bianca Andreescu: The biggest challenge is navigating professional life and private life simultaneously. I want to be able to share and be in the media to interact with my fans but at times it can get tough because I also want to maintain some level of privacy and personal space. It’s all about finding a balance.
Bianca Andreescu: 1. Be your authentic self: Follow your heart and do what you love
2. Your thoughts create your reality: Be conscious of what you think about yourself because you attract whatever you think about
3. Focus on your mental health: Prioritize it and woek on it. Mediation is a great tool. That can also include hanging out with people that truly love and care for you (sometimes in order to truly know who is loving and caring is through experience)
Bianca Andreescu: I would say meditation, and finding time to enjoy my favorite show or watch a new movie brings my happiness everyday.
We hope that Bianca Andreescu’s advice for how to persevere through challenges inspires you to never give up, and brings you a small bit of happiness.
*this interview has been edited for length and clarity
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Instagram: @biancaandreescu_
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