>>149739066Yes, I believe Anna kourninova was a duke that's why she didn't care. Maria Sharapova on the other hand was pretty vocal about not liking being a pro as soon as she got her first big paychecks from wins+ endorsements + modeling career. And Maria had huge motivation, she didn't live great as a youth. She went to the academies near me, mom took her to academy everyday on the bike handlebars.
> Sounds funI know, I was scholarship worthy in the 90s. My parents forbade tennis academy because it was two hours from home, I would have been in car all day when not playing tennis or doing accelerated classroom. So they bought me a basketball hoop instead and I quit the sport at 9 while probably the best player my age in the country :(((((((((