You can touch the sky and then disappear again try to achieve glory. Well it seems that yes, this is the story of Kim Clijsters, one of the best players of the last decade decided to withdraw from professional tennis circuit for two years to be mother and marry and especially according to statements player: “enrich my personal life”

Clijters Kim was born in June 1983 in Blizer (northeast Belgium) and lives in Bree (also in the province of Limburg, Belgium). Even as a small, at just 11 years of old won the junior tennis championship of Belgium and 15, was confirmed to be the potential to achieve Belgian youngest champion in history. He debuted as professional on 17 August 1997. In 2001 he received next to fellow Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne the National Merit trophy sports and in 2005 the press Belgian sports chose “Woman Athlete of the Year” by fifth straight season.

It seemed he was in the prime of his career when suddenly, unexpectedly decided two years ago retiring from the tour. What can happen head by a player of only 23 years, winning more than forty titles, including singles and doubles decide to leave the world of sport when possibly could become a legend?

The truth is that the world of tennis is one of the mosts laughtered if we talk about sport. Have also almost travel, take continuously planes, doing and unpacked continuously besides all this be in the elite of any sport is a mental and psychological exhaustion not all athletes are capable of doing.

Kim Clijsters is one of these cases, with only 23 years was at the peak of his career, had won several Grand Slams, as the U.S. Open, many tournaments WTA and suddenly makes the decision to quit. In Speaking to a Belgian newspaper claimed the tennis that: “It’s time to get married, maybe have children. It also the time to eat chocolate and play with my dogs. And above all, it’s time to be with my family and friends.

I would like to mention the difficult times through which passes women’s tennis in general. The truth is that KimClijsters is not the only case, other cases moreare notorious for Justine Henin also that at the early age of 25 years and located in the farthest top of the tennis circuit he decided to retire. The tennis player claimed that his withdrawal was due to fatigue and that had accumulated fatigue due to competition, and said it was a decision that had given much thought.Justin Henin became the first No. 1 tennis player in the world, to retire from professional tennis ranks while first place ranking. Martina Hingis, another top tennis players in history retired at age 22 years, after several injuries, returning years later to pull back to a positive test cocaine.

The question is in the air what goes through the Foremost among these players decide to retire as soon and in the prime of his career? It should this to start too young in a world very demanding and know how to accept that not all good fame and money. At the moment Kim Clijsters has returned to the slopes and won another U.S. Open WTA tournaments and more, will back to stay? Only time will tell.

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