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Naomi Osaka: the things I didn’t do to succeed

By Naomi OsakaFortune

The four-time Grand Slam champion on why saying no — to expectations, overextension and a life lived for others — is what really made her career possible.

People always ask what I did to get to where I am today. Nobody ever asks what I didnt do. Ive been sitting with that duality a lot lately.

Because for every yes Ive ever said every obligation I leane…