“But I think I managed somehow to overcome this,” Zaza continued, “and this is the part that I think that I did the best during the match.”
“I was hoping to play better, but it’s a tough opponent so it’s a good lesson for me, especially with this being my first Olympics,” she said. “I will work on it to get a better result for the next time, hopefully.”
As for the future: “The main lesson was the loss of this match, especially in the first match so next time I will be working hard to pass the first, second, third round,” Zaza said. “Because I want to be in this competition longer, not only for the first round.”
Zaza was also Syria’s first-ever Olympic table tennis competitor.
“It’s a gift to my country Syria, my parents and all my friends,” shehas said.
“For the last five years I’ve been through many different experiences, especially when there was the war happening around the country, with the postponement with funding for the Olympics, and it was very tough,” Zaza told reporters on Saturday. “But I had to fight for it, and this is my message to everyone who wishes to have the same situation: Fight for your dreams, try hard, regardless of the difficulties that you’re having. And you will reach your goal.”
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source: people.com
