Speaker Esther Vergeer

Athlete, Mental coach

1 hour

NL

Tennis,
Sports with a disability,
Performance,
Paralympics

Inspire,
Dealing with adversity,
Winning

How do you deal with setbacks? At least not by throwing in the towel. Esther Vergeer is an expert by experience in this area. As a former athlete with a disability, she has a rock-solid perseverance. Esther tells you all about her career and her life afterwards.

Esther as a former wheelchair tennis player one of the most successful Dutch athletes of all time. For 14 years (between 1999 and 2013), for example, she topped the world rankings. In total, she won the Paralympic Games 7 times and was voted best paralympic athlete in the world no less than 5 times. Esther won the Laureus World Sports Award in 2002 and 2008. She was also named an honorary citizen of her hometown of Woerden in 2013. Esther founded her own Esther Vergeer Foundation and released a book entitled ''Strength & Vulnerability''.

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