German Alexander Zverev has made public the creation of a foundation to fight against diabetes. The top-5, who is currently off the court after the injury he suffered at Roland Garros, remains very present on social media. For this, Champion has considered this an opportune moment to make the statement official. Alexander Zverev suffers from diabetes at the age of four, a very young age and that it could have come to condition his life at a sports level, according to the Kicker medium.
This is why the German has spoken. “When I was a child I didn’t think much about it, then more and more. I want to show that you can go very far with this disease. Now, many years later and with the successes achieved, I feel comfortable and confident enough to make this initiative public”.
With these statements, the tennis player has made it clear that the disease not only does it not condition him, but it motivates him even more, if possible, to continue showing that great things can be done still suffering from it. In addition, he is aware of her privileged position and recognizes it. “I am in the privileged position of living a life that I have always wanted to lead. I always wanted to play tennis, travel to tournaments around the world and be one of the best tennis players”. Finally, he wanted to send a message of encouragement and involvement with the project. “I want children to be able to avoid getting diabetes with an active life and proper prevention.”
Zverev is one of many athletes who suffer from this disease, although in the case of the German it is type 1, so your body does not directly produce insulin. There are already known cases in the sports world of athletes who suffer from this disease and have managed to remain in the elite of their sports. Nothing less than Diego Armando Maradona (type 2), tennis players Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King, NachoReal Madrid footballer or Gary Hall, swimmer with five Olympic gold medals.
