Iga Swiatek and Mikaela Shiffrin admit trust issues since finding fame during Instagram Live chat

Tennis' world No. 1 Iga Swiatek has revealed how fame has made it harder to trust people during a candid conversation with skiing legend Mikaela Shiffrin. The pair — who are both nominees for the 2023 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award — chatted on an Instagram Live, with one viewer saying they enjoyed how both athletes were an “example beyond sport” for sharing thoughts so openly.

Ad Swiatek’s honesty has been seen before, after describing herself as a self-proclaimed introvert in a column for The Players’ Tribune earlier this year. Roland-GarrosOne year as world No. 1: What challenges await Swiatek and is gap closing?YESTERDAY AT 08:15 Shiffrin told Swiatek how she related to the article, saying: «When I was younger I felt the exact same way, I would stare at my feet more than at the people I was talking to.» «I think being introverted is a strength, I think it helps you stay focused when there's a lot of commotion and other people around.

»It's exhausting and it's hard to make eye contact and it's hard to know what to say and start a conversation with someone." Taking the role of interviewer, the two-time Olympic champion then asked Swiatek how she has been able to deal with fame and whether her personality has changed since bursting into the spotlight. “Tennis kind of forced me to do that," the 21-year-old replied. “If I wouldn't have that extra push that tennis gave me, because I knew that if I wanted to be a top athlete I need to learn how to do media and how to talk and have ideas in my mind about what to talk about,” she said.