See Yourself Winning, Not Failing | Horia Tecau | TEDxCambridgeSchoolofBucharest
Horia Tecău, a Romanian former professional tennis player and three-time Grand Slam champion! With victories at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open, Horia has faced both triumphs and challenges throughout his career. He will share his journey of perseverance, self-belief, and the drive to push past doubt to achieve success. Horia Tecau is a former tennis professional, triple Grand Slam champion in doubles, silver medalist at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016, together with Florin Mergea.
Reached the No. 1 ATP team rankings in 2015, after winning The Masters.
Horia won 38 titles in his career, including the mixed doubles title at the 2012 Australian Open, 2015 Wimbledon and the 2017 US Open.
Horia is a national ambassador for UNICEF Romania and he is the first Romanian tennis player to write a children’s book - 'Life in tennis rhythm'. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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