One day my former trainer called me to his office together with another fighter and he told us that we were pretty much useless as fighters and that we should quit fighting. He also told us that if we were lucky, that we might win the Swedish Championship but that we would never stand a chance at the World Championships.
After this I took a break from Muaythai to decide if I wanted to continue with it or not. Shortly after this I got the opportunity to work in another city and I decided to give Muaythai a last chance because I wasn´t ready to give up on it. After half a year at this new gym I got offered the spot in -75 kg in the Swedish National team (the spot in 71 kg was already taken)! Just as when I fought my first fight I wasn´t sure of what I was heading into, but I still managed to win silver at the IFMA World Championship in Jönköping, 2016. This was the first time that I competed in the IFMA World Championship but it definitely wasn´t going to be the last.
I have been part a of the Swedish National Team since Jönköping and I have been competing in several IFMA tournaments since then. My proudest moment so far was when I won Gold at the European Championship in Paris in 2017. This was my first international Gold, and I won it in front of my friends and family. They had all flown in from Sweden to cheer me on and It was amazing to have them with me.
I would say that Muaythai has shaped me into who I am today, that it has made me a stronger and a more confident person. It has also proved that I made the right choice by believing in myself and not quitting when other people told me I should.