Wimbledon finalist had razor blades put in her trainers before retiring to become a nun
Many athletes forced to retire from professional sport due to injuries then embark on unexpected careers in other industries.
But whilst some ex-pros will forever wonder what their career could've been, one now feels she can express her love for life more than ever before thanks to her new focus in life - swapping her tennis gear for a habit to become a nun.After turning pro at the age of just 14, Andrea Jaeger quickly rose to be ranked the world's No.2 female tennis player at 16.
The American defeated almost all the top-ranked tennis stars, most notably winning the French Open alongside Jimmy Arias in mixed doubles in 1981 as well as being a three-time US Open semi-finalist.However just one year on from her impressive run at the All England Club, a shoulder injury forced her to hang up her racket.
Jaeger, now 58, immediately switched her focus to going to college to study theology and ministry training before eventually becoming a nun.The Mail"In August 2006, I received an associate degree in Ministry Training and Theology. Then I entered a Dominican Sisterhood Programme. "It's a strict discipline. I wake at 4am, do my prayers and my spiritual study, then I start work at 5am or 6am fund-raising, scheduling programmes and running those programmes.
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