Maria Sharapova looks back at some of the most memorable moments of her illustrious career


Maria Sharapova looks back at some of the most memorable moments of her illustrious career
Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova is a household name in the world of tennis and is one of the most successful and influential tennis players of all time. The Russian was the last player to win a career Grand Slam and her success on the court has inspired millions around the world. Sharapova has time and again accredited her victories on the court to hard work and laser-focused dedication.

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Found passion at a very young age: Sharapova

Maria Sharapova

Speaking in an interview with The Porsche Podcast, Sharapova shared her thoughts on her distinguished career. The Russian stated that she aimed to become a better tennis player everyday and worked towards that goal.

Sharapova said, “I was very fortunate that I found my true passion from a very young age, and I found myself to be in a very fortunate spot where I loved what I was doing from a very young age, I loved waking up in the morning and becoming a better tennis player. And I didn’t exactly know what success was.”

Taking small steps was key to my improvement: Sharapova

Maria Sharapova ended her career in 2020

Sharapova shared her key to success and said that taking small steps makes a huge difference in one’s career. She also added that work ethics and passion is what made her so successful.

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“I realized that the more I did something, the better that I become. And that was, it might seem boring, in hindsight, but that was really the work ethic that I enjoyed. So I loved I had this passion of becoming the best of becoming a champion,” said Sharapova.

The Russian also shared that she made it a practice to enjoy small moments throughout her career. Furthermore she said that despite winning so many titles, it is smaller joys that makes the journey memorable.

“I knew that if I held the trophy over my head that that could be a good feeling. And so I carried that throughout many years. But I really enjoyed and loved the smaller moments the moments of training the moments with my father on the court. Those moments when we speak about a professional career, they kind of go unnoticed. But those are, those are those cherished moments that I always think of,” Sharapova concluded.

The former World No.1 announced her retirement recently after the conclusion of the Australian Open 2020.

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