Sharapova said she knew it was time to retire as she flew home to Los Angeles from Australia. Kobe Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26 made it even clearer. “We were supposed to see each other like three days after the crash,” said Sharapova, who explained that Bryant had been an “incredible sounding board” throughout her career.
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This time, she said, she had reached …
This time, she said, she had reached out for help in coping with her physical deterioration. “I think we all seem at times in our journey like larger than life because of what we do, but everyone at the core is incredibly fragile,” she said of Bryant. “And if anything it just opens up your eyes to what really matters in life, so that was a moment where I had a really good think about my future as well.”
Maria Sharapova zings fellow shark Kevin O’Leary in her guest appearance on ‘Shark Tank’
A funny moment with the man known as Mr. Wonderful.
Maria Sharapova retired on Wednesday at the age of 32, but it looks like she’s got plenty on her plate after tennis.
Up first: a guest appearance on Shark Tank as a shark, a reminder she started her own candy brand years ago, Sugarpova and has invested her money in other properties.
In this exclusive preview clip from Friday’s new episode starring the recently retired star, a company called Bala Bangles — weights you can wear that also look stylish — Sharapova turns to fellow shark Kevin O’Leary (AKA Mr. Wonderful) and asks him, “When was the last time you worked out?” Zing! He replies he was up at 4:30 a.m. that morning.
It looks like Sharapova ended up making an offer, but paired with which shark or sharks? There’s some drama!
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And here’s her bio that will run on the show:
https://www.facebook.com/SharkTank/videos/3373091709371561/?v=3373091709371561
The episode airs on Friday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
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Maria Sharapova announces retirement from tennis
After 28 years, five Grand Slams and a few trips to the top of the WTA world rankings, Maria Sharapova is saying goodbye to tennis.
After 28 years, five Grand Slams and a few trips to the top of the WTA world rankings, Maria Sharapova is saying goodbye to tennis.
Maria Sharapova stunningly announces retirement, reveals the moment she knew it was time
Sharapova announced the move on Instagram and in an essay.
At just 32 years old and with five Grand Slams under her belt, former world No. 1 tennis star Maria Sharapova stunned the world and announced her retirement from the sport on Wednesday.
It’s been a struggled for Sharapova in recent years, particularly after a 15-month suspension for use of a banned substance. But it was a number of injuries that caught up with her, and in an exclusive essay she penned for Vogue and Vanity Fair, she revealed the one of the moments that she knew her body was telling her it was time to give up the grind that came with competing at such a high level:
Listening to this voice so intimately, anticipating its every ebb and flow, is also how I accepted those final signals when they came.
One of them came last August at the U.S. Open. Behind closed doors, thirty minutes before taking the court, I had a procedure to numb my shoulder to get through the match. Shoulder injuries are nothing new for me—over time my tendons have frayed like a string. I’ve had multiple surgeries—once in 2008; another procedure last year—and spent countless months in physical therapy. Just stepping onto the court that day felt like a final victory, when of course it should have been merely the first step toward victory. I share this not to garner pity, but to paint my new reality: My body had become a distraction.
Sharapova also took to Instagram to say goodbye:
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