For Maria Sharapova, failure was like death, so she did her best to win.
Video of 17-year-old Sharapova defeating Serena and lifting the 2004 Wimbledon trophy
In sports, winning and losing always go hand in hand, but when you are comfortable with losing, it is difficult to get favorable results the next time. In her autobiography “Unstoppable” published in September 2017, Masha wrote about the feeling of losing: “That feeling never gets easier and never gets old.” . It’s no different from death.”
Sharapova and Serena in the 2004 Wimbledon final
Reflecting on one’s own performance after losing is a must, and sometimes it becomes negative for the Russian tennis player: “Over the years, I have developed strategies, ways to cope. with the torment of failure. First is “learning from failure”. Every failure will teach you something. The faster you learn from failure, then forget the real failure, the the better you will become. And do it quickly”.
From a slim, weak girl, Masha has become the world’s top tennis player with 5 Grand Slam titles, holding the No. 1 tennis position 5 times and holding the No. 2 position in the list of highest-earning female tennis players. history… Being strict with herself is what helped Sharapova from “darkness into light”.
The 17-year-old tennis player performed superb tennis to become the Wimbledon champion
People once said that Serena and Sharapova are two “eternal” rivals, but in reality, the American tennis player is Masha’s nemesis with 20 wins after 23 encounters. However, even though she only won 3 matches, for “Russian Doll” only once at Wimbledon 2004 was enough, because that was a milestone marking the appearance of a star who may not be the best but is always number 1. in the hearts of fans.
