[新聞] How Maria Sharapova's 2016 Ban Made Her Love Tennis Even
* News from : https://tinyurl.com/y7bjsgll (Fortune Magazine)
How Maria Sharapova’s 2016 Ban Made Her Love Tennis Even More
By Lucinda Shen 5:57 PM EDT
Tennis star Maria Sharapova is no stranger to setbacks—the most recent of
which being her withdrawal from a number of competitions to rest her right
shoulder.
But even now, the darkest hour of her career remains her lengthy suspension
from the world of tennis in 2016.
“I’ve definitely had a few. But in the last few years, it was my suspension
and being away from the sport for over a year,” Sharapova said at the
Fortune Most Powerful Women conference on Tuesday.
That year, Sharapova tested positive for meldonium, a Latvian heart drug
banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2016 due to concerns over its
potential performance-enhancing qualities. Major sponsors such as Porsche
wavered in their support.
But the story wasn’t so simple: Sharapova had been taking the drug long
before its ban.
In October 2016, the Court of Arbitration for Sport decided that Sharapova
had acted with “no significant fault” and reduced the length of her
suspension to 15 months from two years.
The time between testing positive and the lifting of her ban, though, became
a time of reflection for Sharapova. For instance, she learned that showing
vulnerability was not always a weakness.
“[When] you start something at a very young age, it’s very easy to do it on
a very repetitive level, and not really understand what is at the core of it
and how you impact it,” she said. Since then, “the connection to my sport
has grown so much more, [understanding] what it is, why do you wake up, and
why do you do what you do.”
The interview comes just days after Sharapova ended her 2018 season early to
rest her right shoulder—an issue that has followed the tennis star for over
a decade. The same shoulder was operated on in 2008, giving the now
31-year-old a sense that something had been taken from her.
As a result, Sharapova sought a greater sense of responsibility and control,
prompting the opening of her candy brand, Sugarpova.
https://youtu.be/2cgaQfARXV4
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* 莎娃在今年最具影響力女性高峰會座談的演說。
大概講述了她的成長過程和歷經了禁賽期當中所獲得的啟發，
如何讓她同時兼具一個好球員和企業家身份。
#有機會一定要買Sugarpova來嚐看看.XDDD
https://imgur.com/qWhWgre
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