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Florida, 1994. Un padre e una figlia scendono da un taxi scalcinato per bussare alle porte della famosa accademia di tennis di Nick Bollettieri. Vengono da un Paese reduce dal crollo dell'Unione Sovietica, non parlano una parola di inglese e la bambina ha soltanto sei anni e una racchetta troppo grande per le sue braccia minute. Il padre, però, è certo che diventerà una campionessa, ed è disposto a tutto pur di far fruttare il suo talento. Quella bambina è Maria Sharapova, e a soli diciassette anni vincerà il torneo di Wimbledon sconfiggendo la storica avversaria Serena Williams. È il primo atto di una rivalità unica nel tennis femminile e l'inizio di una carriera costellata di trionfi. In queste pagine, per la prima volta, è Maria stessa a raccontarcela. Dai primi anni in Ucraina ai durissimi allenamenti sotto l'occhio vigile del padre manager, fino al successo planetario e agli scandali che non sono bastati a fermarla. Nel mezzo, una strabiliante serie di record e vittorie, che l'hanno resa una delle atlete più amate e invidiate di tutti i tempi.
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- Pagine: 273
- Data di uscita: 15-05-2018
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I remember watching Maria Sharapova play and generally liked her style & demeanour – she could exude a steely determination & confidence. I did not know too much beyond that of her life and the book summary was enticing. Maria’s family lived in Belarus, just about 80 miles from Chernobyl. She took u Leggi tutto
Actual rating: 4.5 stars A pro athlete really dies twice. At the end, like everyone else, but also at somewhere closer to the beginning, when she loses the only life she's ever known. While I have been known to seldom read nonfiction, every now and then I find myself curious to read the au
An interesting title as she is not unstoppable. Sharapova has been stopped by her drug use. She cheated and got caught--shameful. Her character or lack there of has been revealed. This autobiography lacks honesty and integrity. Not a role model for aspiring athletes.
2.5 Unstoppable is easy to read but lacking in real depth. Maria Sharapova's personal story of coming to America at a very young age (without her mother) with a dream to become a tennis superstar is intriguing. The problem is her memoir is superficial. The reader never really learns her real feeling Leggi tutto
The Most Brilliant Autobiography for Tennis Fans I love tennis, but I’ve never been a particular fan of Maria (or Masha, as I learned from the book) Sharapova. Despite this, I couldn’t put down ‘Unstoppable’. I was hooked from the first word to the last. This book is not your usual memoir of a top pr Leggi tutto
Firstly I would like to point out that I am neither a huge Tennis fan or have any particular allegiance to Maria Sharapova but I was drawn to this book by the description I read about the book. This is the story of a 6 year old girl who was taken by her father from Russia to Florida in an effort to
Tennis is one of the handful of sports that I don't like to miss when it's viewable on television and have watched all the televised tournaments since I was a young girl. Of course, being British my favourite grand slam has to be Wimbledon - taking place in the summer months when the grass is lush a Leggi tutto
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