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Megállíthatatlan
"Az ötszörös Grand Slam-győztes Marija Sarapova magával ragadó, elbűvölő és őszinte elbeszélése a küzdelmes útról, amely az ismeretlenségből a teniszcsillaggá válásig vitte őt.
Ebben a lebilincselően izgalmas önéletrajzi írásban Sarapova felidézi a bámulatos sikerhez vezető utat, és közben a játékát jellemző, kérlelhetetlenül őszinte, félelmet nem ismerő, ádáz, provokatív stílusban kommentálja a történéseket.
A Megállíthatatlan tele van olyan izgalmas történetekkel, amelyek átívelnek egy egész pályafutást a szibériai kezdetektől a fontos, és a szerző egész karrierjét meghatározó mérkőzéseken át a visszatérésért folytatott küzdelemig. Ez a könyv a kitartásról szóló inspiráló történet, amelyet áthat a bátorság és az őszinteség. Sarapova történetét épp ezek teszik felejthetetlenné.
2004-ben egy lenyűgöző mérkőzésen a tizenhét éves Marija Sarapova legyőzte a kétszeres címvédő bajnokot, Serena Williamst és ezzel megnyerte a wimbledoni tenisztornát, amivel egy csapásra hírnevet szerzett magának. A névtelenségből hirtelen robbant be a nemzetközi sportéletbe. Ebben az időben kelt életre a "Marija-mánia". Sharapova nevét és arcát azóta világszerte ismerik. Sikere több volt egyetlen pillanatnyi győzelemnél, több alkalommal szerepelt első helyen a Női Teniszezők Világszövetségének összesített ranglistáján, majd további négy Grand Slam-versenyt is megnyert, és a világ egyik legjobban kereső női sportolója lett.
Ezt követően - talán karrierje csúcsán - Sarapova kénytelen volt szembenézni élete eddigi legnagyobb kihívásával, a 2016. évi Australian Open során az ITF (Nemzetközi Teniszszövetség) azzal vádolta meg, hogy a nem sokkal korábban az ITF tiltólistájára felkerült hatóanyagot, a meldoniumot juttatta a szervezetébe. Az eljárás eltiltással zárult, tizenöt hónapig nem indulhatott egyetlen profi versenyen sem. Ez az időszak félelmetesen hosszú egy profi sportoló számára. A sajtóban felerősödtek azok a hangok, hogy ez az ítélet profi pályafutása végét jelenti majd.
Ám Sarapova pályafutását mindig, ahogy ebben az időszakban is, az eltökéltsége és a kemény munka határozta meg. Az ő karrierje nem a 2004. évi wimbledoni tenisztornával indult, hanem évekkel korábban, egy orosz kisvárosban, ahol ötéves kislányként lepusztult külvárosi pályákon játszott. Koncentrálóképessége korához képest már ekkor is rendkívüli volt. A történet akkor kezdődött, amikor apja, aki meggyőződéssel hitt abban, hogy a lánya sztárrá válhat, mindent kockára tett annak érdekében, hogy eljusson Marijával Floridába, a teniszakadémiák megszentelt földjére. Amikor megérkeztek az Egyesült Államokba, mindössze hétszáz dollár volt a zsebükben, és csak alig néhány szót tudtak angolul. Ilyen előzmények után Sarapova a kitartó munkának köszönhetően a modern történelem egyik példaértékű sportkarrierjét futotta be.
Ebben a könyvben első alkalommal tárja a nyilvánosság elé a teljes igazságot a saját szavaival. Sarapova története a szerencse és az elkötelezettség krónikája. A teniszcsillag először ad betekintést a mindennapjaiba, átélhetjük a legjelentősebb mérkőzéseit és mesél a karakterét megformáló legfontosabb emberi kapcsolatairól is - megismerhetjük az edzőit, a legjobb barátait, a szerelmeit, és Jurijt, aki az edzője, a menedzsere, az apja és egyben legelkötelezettebb rajongója is: a vele való, és sokak által kritizált kapcsolatáról őszintén és szenvedélyesen vall. Nyíltan ír az eltiltásáról is. Miután Sarapova visszatért a profi tenisz világába, egy dolog nyilvánvalóvá vált: a mindent elsöprő vágy, hogy nyerjen, amely az orosz közparkok ütött-kopott pályáitól egészen Wimbledon ápolt gyepéig repítette, semmit nem változott, nem csökkent. Sarapova könyve, a Megállíthatatlan, figyelemre méltó memoár, amelyet át- meg átsző a győzelem iránti vágy.
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