CLASS 9
REACH FOR THE TOP
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Gave her gifts
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Made her clean the room
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Let her sleep
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Maria Sharapova was very young at that time. so she used to go to bed at 8 p.m.. The Other tennis pupils would come in at 11:00 p.m. and wake her up an order her to tidy up the room and clean it.
Detailed explanation-2: -The other pupils at the tennis academy were much older than Maria and would return to the room around 11 pm when Maria was already asleep. They would wake her up and make her clean and tidy up the room. Maria coped with this trouble by not allowing it to depress her.
Detailed explanation-3: -Other tennis pupils used to order Maria to tidy up the room. She never took it to heart.
Detailed explanation-4: -The torment and humiliation inflicted on Maria by her fellow trainees failed to demoralise her. This reveals that she had a firm determination and was strong-willed.
Detailed explanation-5: -She suffered from insults and humiliation from her fellow players. But all this made her mentally tough. She became more determined and stronger. This mental toughness and strong determination is that something which lifted her on Monday, 22 August 2005 to the world number one position in women’s tennis.