Maria Sharapova

Play and Get Paid Like a Girl To think it is normal to make less pay, receive less recognition, or to be declined a job position based on gender might sound like an absurd thought in today’s culture. Unfortunately, gender discrimination still exists in today’s society and is especially commonplace in women’s professional sports. Men appear to have led the way in success, talent and, agility in professional sports for as long as we can remember. However, the truth of it is many women athletes go…

Gender Discrimination Still Exists Discrimination is not something many people talk about, because people believe that it is gone. Gender discrimination is still very prevalent though. In professional and collegiate sports, the difference in opportunities and pay is a major gap. Title IX tried to fix some of the gender pay gaps, but has been proven unsuccessful. The difference in pay is staggering, but male and female athletes still face the same challenges and achieve the same glory. When it…

In fact, in most instances when talking to a female athlete reporters talk more about their clothes and relationships; rather than their athletic ability (7). Maria Sharapova is a prime example of this attitude. Evidence has shown that the topic of most of her interviews is about clothes; not a past,current, or future competition she will participate in. A lack of funding only makes this worse, as USA Today reports…

Where does acceptable behavior in sports stop and cheating starts? It is just less than a month now that world renowned tennis superstar Maria Sharapova astonished the world, with an announcement that she has used a banned substance and withdrew from all international tournaments. Stories like this are becoming commonplace, and it is a hotly debated topic, both publicly and in sports psychology. Sport deviance is more easily recognized when negative activities ensue, like criminal behavior,…

People wear sport shoes (athletic shoes), one of the most comfortable footwear available in the shoe industry, for a better experience when they are running or doing outdoor activities. In fact, there is a high demand for the sport shoe market as there are more runners who are buying sports shoes according to Running USA’s latest report (Runnersworld). Primarily, sports shoes are essential for people who are actively involved in fitness or sports. These consumers are interested in well-known…

In my last paper, I explored the relationship between the loop jump and the beautiful body, ice skating, and the nation and how that relationship reveals the views of America. However, what I failed to examine in that paper was the threat black bodies pose to the world of sports’ ideals of beauty, rules of perfection and standard of a world class athlete. In this paper I will use the cases of Serena Williams and Surya Bonaly to explore how their bodies and the lines their bodies create…

Drugs has been used in medical field to cure, diagnose, treat and prevent disease but athletes should be alert because certain drugs or performance - enhancing drugs (PED) may contains an illegal substance that had been ban by World-Anti Doping Agency (WADA). Pressure faced by the athletes to perform better than others lead them to use drugs in order to enhance their performance. WADA had published an annual List of Prohibited Substance and Method (list) including the substances and methods…

powerhouse. The technology that has been researched and developed by Nike through biomechanics and physiology has paid off in large part through two icons, Jordan and Tiger. Other athletes like Derek Jeter, LeBron James, Mia Hamm, Michele Wie, Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer have almost single handedly pulled Nike to the forefront of athletic wear in their prospective sports. These athletes did not start the buzz, but only kept the vibe going. Bo Jackson with the "Bo knows" or "Just Do It"…