HeHateMe Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/06/17/gallery.sharapova/content.1.html?cnn=yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Niiiiiiiiice. Could do without the pre 18 pictures of her though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 can anyone link the images themselves? much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeythetapeworm Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Originally posted by zoony can anyone link the images themselves? much appreciated. I'll second that request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big#44 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Originally posted by Spaceman Spiff Niiiiiiiiice. Could do without the pre 18 pictures of her though im 16 so i must say.... she was hottie when she was 15!!:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsForLife260 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 To post pics. Just copy the image location. Paste it. And place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHateMe Posted June 20, 2005 Author Share Posted June 20, 2005 I guess we are still waiting for someone to post them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Its hard to look good playing a sport as hard as you can.... She should really get 1 new pair of earrings.. but hey... thats just a side bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 isnt she only 19 now or something? Anyone else admit to finding those pre-legel pictures hot still? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Skins Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Originally posted by Mr. S isnt she only 19 now or something? Anyone else admit to finding those pre-legel pictures hot still? 18, When I saw the TV commercial she did for that camera I thought she was much older than that.. She is going to be a beast when she gets a little older. Date of Birth: April 19, 1987 Birthplace: Nyagan, Russia (Siberian Region) Residence: Bradenton, Florida, USA Nationality: Russian Height: 6'3'' (1.85 m) Weight: 112 lbs. (50.8 kg) Plays: Right-handed *Travels with father and works with coaches Michael Baroch and Robert Lansdorp *Started hitting tennis balls at age four *At six, participated in exhibition in Moscow that featured Martina Navratilova *began training at Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida, USA, at age nine (which required a two-year separation from mother due to visa restrictions and finances) *Off-Court interests include fashion, singing, jazz dancing and movies (favorite is Pearl Harbor) *Enjoys reading books in the Sherlock Holmes and Pippi Longstocking series *Favors Russian music and food, Russian food (except for Italian bread) *Says favorite dessert is 'anything.' Maria Sharapova is a teenage tennis-phenomenon with the potential to be the best in the world. Her on-court presence is reminiscent of my all-time favorite player Monica Seles, with her powerful, early groundstrokes, her extreme on-court intensity, focus, determination and fearlessness, and yes - her grunting! Off court she is one of the most charming and charismatic lady. At six feet tall, Maria has a huge serve. Her groundstrokes are powerful and heavy - similar to Lindsay Davenport's, but much more flairsome as her power comes from natural timing rather than muscle. She takes the ball on the rise, which means that her opponents are constantly off-balance. Her shot-production is excellent, her technique having been honed by such experts as Robert Lansdorp and Nick Bollettieri, and she has a relatively long take-back on the forehand. She hits many brilliant winners. Tall players often don't have the best mobility, but this cannot be said of Maria. Movement has a lot to do with attitude, and Maria is a very hungry player at this stage in her career. She would run over broken glass to reach a shot, and this hunger is also reflected in her fist-pumping, thigh-slapping, grunting intensity. She genuinely craves success on a tennis-court (rather than fame or money), and she wants it now. Maria plays without fear, and has a sixth sense for competition. She's not the type of person to choke when things start going wrong - she has shown impressive mental toughness and self-belief so far. Whether she will be able to maintain this fearlessness as her career progresses, when the pressure will be on and she'll have much more to lose, only time will tell. Maria is also an intelligent tactician, able to adapt her game to different styles of opponent, and to work out a rally as it unfolds, regardless of what her game-plan going into the match might be. And she had this combination of power and brain-power when she was ten years old. Her coach Robert Lansdorp said, in 2002, "This teenager is just raw talent. Maria is an amazing player. She has no fear. She goes for every shot; she almost plays from instinct. She came from a background of adversity, and that is what drives her." Maria's interviews entertaining and refreshing, because she always asserts her own personality, and gives her own unique views rather than answering the usual questions with the same old clichés with which most players answer them. She mixes mature answers with lighthearted ones. Although English is not her mother-tongue, she is impressively fluent and articulate. Maria has already won two WTA titles: the Tokyo Japan Open in October 2003, and Québec shortly afterwards. She has also won four ITF challengers in her early career, as well as enjoying considerable success in junior-tennis, as detailed below. Her highest ranking has been #31, in November 2003, although if the 2004 season is underway by the time you read this, it will probably already be considerably higher! She has already demonstrated an ability to compete with the top players, taking sets off Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne in 2003, both of whom were world number one at the times. Maria is a phenomenal talent, and she's only going to get better an barring unforeseen misfortunes such as injuries, it looks like Maria has a brilliant career ahead of her. http://maria-sharapova.amrayhosting.com/bio.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halter91 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 She my friends, is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 she 15? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofluid Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 For whatever reason she's really only attractive to me when she's playing. It's probably all the loud grunting she does out on the court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halter91 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I found this one on the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingtiger1013 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Damn! She was only 14 in some of those pictures!!!! I'm going to hell, I'm going to hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbee Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 See the way she was laying on those ball's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte51Coleman Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Originally posted by halter91 She my friends, is fine. Isn't this the picture that was taken right before her 15th b-day? :paranoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illone Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Most 18 year olds don't know what they are doing, anyways. Do you dirty old men really want to put a chick through a training program to get up to speed? It's a lengthy, time consuming project. Trust me, I know. ok, bad question:laugh: I'd teach her a thing or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Look at the size of her feet! Sasquatch, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miragv Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 She is well over 6 feet tall, crazy. It is really weird to look at that picture and think that she is hot, and then realize she was 14 when it was taken....14!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHateMe Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 Watch it everyone. That is my girlfriend youre talking about. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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