**but i'm a supergirl and supergirls don't cry**
Maria is featured in Women's Health magazine in this month's issue. Maria did a shoot in Phoenix and all of the photos from the article are available in the gallery.
Here is an extract from the article:
Maria Sharapova can pull off the whole Blonde Goddess thing with ease - it's no problem when you're a world-class athlete, a multi-multi millionaire and 6-foot-2 inches of beautiful. But then she unleases this very un-goddesslike noise, a booming sound that has nothing to do with smashing the stuffing out of a two-ounce tennis ball.
See, Sharapova likes to laugh. A lot. Ask her a question, any question, and she'll find a laugh in there somewhere. So what do you like to eat, Maria? "Everything!" (Laugh.) How would you describe yourself? "Oh, well...stubborn. Very stubborn" (laugh.) Why do you love tennis? "Because all your wins and losses are in your hands. I mean, I would be terrible at team sports" (laugh.). I'd never be able to pass the ball to anyone" (big laugh).
The 21-year-old may not take herself too seriously by trust us: she takes her work - in this case, an afternoon photo shoot in Phoenix - very seriously. She arrives on the set 30 minutes early (she hates being late), dressed in black Hudson jeans, a gray Graham & Spencer tank top, and black flats, her hair still wet from the gym. After greeting every person in the room, she quickly shifts into job mode, a nonstop whirl of multitasking - selecting her clothes, checking out the shots of herself ("I just want to make sure I don't look like someone I don't recognize!"), and discussing an upcoming project with her beauty squad (a hairstylist, a makeup artist and a fashion stylist), all the while working two Blackberrys - one per hand. "I'm always on the go," she explains. "I love doing things until I hit rock bottom. Then I need my 12 hours of sleep, and I'm on the go again."
Here is an extract from the article:
Maria Sharapova can pull off the whole Blonde Goddess thing with ease - it's no problem when you're a world-class athlete, a multi-multi millionaire and 6-foot-2 inches of beautiful. But then she unleases this very un-goddesslike noise, a booming sound that has nothing to do with smashing the stuffing out of a two-ounce tennis ball.
See, Sharapova likes to laugh. A lot. Ask her a question, any question, and she'll find a laugh in there somewhere. So what do you like to eat, Maria? "Everything!" (Laugh.) How would you describe yourself? "Oh, well...stubborn. Very stubborn" (laugh.) Why do you love tennis? "Because all your wins and losses are in your hands. I mean, I would be terrible at team sports" (laugh.). I'd never be able to pass the ball to anyone" (big laugh).
The 21-year-old may not take herself too seriously by trust us: she takes her work - in this case, an afternoon photo shoot in Phoenix - very seriously. She arrives on the set 30 minutes early (she hates being late), dressed in black Hudson jeans, a gray Graham & Spencer tank top, and black flats, her hair still wet from the gym. After greeting every person in the room, she quickly shifts into job mode, a nonstop whirl of multitasking - selecting her clothes, checking out the shots of herself ("I just want to make sure I don't look like someone I don't recognize!"), and discussing an upcoming project with her beauty squad (a hairstylist, a makeup artist and a fashion stylist), all the while working two Blackberrys - one per hand. "I'm always on the go," she explains. "I love doing things until I hit rock bottom. Then I need my 12 hours of sleep, and I'm on the go again."