Maria Sharapova
What else can we say about Maria Sharapova? There was a point when she was considered the women’s tennis face. Upon becoming the world’s No.1, the Russian-born athlete, was only 18 years old. She also claimed 36 singles titles! People take Grand Slams as an indicator of greatness when we talk about tennis. All the evidence we need of her tennis glory is that she has five titles to her name. Besides her two French Open wins, she got one each during Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.
Maria Sharapova
McKayla Maroney
If your sports credentials get overshadowed by a very popular meme, it is rather unfortunate. That was the reality of McKayla Maroney, who, after becoming one of the Fierce Five to win gold during the 2012 Summer Olympics, first made waves in gymnastics. After she received the silver medal, they snapped a photo of the gymnast and it ended up becoming a popular Internet meme. This tagline accompanied it: “McKayla’s not impressed.” She has retired after suffering numerous injuries from the sport.
McKayla Maroney
