Posted on 03/08/2016 5:02:52 PM PST by drewh
She has been the best-paid female athlete in the world for 11 years, earning more off the tennis court than on it. Not any more.
Maria Sharapova, 28, could now become the biggest financial loser in sporting history, missing out on estimated future earnings of as much as £100million ($142million).
Her biggest sponsors Nike, Porsche, and TAG Heuer all moved to cut ties with the Russian tennis star after she failed a drug test.
Sportswear giant Nike last night said it was putting its relationship with the five times Grand Slam winner on hold and was saddened and surprised by her conduct.
Porsche suspended promotional work with her, while watchmaker TAG Heuer said it would not be renewing Sharapovas contract.
Other firms who contribute to her staggering earnings are likely to follow suit. It is unlikely any firm will pay to be associated with such a high-profile drug cheat.
And as former Wimbledon winner Sharapova also faces a four-year ban from tennis she will be unable to earn any money on the court.
She will even have to pay back the £209,000 ($300,000) she earned for reaching the quarter-final of this years Australian Open the tournament at which she failed the test, and which now may prove to be her last.
By the time the ban is over she is likely to remain damaged goods as far as sponsors and advertisers are concerned.
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I sent her what you posted. Sge sent me back this reply.
on lzhets . ty moy yedinstvennyy muzhchina. moy zherebets lyubovnik.
Suck it up!
If she needs me to be there for moral support, I am available.
If Caitlyn Jenner’s on the panel, it’ll be a well-hung jury.
Yeah well, if she wants to make another one, I'm 'er man.
I think she will sit out a while, be forgiven and come back strong.
Thanks.
She said it was therapeutic or medical and was allowed until recently and she forgot to stop taking it.
Really? I thought the french chick was a lot worse. Monica Seles..?
[[Wow, very major consequences for an UNINTENTIONAL mistake]]
She knew what she was doing. The drug company says you’re only supposed to take it 4-6 weeks max. She took it for ten years.
Some sort of heart/endurance drug from the Eastern Baltic.
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Hmmm... Sounds like it may be similar to nitro glycerin pills that dilate the blood vessels and improve the flow of blood to and from the heart.
Well you can sure tell the Williams girls don’t juice. </S>
She’s not guilty so she’s not guilty!
Currently I use Ass-Burn to provide prophylactic self-treatment...
Well, they don’t seem to have low-T.....
Lance Armstrong still rules the loser roost.
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