"Tennis - I'm saying goodbye．" With these words，Russian tennis superstar Maria Sharapova，32，has announced her retirement．
"How do you leave behind the only life you've ever known？" she asked herself．Several reasons played a role in Sharapova leaving the tennis court for good．
Over the last couple of years，she's dealt with an injury in her right shoulder and inflammation（炎症） in her forearms that may have prevented her from returning to top form．In more recent news，the death of her longtime friend，US basketball legend Kobe Bryant，also played a factor in her decision to retire．
"As I think you've seen throughout my career，my perseverance （毅力） has been my greatest tool，my greatest strength，" Sharapova said in an interview． "But I've started feeling like it was becoming a weakness，because the stubbornness （执着） that was keeping me going was keeping me going for wrong reasons．"
Sharapova rose to stardom （明星身份） at age 17 when she won Wimbledon in 2004．She won a total of four Grand Slam singles titles：the 2006 US Open，the 2008 Australian Open，and the 2012 and 2014 French Open．She also earned the Fed Cup title in Russia in 2008 and an Olympic silver medal in singles in 2012，among many other accomplishments．
For 16 straight years from 2004，Sharapova was the world's highest-earning female athlete，according to Forbes．Off the court，she made millions of dollars from companies such as Evian and Nike，as well as starting her own candy company．
"Tennis showed me the world --- and it showed me what I was made of，" Sharapova wrote on Facebook on Feb 26，alongside a photo of herself as a young girl with a tennis racquet （球拍）． "It's how I tested myself and how I measured my growth．And so in whatever I might choose for my next chapter，my next mountain， I'll still be pushing． I'll still be climbing．I'll still be growing．"
（1）What made Maria Sharapova decide to retire at the age of 32？（no more than 10 words） Her health problem and the death of Kobe Bryant．Or：Her injury and inflammation and the death of Kobe Bryant．Her health problem and the death of Kobe Bryant．Or：Her injury and inflammation and the death of Kobe Bryant．
（2）What does Para．5 mainly talk about？ （no more than 10 words） Sharapova's achievements （on tennis court）．Or：What Sharapova achieved （on tennis court）．Sharapova's achievements （on tennis court）．Or：What Sharapova achieved （on tennis court）．
（3）How did Maria Sharapova become the world's highest-earning female athlete？ （no more than 20 words） She made money from her achievements in tennis and business．Or：She made achievements in tennis and made money with big companies and from her own candy company．She made money from her achievements in tennis and business．Or：She made achievements in tennis and made money with big companies and from her own candy company．
（4）What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph？ （no more than 10 words） I will be trying/will try my best to make achievement/make improvement．Or：I will spare no effort to make achievement．Or：Keeping life balanced helps to overcome the stress and problems．I will be trying/will try my best to make achievement/make improvement．Or：I will spare no effort to make achievement．Or：Keeping life balanced helps to overcome the stress and problems．
（5）Do you think perseverance （毅力） is always our greatest tool？Give your reason． （no more than 20 words） Yes， （I agree）．Perseverance is important/crucial to success．Things that might have achieved were lost because of hesitation and not sticking with it．Or：It depends．Perseverance may keep us going in a wrong direction when we remain stubborn even though we are on the wrong track．
1．Yes， （I agree）．Perseverance is important/crucial to success．Things that might have achieved were lost because of hesitation and not sticking with it．Or：It depends．Perseverance may keep us going in a wrong direction when we remain stubborn even though we are on the wrong track．
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【答案】Her health problem and the death of Kobe Bryant．Or：Her injury and inflammation and the death of Kobe Bryant．；Sharapova's achievements （on tennis court）．Or：What Sharapova achieved （on tennis court）．；She made money from her achievements in tennis and business．Or：She made achievements in tennis and made money with big companies and from her own candy company．；I will be trying/will try my best to make achievement/make improvement．Or：I will spare no effort to make achievement．Or：Keeping life balanced helps to overcome the stress and problems．；Yes， （I agree）．Perseverance is important/crucial to success．Things that might have achieved were lost because of hesitation and not sticking with it．Or：It depends．Perseverance may keep us going in a wrong direction when we remain stubborn even though we are on the wrong track．
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