Ambition, *NSYNC, and Making Friends with Serena | with Maria Sharapova

About this episode

Katie Nolan discusses various sports topics and interviews Maria Sharapova about her career and new podcast.

Hello! It's the podcast that's officially petitioning for an RL Stine-themed NWSL squad. Today, Katie and the Casualties talk about Spanish bullfighting for probably the only time ever, and only because the bull won, and get into barefoot heroics at the Boston Marathon, a new American women's record for an old friend, the Celtics dropping Game Two, Bill Simmons dropping the boomer-est take of the NBA Playoffs, a potential gentleman's sweep, the Bruins bouncing back, Mike Vrabel's surprise press conference and his quasi-apology for the thing he said he didn't do, an update to the World Cup, FIFA's ticket sales, and a bit of good news for fans in Philly, Leicester City being relegated AGAIN, Tottenham being on the brink, and potential names for the brand new $205 million NWSL squad in Columbus. Then, Tennis Hall of Famer Maria Sharapova joins the show [40:18] to talk about being part of the long engagement club, her new podcast "Pretty Tough" (Available now on all major platforms and YouTube!) talking to top performers across industries and its celebration of female ambition, what she's learned about how hard it can be for some people to acknowledge competitiveness in women…

People in this episode

Host: Katie Nolan

Guest: Maria Sharapova

Topics covered

• sports
• women's ambition
• tennis
• NWSL
• Boston Marathon
• NBA Playoffs
• female competitiveness

Keywords

• Maria Sharapova
• NWSL
• Boston Marathon
• female ambition
• Pretty Tough
• NBA Playoffs
• Celtics
• Bruins

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NWSL, FIFA, Boston Marathon, Celtics, Bruins, Leicester City, Tottenham

Books & works: Pretty Tough

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