Titus Jonathan's Stories

If there is something or some event that made Maria Sharapova a tennis player, it would be Chernobyl, a nuclear reactor that exploded and became a disaster in 1986, a year before she born in Nyagan, Russia - that might be the thing that changed her life. She wrote the words in this book. But if there is someone who play an extraordinary role in Maria Sharapova’ successful career, I would say it’s her father. Yuri Sharapov, her father, decided to leave his job in Russia to bring Maria to Florida, United States when Maria was six years old, with the only purpose to find the best tennis academy and coach for Maria. He risked everything to get Maria landed in Florida - the sacred land of tennis academies – with courage and determination that Maria could be a star. Yuri and Maria arrived in America with only seven hundred dollars in pocket and knowing only a few words of English. This was crazy. But as the wise people say, strong determination will open the way. His braveness to achieve t...

“Serahkan surat ini kepada panglima Yoab!” titah Raja Daud kepada Uria. Maka dengan dada bergemuruh –dada seorang patriot sejati– Uria mengambil sikap sempurna, tegap. Matanya lurus menatap rajanya, sang panglima tertinggi, lalu badannya berbalik, kakinya dihentakkan ke tanah, kemudian berjalan cepat menuju kudanya yang tali kekangnya tertambat pada sebuah pohon di halaman istana raja. Hatinya mantap. Ia menepuk kepala kudanya satu-dua kali, dan setelah duduk di atas pelananya, ia menyelipkan surat dari raja di balik baju zirahnya. Ia menarik nafas dalam-dalam, lalu mengeprak kudanya tanpa menoleh ke belakang menuju medan pertempuran. Dalam perjalanannya, Uria terus memikirkan tentang pertempuran pasukannya melawan bani Amon yang sudah berlarut-larut sekian lama. “Strategi apa lagi yang akan dilakukan pasukannya untuk segera menyudahi pertempuran?” pikir Uria. “Mengapa raja sampai harus memanggilku pulang dan memintaku membawa surat ini kepada panglima Yoab? Hmm.. surat ini p...