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Maria Sharapova
Santosh Yadav 
mountaineering
Mount Everest
1993
Russia
Padmashri
village
silver
women
bullying
Aravalli
 
The lesson "Reach for the Top" discusses the two most daring and talented   who have broken all stereotypes of sports. The first part talks about , a mountaineer, who hailed from a humble . Although her parents wanted her to get married off, she stood firmly for her dreams and followed her. She took up a course in  from Uttarkashi and scaled the  ranges in Rajasthan. After years of training and developing her skill, she scaled , the highest peak in the world, in 1992. She became the first Indian woman to do so. But she did not stop with that, as she scaled it for the second time in . She was awarded the   for her achievements and countless contributions to the country. The second part discusses about , the Worlds number 1 tennis player. She, too, came from a humble background as she immigrated to the US from . Her parents had to work and she did not have them around. She experienced  in her academy. But she was strong and put up with all hurdles that were thrown at her. She has won various Grand slams, Olympics  in tennis. She identifies herself as a Russian and represents her country. She became a successful tennis player only because she had the courage to follow her passion.