I heard endless conversations between my parents when I was going to sleep about how we would survive, how we would continue. All of them were about trying to make me better.
MARIA SHARAPOVAMaybe if I was British, a semi-final would be incredible. I’d be on the front page of the paper.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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When I come into a tournament, I’m expecting to win. That’s my philosophy. I can’t go to a tournament thinking, ‘I’m going to get my ass kicked today, so I might as well leave.’
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I don’t get to do as much sightseeing as I would like to.
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I’d like to have a family.
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In the last year I have gained a lot of experience because I have been playing against top players and realized what things to work on to get better. Top players basically tell you what your weaknesses are on the court.
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My shoulder’s not where I want it to be, but I’m doing a good job of monitoring it.
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Well, fans always root for the underdog.
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Tennis has never been the most important thing in my life. My family, my health, my happiness they are more important to me. On court, I want to win. Off court, I want to be a better person. Tennis is a path to my future.
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I’m focused on going out every day and doing my best.
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I definitely feel Russian inside, even when I’m in America I feel Russian.
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I help design my own tennis clothes.
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You have your bad moments in your career and your good moments. And it’s been a good ride so far, but it’s not over yet.
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When you are young, you are a little naive.
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If you’re able to help some people and make them smile and make them realize that life is good, then that’s worth so much more than buying a pair of shoes.
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After being on the court for six hours, being on TV is very glamorous and fun for me. But tennis is always going to be my priority. It’s not going to be this thing when all of a sudden TV will get in the way of that.
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Sometimes when you’re putting the work in it just seems so, so hard, and you never know when that work’s going to pay off.
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