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.’
MARIA SHARAPOVAThrough my travels, I find inspiration in street style and how young women create their individual looks and identity.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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I’m not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches!
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Within a few years the name ‘Maria Sharapova’ will be a brand as universally recognized as Calvin Klein, BMW and Rolex.
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It’s pretty hard being a tennis player and Mother Theresa at the same time and that’s just the way it is.
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Well, fans always root for the underdog.
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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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I don’t follow other players or the tournaments they play. I have my own schedule and do my own thing. I never really think, ‘Oh, I want to be or play like so-and-so.’ I just like being myself.
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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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My main goal is to stay healthy because when you’re injured you realise how lucky you are to have your health.
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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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I can’t please everyone. That’s not in my J.D., you know, not in my job description.
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When I walk through that gate to the court, that’s my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.
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It’s strange for my friends when they see me on TV and in magazines, because the person that they see doing interviews and pictures on the red carpet is not the person that they know.
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Ever since I was young I loved making things and being part of the design process.
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I think when you know what you are going to wear, it fits and it’s great material, then you feel confident in it.
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It’s easy to impress me. I don’t need a fancy party to be happy. Just good friends, good food, and good laughs. I’m happy. I’m satisfied. I’m content.
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