When you start from nothing, when you come from nothing, it makes you hungry. I am proud of where I came from and I know what I want. I want to win.
MARIA SHARAPOVAWhen I make commitments I like to stick to them, especially when I’m giving back to kids. Just giving them an example of what they can achieve. I love giving back to kids. It’s fantastic.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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There are days when I go out on the court and I feel like I can’t miss a ball.
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I help design my own tennis clothes.
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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 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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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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Sugar free? With the name Sugarpova I don’t think I will be doing anything sugar free very soon.
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Well, fans always root for the underdog.
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Whenever I have friends over, we end up eating and talking and losing track of time, and, once in a while, singing karaoke. It reminds me of the family meals we had in Russia, which always lasted a very long time. That’s a tradition I miss.
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Maybe if I was British, a semi-final would be incredible. I’d be on the front page of the paper.
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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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I’m not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches!
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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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I love where I’m from. I don’t live there because of the circumstances, but all my family is there. It’s what’s inside, it’s not what’s outside that determines the culture and the feeling.
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When I make commitments I like to stick to them, especially when I’m giving back to kids. Just giving them an example of what they can achieve. I love giving back to kids. It’s fantastic.
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I know many of you thought that I would be retiring today, but if I was ever going to announce my retirement it would not be in a downtown Los Angeles hotel with this fairly ugly carpet.
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