I think when you have surgery on any part of your body, it’s never going to be the same.
MARIA SHARAPOVAMy family and I built my whole career from scratch.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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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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I learned English in one month. I told myself I should listen. In the next month I could talk to everyone. I was so happy because I could do one thing…I could talk.
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I’d love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.
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I love playing for my country, getting the support. Especially for the kids and everybody, showing my example of what I can achieve so early. And maybe they can achieve it, too, just to get that in their minds.
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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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I love to collect modern art.
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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 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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The more matches I play, the more confident I get.
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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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When I’m down or maybe when it’s close in the match, I feel like I’m still in it. I don’t feel like I’m letting down. Mentally, I’m still really, really tough.
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I’m always on the go. I love doing things until I hit rock bottom. Then I need my 12 hours of sleep, and I’m on the go again.
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I’m an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.
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Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it’s important to be pretty levelheaded.
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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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