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.
MARIA SHARAPOVAMy family and I built my whole career from scratch.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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I definitely feel Russian inside, even when I’m in America I feel Russian.
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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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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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Through my travels, I find inspiration in street style and how young women create their individual looks and identity.
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No matter what you study, the thing that you know best is what you grew up with.
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That’s why we have journalists, for stats.
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I’m never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting.
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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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When you are young, you are a little naive.
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If I’m nervous, it means I had to work hard to get there, whether it’s playing in a tournament or speaking at an event. So I try to stop and be proud of getting to live in that moment.
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You control your own wins and losses.
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When you travel so many weeks a year, it’s always nice to have a home-cooked meal.
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As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I’m going to play.
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I’d probably start charging for medical timeouts. I think we’d all see who really uses them and who doesn’t.
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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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