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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.’

Maria Sharapova

There are days when I go out on the court and I feel like I can’t miss a ball.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Day Feeling Match Missing Myself
I’m not the next anyone, I’m the first Maria Sharapova.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Attitude Confidence Identity Myself Personality
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Fun Glamour Match Myself Priority
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Feeling Match Mental Myself Sports Strong Tough
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Achievement Children Country Love Mindset Myself Play Support
I’m an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Athlete Career Fight Heart Identity Match Myself Sports
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Hard Work Live Moments Myself Nervous Play Proud Stop Talk Tournament Try
My style when I was younger was still unique to me. I didn’t necessarily dress by the trends, but I was always aware of what was trendy at the time and how I could apply it to my own sense of style.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Creativity Experiment Fashion Myself Necessary Style Time Young
Since I was young, the artistic expression that fashion embodies has inspired me. It’s a way to communicate oneself.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Artist Communication Expression Fashion Inspirational Myself Oneself Young
I’m just a very tough person when I go on the court, and I really don’t want to lose.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Lose Myself Person Personality Tough Win
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 SHARAPOVA

Expectation Leaving Myself Philosophy Thinking Tournament Win
Maybe if I was British, a semi-final would be incredible. I’d be on the front page of the paper.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Fame Identity Myself Nation
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Better Family Future Happiness Important Life Money Myself Path Person Sports
As someone who spends a lot of her time on the road, you have to look stylish but comfortable as I’m always in motion. Either traveling for my job, for pleasure, or managing the hectic pace of the modern day.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Comfortable Day Herself Job Motion Pace Road Style Time Travel
When you come off the court and you feel like you were losing the whole match, and all of a sudden you pulled it out, you know, it’s those moments that you feel you’ve trained for and you work hard for. Just lucky to get through.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Feeling Hard Work Lose Luck Match Moments Training Yourself
I love to collect modern art.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Art Collection Love Modern Myself One Liner

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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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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