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 SHARAPOVAI think when you have surgery on any part of your body, it’s never going to be the same.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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It’s always tough when you lose – you’ve worked so hard for that moment and it hasn’t gone the way you wanted. But you have to realise there’s always a bright side, you have to pick yourself up and get ready for the next game.
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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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I love jotting down ideas for my blog, so I doodle or take notes on all kinds of stuff that inspires me: the people I meet, boutiques I visit, a florist that just gave me a great idea for an interior-design project, things like that.
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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 hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.
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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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I find a lot of inspiration in street style and watching women walk, the way they wear things and what they’re wearing.
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Since I’m constantly in the sun, I use sunscreen daily.
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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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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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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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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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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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I can’t say I don’t like acting, but I can’t imagine a career when I have to spend 70 percent of my time in a trailer eating Snickers bars.
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