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 SHARAPOVAI’d love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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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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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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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 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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I’m just a very tough person when I go on the court, and I really don’t want to lose.
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A great tennis career is something that a 15-year-old normally doesn’t have. I hope my example helps other teens believe they can accomplish things they never thought possible.
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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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My shoulder’s not where I want it to be, but I’m doing a good job of monitoring it.
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I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.
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I look forward to the challenges.
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If I loved a guy as much as I love my dog, the guy would be in serious trouble because I’m all over that dog, all of the time.
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The more matches I play, the more confident I get.
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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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As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I’m going to play.
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When you’re going through tough moments, you never know when you’re going to have good moments.
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