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’d like to have a family.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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Ever since I was young I loved making things and being part of the design process.
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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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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 heard endless conversations between my parents when I was going to sleep about how we would survive, how we would continue. All of them were about trying to make me better.
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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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Through my travels, I find inspiration in street style and how young women create their individual looks and identity.
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I owe a lot to my parents.
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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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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 help design my own tennis clothes.
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When I need to push myself, I think of all those nicely polished trophies waiting to be lifted up by the winner – and how that winner might be me.
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I still love things that you don’t even need to pay for. Going to the beach and being around five of your friends and having a good time means so much more than going out and spending hundreds of dollars.
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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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When you’re going through tough moments, you never know when you’re going to have good moments.
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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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