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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.

Maria Sharapova

You control your own wins and losses.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Control Loss Win Yourself
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 SHARAPOVA

Different Friendship Myself Person Photograph See Strange
When I walk through that gate to the court, that’s my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.
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Bad Escape Goodness Myself Sports Walk
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Eat End Friendship Lose Missing Myself Sing Talk Time Tradition
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
I’m not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches!
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Be Yourself Identity Myself Win
I’m an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.
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Athlete Career Fight Heart Identity Match Myself Sports
If everything was going smoothly you would never build character.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Build Character Hard Time Inspirational Philosophy
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Better Experience Improvement Play Practice Sports Weakness Work Yourself
It’ll be great. Of course I was disappointed last year. But I’ll get my revenge.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Disappoint Greatness Myself Revenge
I try not to hit a swing volley and run back. So my swing volley is kind of that transition to the net. It’s been one of my favorite shots ever since I was young.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Kind Myself Run Sports Young
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
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
Sugar free? With the name Sugarpova I don’t think I will be doing anything sugar free very soon.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Early Food Freedom Funny Myself Thinking
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
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Believe Greatness Hope Possible Sports Thinking

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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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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