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 SHARAPOVAI’ve been very competitive by nature from a young age, whether it was eating a bowl of pasta faster than somebody else, or always wanting to be the first one in line.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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Sugar free? With the name Sugarpova I don’t think I will be doing anything sugar free very soon.
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My family and I built my whole career from scratch.
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I’d probably start charging for medical timeouts. I think we’d all see who really uses them and who doesn’t.
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If everything was going smoothly you would never build character.
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I love what I do and I love being an athlete, but I also love all the things that have come with it.
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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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I’m not the next anyone, I’m the first Maria Sharapova.
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As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I’m going to play.
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Sometimes when you’re putting the work in it just seems so, so hard, and you never know when that work’s going to pay off.
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The more matches I play, the more confident I get.
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I owe a lot to my parents.
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I don’t get to do as much sightseeing as I would like to.
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I think it’s so cool to be tall. Even when I’m not wearing heels people tell me I’m tall and I always take it as a complement. The good thing is I can always see everybody in the room.
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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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When I make commitments I like to stick to them, especially when I’m giving back to kids. Just giving them an example of what they can achieve. I love giving back to kids. It’s fantastic.
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