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.
MARIA SHARAPOVAIt’s pretty hard being a tennis player and Mother Theresa at the same time and that’s just the way it is.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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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 hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.
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Tennis has never been the most important thing in my life. My family, my health, my happiness they are more important to me. On court, I want to win. Off court, I want to be a better person. Tennis is a path to my future.
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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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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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You control your own wins and losses.
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I’m always that annoying person that pulls out the camera in the middle of dinner and starts taking candids.
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I’d like to have a family.
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I think when you have surgery on any part of your body, it’s never going to be the same.
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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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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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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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Through my travels, I find inspiration in street style and how young women create their individual looks and identity.
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I have always had an interest in fashion and design and I appreciate style and timelessness within my footwear and accessories both on and off the court
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I’m done growing. I only grow when I put my high heels on now.
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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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I’m an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.
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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 help design my own tennis clothes.
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There are days when I go out on the court and I feel like I can’t miss a ball.
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You have your bad moments in your career and your good moments. And it’s been a good ride so far, but it’s not over yet.
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Since I’m constantly in the sun, I use sunscreen daily.
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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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I’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.
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The more matches I play, the more confident I get.
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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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