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.
MARIA SHARAPOVAI 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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I love to collect modern art.
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Ever since I was young I loved making things and being part of the design process.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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I look forward to the challenges.
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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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Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it’s important to be pretty levelheaded.
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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 find a lot of inspiration in street style and watching women walk, the way they wear things and what they’re wearing.
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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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We all started under the sun and finished under the lights.
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It’s nice to be one of the most beautiful people.
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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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