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 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.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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I’d love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.
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There are so many roads you can take that will lead you the wrong way, that nobody will hear your name.
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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 hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.
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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.’
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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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That’s why we have journalists, for stats.
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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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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 think when you know what you are going to wear, it fits and it’s great material, then you feel confident in it.
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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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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 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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When you are young, you are a little naive.
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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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