Well, fans always root for the underdog.
MARIA SHARAPOVAMaybe if I was British, a semi-final would be incredible. I’d be on the front page of the paper.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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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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I’m never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting.
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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.
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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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That’s why we have journalists, for stats.
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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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No matter what you study, the thing that you know best is what you grew up with.
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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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It’s easy to impress me. I don’t need a fancy party to be happy. Just good friends, good food, and good laughs. I’m happy. I’m satisfied. I’m content.
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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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I love where I’m from. I don’t live there because of the circumstances, but all my family is there. It’s what’s inside, it’s not what’s outside that determines the culture and the feeling.
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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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If I loved a guy as much as I love my dog, the guy would be in serious trouble because I’m all over that dog, all of the time.
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I’d love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.
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