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.
MARIA SHARAPOVAI 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 can’t please everyone. That’s not in my J.D., you know, not in my job description.
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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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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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When I’m down or maybe when it’s close in the match, I feel like I’m still in it. I don’t feel like I’m letting down. Mentally, I’m still really, really tough.
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I have a Russian heart.
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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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Maybe if I was British, a semi-final would be incredible. I’d be on the front page of the paper.
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I want my tennis to speak for everything.
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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 love to collect modern art.
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My shoulder’s not where I want it to be, but I’m doing a good job of monitoring it.
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I love jotting down ideas for my blog, so I doodle or take notes on all kinds of stuff that inspires me: the people I meet, boutiques I visit, a florist that just gave me a great idea for an interior-design project, things like that.
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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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My style when I was younger was still unique to me. I didn’t necessarily dress by the trends, but I was always aware of what was trendy at the time and how I could apply it to my own sense of style.
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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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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 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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When I walk through that gate to the court, that’s my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.
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I don’t get to do as much sightseeing as I would like to.
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I look forward to the challenges.
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I owe a lot to my parents.
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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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I’m always that annoying person that pulls out the camera in the middle of dinner and starts taking candids.
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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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It’s strange for my friends when they see me on TV and in magazines, because the person that they see doing interviews and pictures on the red carpet is not the person that they know.
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