I 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.
MARIA SHARAPOVAMy shoulder’s not where I want it to be, but I’m doing a good job of monitoring it.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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Within a few years the name ‘Maria Sharapova’ will be a brand as universally recognized as Calvin Klein, BMW and Rolex.
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I help design my own tennis clothes.
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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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I learned English in one month. I told myself I should listen. In the next month I could talk to everyone. I was so happy because I could do one thing…I could talk.
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I’m focused on going out every day and doing my best.
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I owe a lot to my parents.
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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 so many roads you can take that will lead you the wrong way, that nobody will hear your name.
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That’s why we have journalists, for stats.
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As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I’m going to play.
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I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.
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I have a Russian heart.
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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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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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I’d love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.
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