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My shoulder’s not where I want it to be, but I’m doing a good job of monitoring it.

Maria Sharapova

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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Competition Myself Play Thinking Tournament
I can’t please everyone. That’s not in my J.D., you know, not in my job description.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Description Job Myself
In the last year I have gained a lot of experience because I have been playing against top players and realized what things to work on to get better. Top players basically tell you what your weaknesses are on the court.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Better Experience Improvement Play Practice Sports Weakness Work Yourself
As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I’m going to play.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Match Myself Play Serious
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Age Competition Food Myself Nature Young
I’m an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Athlete Career Fight Heart Identity Match Myself Sports
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 SHARAPOVA

Eat End Friendship Lose Missing Myself Sing Talk Time Tradition
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Happiness Learning Listening Myself Practice Talk
I definitely feel Russian inside, even when I’m in America I feel Russian.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Be Yourself Feeling Identity
I’m always on the go. I love doing things until I hit rock bottom. Then I need my 12 hours of sleep, and I’m on the go again.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Journey Love Myself Sleep Travel
When I need to push myself, I think of all those nicely polished trophies waiting to be lifted up by the winner – and how that winner might be me.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Myself Need Reward Thinking Wait Win
When you are young, you are a little naive.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Naive Young Yourself
I’m focused on going out every day and doing my best.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Best Dedication Determination Effort Focus Hard Work Myself
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 SHARAPOVA

Better Family Future Happiness Important Life Money Myself Path Person Sports
Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it’s important to be pretty levelheaded.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Emotion Lose Match Win Yourself
It’s pretty hard being a tennis player and Mother Theresa at the same time and that’s just the way it is.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Career Difficult Hard Job Time Work

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