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.’
MARIA SHARAPOVAI want my tennis to speak for everything.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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Ever since I was young I loved making things and being part of the design process.
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The more matches I play, the more confident I get.
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That’s why we have journalists, for stats.
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I’m focused on going out every day and doing my best.
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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 know many of you thought that I would be retiring today, but if I was ever going to announce my retirement it would not be in a downtown Los Angeles hotel with this fairly ugly carpet.
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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’m just a very tough person when I go on the court, and I really don’t want to lose.
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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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I help design my own tennis clothes.
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When you travel so many weeks a year, it’s always nice to have a home-cooked meal.
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It’s nice to be one of the most beautiful people.
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I’m done growing. I only grow when I put my high heels on now.
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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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There are days when I go out on the court and I feel like I can’t miss a ball.
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Sugar free? With the name Sugarpova I don’t think I will be doing anything sugar free very soon.
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We all started under the sun and finished under the lights.
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I heard endless conversations between my parents when I was going to sleep about how we would survive, how we would continue. All of them were about trying to make me better.
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If I can create something that allows a woman to feel better – that is the true reward.
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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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Well, fans always root for the underdog.
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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.
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If everything was going smoothly you would never build character.
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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.
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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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When you come off the court and you feel like you were losing the whole match, and all of a sudden you pulled it out, you know, it’s those moments that you feel you’ve trained for and you work hard for. Just lucky to get through.
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