My family and I built my whole career from scratch.
MARIA SHARAPOVAYou have your bad moments in your career and your good moments. And it’s been a good ride so far, but it’s not over yet.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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I 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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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 definitely feel Russian inside, even when I’m in America I feel Russian.
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It’ll be great. Of course I was disappointed last year. But I’ll get my revenge.
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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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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 owe a lot to my parents.
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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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I can’t please everyone. That’s not in my J.D., you know, not in my job description.
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When you start from nothing, when you come from nothing, it makes you hungry. I am proud of where I came from and I know what I want. I want to win.
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I look forward to the challenges.
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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.
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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 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.
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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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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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We all started under the sun and finished under the lights.
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Since I’m constantly in the sun, I use sunscreen daily.
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If everything was going smoothly you would never build character.
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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’m never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting.
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When I make commitments I like to stick to them, especially when I’m giving back to kids. Just giving them an example of what they can achieve. I love giving back to kids. It’s fantastic.
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I’d like to have a family.
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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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I’m an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.
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You control your own wins and losses.
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