When I walk through that gate to the court, that’s my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.
MARIA SHARAPOVAI’m focused on going out every day and doing my best.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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When I make a commitment I stick to it.
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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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I’m not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches!
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I definitely feel Russian inside, even when I’m in America I feel Russian.
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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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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.’
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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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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 hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.
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I’m never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting.
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It’s nice to be one of the most beautiful people.
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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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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’d probably start charging for medical timeouts. I think we’d all see who really uses them and who doesn’t.
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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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