I owe a lot to my parents.
MARIA SHARAPOVAWhenever 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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I’m not the next anyone, I’m the first Maria Sharapova.
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Ever since I was young I loved making things and being part of the design process.
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I help design my own tennis clothes.
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When I make a commitment I stick to it.
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As someone who spends a lot of her time on the road, you have to look stylish but comfortable as I’m always in motion. Either traveling for my job, for pleasure, or managing the hectic pace of the modern day.
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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 think when you know what you are going to wear, it fits and it’s great material, then you feel confident in it.
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I’m not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches!
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I’d love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.
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If everything was going smoothly you would never build character.
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I try not to hit a swing volley and run back. So my swing volley is kind of that transition to the net. It’s been one of my favorite shots ever since I was young.
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That’s why we have journalists, for stats.
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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.
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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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If I loved a guy as much as I love my dog, the guy would be in serious trouble because I’m all over that dog, all of the time.
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