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.
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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Maybe if I was British, a semi-final would be incredible. I’d be on the front page of the paper.
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Since I’m constantly in the sun, I use sunscreen daily.
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I’m not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches!
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When you’re going through tough moments, you never know when you’re going to have good moments.
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I definitely feel Russian inside, even when I’m in America I feel Russian.
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I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.
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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.
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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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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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I look forward to the challenges.
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I have a Russian heart.
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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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Through my travels, I find inspiration in street style and how young women create their individual looks and identity.
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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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After being on the court for six hours, being on TV is very glamorous and fun for me. But tennis is always going to be my priority. It’s not going to be this thing when all of a sudden TV will get in the way of that.
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I think when you have surgery on any part of your body, it’s never going to be the same.
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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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There are so many roads you can take that will lead you the wrong way, that nobody will hear your name.
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You 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.
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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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I love jotting down ideas for my blog, so I doodle or take notes on all kinds of stuff that inspires me: the people I meet, boutiques I visit, a florist that just gave me a great idea for an interior-design project, things like that.
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If everything was going smoothly you would never build character.
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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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I still love things that you don’t even need to pay for. Going to the beach and being around five of your friends and having a good time means so much more than going out and spending hundreds of dollars.
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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.
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