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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.

Maria Sharapova

I love where I’m from. I don’t live there because of the circumstances, but all my family is there. It’s what’s inside, it’s not what’s outside that determines the culture and the feeling.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Culture Determination Family Feeling Identity Love Myself Nation Patriot
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Age Competition Food Myself Nature Young
Well, fans always root for the underdog.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Fans Support
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Different Friendship Myself Person Photograph See Strange
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 SHARAPOVA

Expectation Leaving Myself Philosophy Thinking Tournament Win
My main goal is to stay healthy because when you’re injured you realise how lucky you are to have your health.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Goal Health Injury Luck Stay Yourself
Sometimes when you’re putting the work in it just seems so, so hard, and you never know when that work’s going to pay off.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Determination Hard Pay Result Success Work Yourself
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Feeling Hard Work Lose Luck Match Moments Training Yourself
I learned English in one month. I told myself I should listen. In the next month I could talk to everyone. I was so happy because I could do one thing…I could talk.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Happiness Learning Listening Myself Practice Talk
I’m focused on going out every day and doing my best.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Best Dedication Determination Effort Focus Hard Work Myself
When you travel so many weeks a year, it’s always nice to have a home-cooked meal.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Food Home Journey Myself Travel
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Feeling Match Mental Myself Sports Strong Tough
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 SHARAPOVA

Better Conversation End Parents Survive Try
Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it’s important to be pretty levelheaded.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Emotion Lose Match Win Yourself
I’m an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Athlete Career Fight Heart Identity Match Myself Sports
I definitely feel Russian inside, even when I’m in America I feel Russian.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Be Yourself Feeling Identity

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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