There are days when I go out on the court and I feel like I can’t miss a ball.
MARIA SHARAPOVAI 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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It’s always tough when you lose – you’ve worked so hard for that moment and it hasn’t gone the way you wanted. But you have to realise there’s always a bright side, you have to pick yourself up and get ready for the next game.
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The more matches I play, the more confident I get.
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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 look forward to the challenges.
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If you’re able to help some people and make them smile and make them realize that life is good, then that’s worth so much more than buying a pair of shoes.
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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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If everything was going smoothly you would never build character.
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If I can create something that allows a woman to feel better – that is the true reward.
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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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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 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 love to collect modern art.
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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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I want my tennis to speak for everything.
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I love what I do and I love being an athlete, but I also love all the things that have come with it.
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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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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 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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When you are young, you are a little naive.
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That’s why we have journalists, for stats.
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I’m never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting.
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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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Tennis has never been the most important thing in my life. My family, my health, my happiness they are more important to me. On court, I want to win. Off court, I want to be a better person. Tennis is a path to my future.
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I owe a lot to my parents.
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I’m not the next anyone, I’m the first Maria Sharapova.
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I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.
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