I love playing for my country, getting the support. Especially for the kids and everybody, showing my example of what I can achieve so early. And maybe they can achieve it, too, just to get that in their minds.
MARIA SHARAPOVAWhen 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.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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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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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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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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It’ll be great. Of course I was disappointed last year. But I’ll get my revenge.
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I’m never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting.
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We all started under the sun and finished under the lights.
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When I make commitments I like to stick to them, especially when I’m giving back to kids. Just giving them an example of what they can achieve. I love giving back to kids. It’s fantastic.
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My style when I was younger was still unique to me. I didn’t necessarily dress by the trends, but I was always aware of what was trendy at the time and how I could apply it to my own sense of style.
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Since I’m constantly in the sun, I use sunscreen daily.
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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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Well, fans always root for the underdog.
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It’s pretty hard being a tennis player and Mother Theresa at the same time and that’s just the way it is.
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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.
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I’d like to have a family.
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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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