Maybe if I was British, a semi-final would be incredible. I’d be on the front page of the paper.
MARIA SHARAPOVATennis 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.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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When you are young, you are a little naive.
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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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Since I’m constantly in the sun, I use sunscreen daily.
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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 owe a lot to my parents.
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I want to be different. If everyone is wearing black, I want to be wearing red.
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I’m focused on going out every day and doing my best.
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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’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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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’d probably start charging for medical timeouts. I think we’d all see who really uses them and who doesn’t.
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I look forward to the challenges.
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I know many of you thought that I would be retiring today, but if I was ever going to announce my retirement it would not be in a downtown Los Angeles hotel with this fairly ugly carpet.
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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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