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 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.
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If I loved a guy as much as I love my dog, the guy would be in serious trouble because I’m all over that dog, all of the time.
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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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Through my travels, I find inspiration in street style and how young women create their individual looks and identity.
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My main goal is to stay healthy because when you’re injured you realise how lucky you are to have your health.
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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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I’m never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting.
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Ever since I was young I loved making things and being part of the design process.
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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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My shoulder’s not where I want it to be, but I’m doing a good job of monitoring it.
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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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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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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’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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That’s why we have journalists, for stats.
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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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