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 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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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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I think it’s so cool to be tall. Even when I’m not wearing heels people tell me I’m tall and I always take it as a complement. The good thing is I can always see everybody in the room.
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I’d love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.
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I can’t please everyone. That’s not in my J.D., you know, not in my job description.
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There are days when I go out on the court and I feel like I can’t miss a ball.
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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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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.
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No matter what you study, the thing that you know best is what you grew up with.
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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 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.
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As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I’m going to play.
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I want my tennis to speak for everything.
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I love jotting down ideas for my blog, so I doodle or take notes on all kinds of stuff that inspires me: the people I meet, boutiques I visit, a florist that just gave me a great idea for an interior-design project, things like that.
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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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That’s why we have journalists, for stats.
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