If I’m nervous, it means I had to work hard to get there, whether it’s playing in a tournament or speaking at an event. So I try to stop and be proud of getting to live in that moment.
MARIA SHARAPOVAI always have a Sharpie, because usually when someone asks me for an autograph, they don’t have a pen. I carry one in my purse, as well as in my tennis bag.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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I’d love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.
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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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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 look forward to the challenges.
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I definitely feel Russian inside, even when I’m in America I feel Russian.
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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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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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We all started under the sun and finished under the lights.
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I’m not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches!
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I love to collect modern art.
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I help design my own tennis clothes.
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I have a Russian heart.
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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 need to push myself, I think of all those nicely polished trophies waiting to be lifted up by the winner – and how that winner might be me.
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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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