I’d probably start charging for medical timeouts. I think we’d all see who really uses them and who doesn’t.
MARIA SHARAPOVAI don’t follow other players or the tournaments they play. I have my own schedule and do my own thing. I never really think, ‘Oh, I want to be or play like so-and-so.’ I just like being myself.
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I don’t follow other players or the tournaments they play. I have my own schedule and do my own thing. I never really think, ‘Oh, I want to be or play like so-and-so.’ I just like being myself.
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A great tennis career is something that a 15-year-old normally doesn’t have. I hope my example helps other teens believe they can accomplish things they never thought possible.
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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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That’s why we have journalists, for stats.
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I find a lot of inspiration in street style and watching women walk, the way they wear things and what they’re wearing.
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I’m always that annoying person that pulls out the camera in the middle of dinner and starts taking candids.
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When I make a commitment I stick to it.
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I’m never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting.
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I have always had an interest in fashion and design and I appreciate style and timelessness within my footwear and accessories both on and off the court
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Sometimes when you’re putting the work in it just seems so, so hard, and you never know when that work’s going to pay off.
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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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There are days when I go out on the court and I feel like I can’t miss a ball.
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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.
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I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.
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I don’t get to do as much sightseeing as I would like to.
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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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We all started under the sun and finished under the lights.
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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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Since I’m constantly in the sun, I use sunscreen daily.
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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 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.
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I 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.
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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 not the next anyone, I’m the first Maria Sharapova.
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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 want to be different. If everyone is wearing black, I want to be wearing red.
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