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.’
MARIA SHARAPOVAIf everything was going smoothly you would never build character.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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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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As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I’m going to play.
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Since I’m constantly in the sun, I use sunscreen daily.
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I think when you have surgery on any part of your body, it’s never going to be the same.
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As someone who spends a lot of her time on the road, you have to look stylish but comfortable as I’m always in motion. Either traveling for my job, for pleasure, or managing the hectic pace of the modern day.
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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’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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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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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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I want to be different. If everyone is wearing black, I want to be wearing red.
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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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You control your own wins and losses.
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I want my tennis to speak for everything.
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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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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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