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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.’

Maria Sharapova

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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Believe Greatness Hope Possible Sports Thinking
When you travel so many weeks a year, it’s always nice to have a home-cooked meal.
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Food Home Journey Myself Travel
I’d like to have a family.
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Children Family Myself
I owe a lot to my parents.
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Myself Parents
When I’m down or maybe when it’s close in the match, I feel like I’m still in it. I don’t feel like I’m letting down. Mentally, I’m still really, really tough.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Feeling Match Mental Myself Sports Strong Tough
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Comfortable Day Herself Job Motion Pace Road Style Time Travel
Maybe if I was British, a semi-final would be incredible. I’d be on the front page of the paper.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Fame Identity Myself Nation
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Different Friendship Myself Person Photograph See Strange
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Eat End Friendship Lose Missing Myself Sing Talk Time Tradition
You have your bad moments in your career and your good moments. And it’s been a good ride so far, but it’s not over yet.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Bad Career Goodness Moments Ride Yourself
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Kind Myself Run Sports Young
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 SHARAPOVA

Age Competition Food Myself Nature Young
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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Creativity Experiment Fashion Myself Necessary Style Time Young
Within a few years the name ‘Maria Sharapova’ will be a brand as universally recognized as Calvin Klein, BMW and Rolex.
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Brand Confidence Fame Recognition
I look forward to the challenges.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Attitude Challenge Inspirational Myself
My main goal is to stay healthy because when you’re injured you realise how lucky you are to have your health.
MARIA SHARAPOVA

Goal Health Injury Luck Stay Yourself

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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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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