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.
MARIA SHARAPOVAWhen 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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My shoulder’s not where I want it to be, but I’m doing a good job of monitoring it.
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We all started under the sun and finished under the lights.
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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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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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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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I’m not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches!
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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’d love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.
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It’s nice to be one of the most beautiful people.
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I help design my own tennis clothes.
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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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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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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’m an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.
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