Tennis has never been the most important thing in my life. My family, my health, my happiness they are more important to me. On court, I want to win. Off court, I want to be a better person. Tennis is a path to my future.
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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I’m an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.
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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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No matter what you study, the thing that you know best is what you grew up with.
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I want my tennis to speak for everything.
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If everything was going smoothly you would never build character.
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When you start from nothing, when you come from nothing, it makes you hungry. I am proud of where I came from and I know what I want. I want to win.
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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.
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We all started under the sun and finished under the lights.
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I’m just a very tough person when I go on the court, and I really don’t want to lose.
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I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.
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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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I heard endless conversations between my parents when I was going to sleep about how we would survive, how we would continue. All of them were about trying to make me better.
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As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I’m going to play.
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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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Ever since I was young I loved making things and being part of the design process.
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