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.
MARIA SHARAPOVAI’d probably start charging for medical timeouts. I think we’d all see who really uses them and who doesn’t.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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I’m not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches!
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You control your own wins and losses.
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I’m done growing. I only grow when I put my high heels on now.
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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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In the last year I have gained a lot of experience because I have been playing against top players and realized what things to work on to get better. Top players basically tell you what your weaknesses are on the court.
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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.
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I’m not the next anyone, I’m the first Maria Sharapova.
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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 you’re going through tough moments, you never know when you’re going to have good moments.
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As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I’m going to play.
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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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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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It’s nice to be one of the most beautiful people.
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It’ll be great. Of course I was disappointed last year. But I’ll get my revenge.
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Well, fans always root for the underdog.
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When you come off the court and you feel like you were losing the whole match, and all of a sudden you pulled it out, you know, it’s those moments that you feel you’ve trained for and you work hard for. Just lucky to get through.
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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 help design my own tennis clothes.
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Ever since I was young I loved making things and being part of the design process.
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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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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’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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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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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 think when you have surgery on any part of your body, it’s never going to be the same.
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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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