I’d love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.
MARIA SHARAPOVAWhen 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.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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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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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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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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Through my travels, I find inspiration in street style and how young women create their individual looks and identity.
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Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it’s important to be pretty levelheaded.
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When I walk through that gate to the court, that’s my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.
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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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I don’t get to do as much sightseeing as I would like to.
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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’m always that annoying person that pulls out the camera in the middle of dinner and starts taking candids.
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It’s always tough when you lose – you’ve worked so hard for that moment and it hasn’t gone the way you wanted. But you have to realise there’s always a bright side, you have to pick yourself up and get ready for the next game.
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Since I’m constantly in the sun, I use sunscreen daily.
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I love jotting down ideas for my blog, so I doodle or take notes on all kinds of stuff that inspires me: the people I meet, boutiques I visit, a florist that just gave me a great idea for an interior-design project, things like that.
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If I can create something that allows a woman to feel better – that is the true reward.
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There are so many roads you can take that will lead you the wrong way, that nobody will hear your name.
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