I think when you have surgery on any part of your body, it’s never going to be the same.
MARIA SHARAPOVAWhen I walk through that gate to the court, that’s my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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I’d love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.
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Sugar free? With the name Sugarpova I don’t think I will be doing anything sugar free very soon.
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I can’t say I don’t like acting, but I can’t imagine a career when I have to spend 70 percent of my time in a trailer eating Snickers bars.
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When you travel so many weeks a year, it’s always nice to have a home-cooked meal.
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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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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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I don’t follow other players or the tournaments they play. I have my own schedule and do my own thing. I never really think, ‘Oh, I want to be or play like so-and-so.’ I just like being myself.
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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.
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I love playing for my country, getting the support. Especially for the kids and everybody, showing my example of what I can achieve so early. And maybe they can achieve it, too, just to get that in their minds.
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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 can’t please everyone. That’s not in my J.D., you know, not in my job description.
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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 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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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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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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