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.
MARIA SHARAPOVAI 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.
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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I look forward to the challenges.
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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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I love where I’m from. I don’t live there because of the circumstances, but all my family is there. It’s what’s inside, it’s not what’s outside that determines the culture and the feeling.
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Ever since I was young I loved making things and being part of the design process.
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When I make a commitment I stick to it.
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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 always have a Sharpie, because usually when someone asks me for an autograph, they don’t have a pen. I carry one in my purse, as well as in my tennis bag.
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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 have had lots of luck in my career but there has also been a lot of hard work.
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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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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 still love things that you don’t even need to pay for. Going to the beach and being around five of your friends and having a good time means so much more than going out and spending hundreds of dollars.
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I help design my own tennis clothes.
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Since I was young, the artistic expression that fashion embodies has inspired me. It’s a way to communicate oneself.
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