It’s nice to be one of the most beautiful people.
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.
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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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When 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.
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The more matches I play, the more confident I get.
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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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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 get to do as much sightseeing as I would like to.
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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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I owe a lot to my parents.
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I’m an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.
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If everything was going smoothly you would never build character.
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When I make commitments I like to stick to them, especially when I’m giving back to kids. Just giving them an example of what they can achieve. I love giving back to kids. It’s fantastic.
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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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As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I’m going to play.
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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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