My main goal is to stay healthy because when you’re injured you realise how lucky you are to have your health.
MARIA SHARAPOVAWhen I need to push myself, I think of all those nicely polished trophies waiting to be lifted up by the winner – and how that winner might be me.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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I help design my own tennis clothes.
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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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Sometimes when you’re putting the work in it just seems so, so hard, and you never know when that work’s going to pay off.
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You control your own wins and losses.
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That’s why we have journalists, for stats.
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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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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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Sugar free? With the name Sugarpova I don’t think I will be doing anything sugar free very soon.
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I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.
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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 you’re going through tough moments, you never know when you’re going to have good moments.
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I love what I do and I love being an athlete, but I also love all the things that have come with it.
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My shoulder’s not where I want it to be, but I’m doing a good job of monitoring it.
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I’m always on the go. I love doing things until I hit rock bottom. Then I need my 12 hours of sleep, and I’m on the go again.
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