Tennis has never been the most important thing in my life. My family, my health, my happiness they are more important to me. On court, I want to win. Off court, I want to be a better person. Tennis is a path to my future.
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 think it’s so cool to be tall. Even when I’m not wearing heels people tell me I’m tall and I always take it as a complement. The good thing is I can always see everybody in the room.
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I’d like to have a family.
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I think when you have surgery on any part of your body, it’s never going to be the same.
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I definitely feel Russian inside, even when I’m in America I feel Russian.
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I have a Russian heart.
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My main goal is to stay healthy because when you’re injured you realise how lucky you are to have your health.
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If everything was going smoothly you would never build character.
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I owe a lot to my parents.
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I 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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It’s pretty hard being a tennis player and Mother Theresa at the same time and that’s just the way it is.
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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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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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When you’re going through tough moments, you never know when you’re going to have good moments.
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I love to collect modern art.
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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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