A great tennis career is something that a 15-year-old normally doesn’t have. I hope my example helps other teens believe they can accomplish things they never thought possible.
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’m always that annoying person that pulls out the camera in the middle of dinner and starts taking candids.
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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’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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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’m never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting.
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I’d love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.
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I don’t get to do as much sightseeing as I would like to.
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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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I’d like to have a family.
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I want my tennis to speak for everything.
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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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That’s why we have journalists, for stats.
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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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I heard endless conversations between my parents when I was going to sleep about how we would survive, how we would continue. All of them were about trying to make me better.
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