I’m just a very tough person when I go on the court, and I really don’t want to lose.
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 when you have surgery on any part of your body, it’s never going to be the same.
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If everything was going smoothly you would never build character.
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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.
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When you come off the court and you feel like you were losing the whole match, and all of a sudden you pulled it out, you know, it’s those moments that you feel you’ve trained for and you work hard for. Just lucky to get through.
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It’s easy to impress me. I don’t need a fancy party to be happy. Just good friends, good food, and good laughs. I’m happy. I’m satisfied. I’m content.
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I want to be different. If everyone is wearing black, I want to be wearing red.
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I look forward to the challenges.
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My style when I was younger was still unique to me. I didn’t necessarily dress by the trends, but I was always aware of what was trendy at the time and how I could apply it to my own sense of style.
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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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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.
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I want my tennis to speak for everything.
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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’m focused on going out every day and doing my best.
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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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I’d love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.
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When you start from nothing, when you come from nothing, it makes you hungry. I am proud of where I came from and I know what I want. I want to win.
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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 find a lot of inspiration in street style and watching women walk, the way they wear things and what they’re wearing.
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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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There are days when I go out on the court and I feel like I can’t miss a ball.
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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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You control your own wins and losses.
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If I loved a guy as much as I love my dog, the guy would be in serious trouble because I’m all over that dog, all of the time.
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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’ve been very competitive by nature from a young age, whether it was eating a bowl of pasta faster than somebody else, or always wanting to be the first one in line.
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No matter what you study, the thing that you know best is what you grew up with.
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