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.
MARIA SHARAPOVAI’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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The more matches I play, the more confident I get.
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I’d probably start charging for medical timeouts. I think we’d all see who really uses them and who doesn’t.
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When you travel so many weeks a year, it’s always nice to have a home-cooked meal.
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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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You control your own wins and losses.
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That’s why we have journalists, for stats.
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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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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 have a Russian heart.
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I’m done growing. I only grow when I put my high heels on now.
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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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No matter what you study, the thing that you know best is what you grew up with.
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I don’t get to do as much sightseeing as I would like to.
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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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I have had lots of luck in my career but there has also been a lot of hard work.
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