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.
MARIA SHARAPOVASometimes 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.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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It’s strange for my friends when they see me on TV and in magazines, because the person that they see doing interviews and pictures on the red carpet is not the person that they know.
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I love playing for my country, getting the support. Especially for the kids and everybody, showing my example of what I can achieve so early. And maybe they can achieve it, too, just to get that in their minds.
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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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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’m not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches!
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If I can create something that allows a woman to feel better – that is the true reward.
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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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When I make a commitment I stick to it.
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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 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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