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.’
MARIA SHARAPOVAThere are days when I go out on the court and I feel like I can’t miss a ball.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
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Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it’s important to be pretty levelheaded.
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I want my tennis to speak for everything.
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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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When you are young, you are a little naive.
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Sugar free? With the name Sugarpova I don’t think I will be doing anything sugar free very soon.
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I love what I do and I love being an athlete, but I also love all the things that have come with it.
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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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If everything was going smoothly you would never build character.
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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’m not the next anyone, I’m the first Maria Sharapova.
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If you’re able to help some people and make them smile and make them realize that life is good, then that’s worth so much more than buying a pair of shoes.
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I help design my own tennis clothes.
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Maybe if I was British, a semi-final would be incredible. I’d be on the front page of the paper.
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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 love to collect modern art.
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I learned English in one month. I told myself I should listen. In the next month I could talk to everyone. I was so happy because I could do one thing…I could talk.
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We all started under the sun and finished under the lights.
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I’m never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting.
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As someone who spends a lot of her time on the road, you have to look stylish but comfortable as I’m always in motion. Either traveling for my job, for pleasure, or managing the hectic pace of the modern day.
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I don’t get to do as much sightseeing as I would like to.
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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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It’ll be great. Of course I was disappointed last year. But I’ll get my revenge.
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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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Through my travels, I find inspiration in street style and how young women create their individual looks and identity.
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The more matches I play, the more confident I get.
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When I walk through that gate to the court, that’s my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.
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