Ana Ivanovic Quotes
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My parents themselves both went to university, and they very much expected me to be an intellectual and go through further education, and it's to kind of their surprise that I became an athlete.
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My parents were very protective of me and my brother, so they never talked to us about the situation in our country.
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I've never been a very flashy person.
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I do miss competition, but I get to travel a little bit on my own terms, which is a little bit different. And I get the chance to walk around, explore, and not have to save my energy for the match days.
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I personally love Essie because they're such a good brush, and it's so easy to apply. I always go red. If I'm in doubt, I go red.
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Before a match, I need to be alone. I need to reach concentration and focus on the game ahead of me.
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I have always liked my hair when it's braided, because if I don't, it kind of runs in my eyes when I hit.
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I know that us girls aren't the easiest to coach.
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I don't really eat fried food. It's definitely a no go for me.
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Once I became number one, I started working even harder. I changed my technique, but injuries started creeping in - it was a big mistake, as I was doing something right to get to that spot in the first place.
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Our job is quite strange in that we hire a coach, and therefore, we're the boss. But coaches tell us what to do, and I think some coaches might struggle with the idea of a girl being the boss and telling them, 'I don't want to see you now. I want to have some time to myself.'
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Being from Serbia makes us tough and eager to prove that we can come from this country that has been through so much and still be successful.
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Coaches were all saying that I was really talented and I had potential, but coming from Serbia, it wasn't easy. The '90s were the hardest years for our country - we went through two wars.
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If I weren't a tennis player, I'd probably be a psychologist.
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There are times when the only people you spend time with are the people in your team. That's hard, because I think, 'I'm a girl. I want to hang out with other girls. I just want to be a normal young woman.'
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In tennis, a lot of parents are accused of driving their kids into tennis. I would say I'm the opposite: I drove my parents into it. They didn't take it that seriously until I was about 11 or 12 years old, when they realised I had an opportunity to go pro.
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I think, when I'm on the court, I become with a killer instinct - a real Scorpio.
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We are constantly under lots of pressure, so I take lots of time to recover and do all the things I need for my body to be in the perfect state to compete the next day.
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I use Moroccanoil shampoo and conditioner.
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For a coach to be able to help you, they need to get to know you well. They need to see what's happening - that you are not in the mood to talk, or something like this. It is very hard to find the right person.
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If you are happy in your private life, and - that will affect your tennis, and that will help you, actually.
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For my fifth birthday, I got a small tennis racket. That's how I started.
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After a tough match, I'll do an ice bath, and that's really good for recovery because it helps circulation. Sometimes you feel really swollen.
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When someone recognises you or wants an interview, you think, 'You know, maybe I've done something good. Maybe I have a good result.' So if you see it in that way, it becomes a lot easier, and you realise that, actually, you're there and you've succeeded because of the media, because if it wasn't for them, no one in the world would know us.