Ana Ivanovic Quotes

Even if I play backgammon with my coach, I hate to lose. I won't talk to him for, like, an hour. So imagine how it feels when you lose at tennis. That makes me determined not to lose because I hate it so much. Even at a set down and match point, I always believe I can come back.

Ana Ivanovic

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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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  • Parents
  • Education
  • Athlete

• 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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  • Country
  • Parents
  • Brother

• I've never been a very flashy person.

  

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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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  • Good
  • Doubt
  • Red

• 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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  • Different
  • Energy
  • Travel

• 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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  • Eyes
  • Hair

• I know that us girls aren't the easiest to coach.

  

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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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  • Game
  • Alone
  • Focus

• I don't really eat fried food. It's definitely a no go for me.

  

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  • Food

• 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.

  

  Ana Ivanovic
  • Mistake

• 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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  • Time
  • Job
  • Girl

• 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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  • Country

• 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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  • Country

• I think, when I'm on the court, I become with a killer instinct - a real Scorpio.

  

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  • Real

• 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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  • People
  • Time
  • Girl

• If I weren't a tennis player, I'd probably be a psychologist.

  

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  • Player
  • Tennis

• 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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  • Time
  • Perfect

• 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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  • Help
  • Mood

• I use Moroccanoil shampoo and conditioner.

  

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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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  • Life
  • Happy
  • Help

• For my fifth birthday, I got a small tennis racket. That's how I started.

  

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  • Small
  • Tennis
  • Birthday

• 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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  • Kids
  • Parents
  • Opportunity

• When I'm very motivated, and when I have to compete, I change a little bit; I become very competitive.

  

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  • Motivated

• I am constantly trying to improve my playing and hope to get more and more mental strength. I think these are two of the success keys.

  

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  • Trying
  • Hope
  • Success