Maria Sharapova Quotes
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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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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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To be honest, everything in my life outside of tennis is great. I'm doing amazing projects that, if I didn't have time off, I wouldn't be able to focus on.
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It's easy to impress me. I don't need a fancy party to be happy. Just good friends, good food, and good laughs. I'm happy. I'm satisfied. I'm content.
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I mean, I think I'm doing a lot better than other people that have had shoulder surgery in their careers. Some people have never come back.
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Since I'm constantly in the sun, I use sunscreen daily.
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There are so many roads you can take that will lead you the wrong way, that nobody will hear your name.
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If I'm nervous, it means I had to work hard to get there, whether it's playing in a tournament or speaking at an event. So I try to stop and be proud of getting to live in that moment.
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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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When you travel so many weeks a year, it's always nice to have a home-cooked meal.
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Well, fans always root for the underdog.
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My family and I built my whole career from scratch.
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I heard endless conversations between my parents when I was going to sleep about how we would survive, how we would continue. All of them were about trying to make me better.
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I'm an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.
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I don't follow other players or the tournaments they play. I have my own schedule and do my own thing. I never really think, 'Oh, I want to be or play like so-and-so.' I just like being myself.
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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.
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As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I'm going to play.
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I go to yoga classes and work on my core.
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The forehands or backhands don't mean much after three hours.
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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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When you look good, you feel good. Confidence with what you're wearing is very important. If you feel good, you will always perform your best without worrying about anything.
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Since I was young, the artistic expression that fashion embodies has inspired me. It's a way to communicate oneself.
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After being on the court for six hours, being on TV is very glamorous and fun for me. But tennis is always going to be my priority. It's not going to be this thing when all of a sudden TV will get in the way of that.
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I don't worry about what my opponent is doing.