Maria Sharapova Quotes
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I love jotting down ideas for my blog, so I doodle or take notes on all kinds of stuff that inspires me: the people I meet, boutiques I visit, a florist that just gave me a great idea for an interior-design project, things like that.
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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 know my roots and I cannot forget the journey I made.
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I want my handbags and my shoes to be stylish but I want to make sure that they're versatile. I travel and I have to make sure the pieces I put into my bag can go with a dress or with shorts or jeans.
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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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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'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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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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Well, fans always root for the underdog.
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The forehands or backhands don't mean much after three hours.
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I love to collect modern art.
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My parents had a normal life in Russia and they could have easily kept living a normal life, working and raising a child in Russia.
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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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As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I'm going to play.
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I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.
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I'm an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.
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I don't worry about what my opponent is doing.
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I love to eat, and if I could, I'd eat every second of my life.
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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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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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I'm an afternoon tea type of girl. I come from a Russian background where we love our teas. So between lunch and dinner after training I come home and I love a nice cup of tea with jam in it, as we drink it there. Black English Breakfast with raspberry jam is my favorite.
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My family and I built my whole career from scratch.
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I'd love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.
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I'm always on the go. I love doing things until I hit rock bottom. Then I need my 12 hours of sleep, and I'm on the go again.