Maria Sharapova Quotes
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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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Since I'm constantly in the sun, I use sunscreen daily.
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I have a very big sweet tooth and I love treating myself to something that I wouldn't necessarily eat during the tournament such as a nice-sized cake.
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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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When you travel so many weeks a year, it's always nice to have a home-cooked meal.
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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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Well, fans always root for the underdog.
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I know my roots and I cannot forget the journey I made.
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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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My family and I built my whole career from scratch.
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I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.
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I love to collect modern art.
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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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The forehands or backhands don't mean much after three hours.
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I'm an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.
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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 love to eat, and if I could, I'd eat every second of my life.
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I don't worry about what my opponent is doing.
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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 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'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.
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When I travel, I love speaking to women around the world about the things that inspire them, the fashions they like, what makes something good and what would make it even better.
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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.