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Maria Sharapova is a Russian tennis player who has won five Grand Slam singles titles. She was ranked world No. 1 in 2004 and 2005 and has been a top-10 player for most of her career. Sharapova has faced numerous challenges, including a doping ban, but remains a prominent figure in the tennis world.

Unstoppable: My Life So Far

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“That was my gift. Not strength or speed. Stamina. I never got bored. Whatever I was doing, I could keep doing it forever. I liked it. I locked into each task, and stayed at it until I got it right.”

Strength Gift Bored Stamina

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“There were hard times, but, looking back, I can see that some of those hard times were the best times. It formed the bedrock, the basis for everything that would follow. It made me lonely, but it also made me independent and strong.”

Strong Lonely Independent Hard Times Best Times

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“I don't think it's for them to have an opinion, because they don't have the facts'.”

Opinions Vs Facts

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“I'm just a very tough person when I go on the court, and I really don't want to lose.”

Want Persons Loses Goes On Tough Court Tough Person

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“I love playing for my country, getting the support. Especially for the kids and everybody, showing my example of what I can achieve so early. And maybe they can achieve it, too, just to get that in their minds.”

Mind I Can Country Kids Support Achieve Example

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“I'd like to have a family.”

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“I owe a lot to my parents.”

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“I look forward to the challenges.”

Looks Challenges

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“Physically, I have to get a lot better, ... I have to play these three setters and the points are going to go on and on. This is not something that is going to happen overnight. I am only 18 and this is going to take time. My body is still growing and I'm still adjusting to my own body.”

Stills Play Body Happens Three My Own Growing Goes On Take Time Adjusting

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“I think that's why I play tennis, because of the challenge, because of the competition, .. That's why we love to play tiebreaker in the third set. It makes it more exciting, and the bigger support in the stand, and more fans involved in it. I really enjoyed the competition and took a lot of hard work to make myself No. 1 at 18 years old.”

Thinking Years Hard Play Challenges Support Fans Hard Work Involved Thirds Bigger Exciting Competition Enjoyed Tennis

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“This decision will only strengthen the bond between women players and one of the world's great sporting events [on equal prize money at Wimbledon”

World Decision Player Events Equal Prize Wimbledon Sporting Events Prize Money

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“That's why we have journalists, for stats.”

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“My style when I was younger was still unique to me. I didn't necessarily dress by the trends, but I was always aware of what was trendy at the time and how I could apply it to my own sense of style.”

Stills My Own Style Unique Dresses Trends Trendy

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“As someone who spends a lot of her time on the road, you have to look stylish but comfortable as I'm always in motion. Either traveling for my job, for pleasure, or managing the hectic pace of the modern day.”

Looks Jobs Pleasure Modern Comfortable Pace Stylish Modern Day Hectic

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“Sugar free? With the name Sugarpova I don't think I will be doing anything sugar free very soon.”

Thinking Names Sugar

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“I'd probably start charging for medical timeouts. I think we'd all see who really uses them and who doesn't.”

Thinking Use Medical Charging

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“We all started under the sun and finished under the lights.”

Light Sun Finished

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“Tennis has never been the most important thing in my life. My family, my health, my happiness...they are more important to me. On court, I want to win. Off court, I want to be a better person. Tennis is a path to my future.”

Want Persons Important Winning Path My Family Important Things Court Tennis My Future Better Person Being A Better Person

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“I don't have to follow any special diet or count calories. I try to eat healthily and before a match I load up on pasta and salads. But I pretty much do what I want.”

Want Trying Special Diets Load Salad Calories Pasta

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“When I come into a tournament, I'm expecting to win. That's my philosophy. I can't go to a tournament thinking, 'I'm going to get my ass kicked today, so I might as well leave.'”

Thinking Wells I Can Philosophy Might Today Winning Ass Expecting Tournaments

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“My next goal is to be number one in the world.”

World Next Goal Numbers

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“I never think about the numbers. I've never played tennis for the money, because as long as I enjoy it, and I can achieve anything, then the money will come. I know that things will start coming up, many more people will want to start getting involved. But I just want to keep my head cool, and I want to leave (business) to the people who take care of business. I just go out and I just play tennis.”

People Thinking Knows Want Long I Can Play Care Enjoy Numbers Achieve Involved Take Care Tennis

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“When I make commitments I like to stick to them, especially when I'm giving back to kids. Just giving them an example of what they can achieve. I love giving back to kids. It's fantastic.”

Giving Kids Achieve Example Commitment Sticks Fantastic Giving Back

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“I learned English in one month. I told myself I should listen. In the next month I could talk to everyone. I was so happy because I could do one thing...I could talk.”

Should Next One Thing Months

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“Maybe if I was British, a semi-final would be incredible. I'd be on the front page of the paper.”

Ifs Would Be Fronts Paper Pages Finals Incredibles British

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“That is what is most special about achieving equality - the positive signal that it will send the world over to the next generation of girls dreaming of winning Wimbledon or becoming a scientist or going to the moon as an astronaut.”

World Dream Girl Next Winning Generations Achieve Special Becoming Moon Scientist Signals Next Generation Astronaut Wimbledon

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“It's pretty hard being a tennis player and Mother Theresa at the same time and that's just the way it is.”

Way Hard Mother Player Tennis Tennis Player Theresa Mother Theresa

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“I know many of you thought that I would be retiring today, but if I was ever going to announce my retirement it would not be in a downtown Los Angeles hotel with this fairly ugly carpet.”

Ifs Knows Would Be Today Ugly Hotel Los Angeles Retirement Retiring Carpet Downtown Downtown Los Angeles

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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.”

Needs Easy Party Laughing Friends Satisfied Fancy Good Friend Impress Good Food Good Laugh

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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.”

Ifs Feels Looks Important Worry Feel Good

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“I can't please everyone. That's not in my J.D., you know, not in my job description.”

Knows I Can Jobs Please Description

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“When I make a commitment I stick to it.”

Commitment Sticks

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“I'm always that annoying person that pulls out the camera in the middle of dinner and starts taking candids.”

Persons Middle Cameras Dinner Annoying

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“When I need to push myself, I think of all those nicely polished trophies waiting to be lifted up by the winner - and how that winner might be me.”

Thinking Needs Might Waiting Winner Trophies Polished

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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.”

Thinking Want Play My Own Player Schedules Tournaments Being Myself

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“I still love things that you don't even need to pay for. Going to the beach and being around five of your friends and having a good time means so much more than going out and spending hundreds of dollars.”

Needs Mean Stills Pay Five Ocean Dollars Spending Beach Good Times Going Out Having A Good Time Beach And Ocean Beach Ocean Cool Beach Going To The Beach

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“If you're able to help some people and make them smile and make them realize that life is good, then that's worth so much more than buying a pair of shoes.”

People Ifs Helping Able Life Is Realizing Smile Shoes Buying Pairs Life Is Good Pair Of Shoes

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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.”

Years Believe Helping Careers Example Accomplish Helping Others Tennis Teens Great Tennis

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“I love street style, seeing how girls wear pieces and how their pair accessories with their outfit. How they pair shoes with a bag and go to day to night and change things up.”

Night Girl Pieces Seeing Streets Style Shoes Bags Pairs Accessories

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“I love to eat, and if I could, I'd eat every second of my life.”

Ifs If I Could Every Second

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“I'm not a huge gym person, so I try to stay away from the gym. But I love to run on the beach or go for a walk. It's better than riding a stationary bike.”

Trying Persons Running Walks Huge Beach Gym Riding Bike Stationary

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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.”

Goal Health Healthy Lucky Health Care Realising Injured Lucky You

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“Without my dad, I wouldn't be here.”

Dad My Dad Fathers Day

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“It's strange for my friends when they see me on TV and in magazines, because the person that they see doing interviews and pictures on the red carpet is not the person that they know.”

Knows Persons Strange Tvs My Friends Red Magazines Interviews Carpet Red Carpet

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“I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.”

Passion Balls Keep Learning

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“It's always tough when you lose - you've worked so hard for that moment and it hasn't gone the way you wanted. But you have to realise there's always a bright side, you have to pick yourself up and get ready for the next game.”

Way Hard Moments Wanted Next Games Sides Loses Gone Ready Losing Picks Tough Defeat That Moment Realising Being Positive Bright Side Pick Yourself Up

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“I want to be different. If everyone is wearing black, I want to be wearing red.”

Ifs Want Different Black Red Wearing Black Wearing Red

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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.”

Needs Hours Sleep Rocks Bottom Hitting Bottom Always On The Go

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“No matter what you study, the thing that you know best is what you grew up with.”

Knows Matter Study Grew Grew Up No Matter What

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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.”

Way Names Wrong Way

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About the Author

Born: April 19, 1987
Known for: Tennis player
Quotes: 140

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