Maria Sharapova shares the best advice she ever received
Maria Sharapova was asked by Glamour Magazine what was her biggest advice she got in her life. The Russian player said: "You always have to keep your feet on the ground. My mother is an incredible example of that. When I’d have a tough patch, she’d say, 'life is like a zebra. You have a white line and a black line. When things go well, it’s not going to keep going. That’s the trajectory of life. You’ll always have ups and downs. When everything is taken away from your life and you’re stripped down of all the luxuries, what do you live for?' That’s a really inspiring question."
Sharapova is very active in off-court activities but she aims to get success in tennis too: "I have one priority. That’s always been my sport. The feeling of being an athlete. When you used to travel and you have to fill out immigration forms and it says what is your occupation, my favourite thing was to write, ‘athlete.’ When I wake up and put on my sports gear, I love the feeling of knowing I was better at my craft. With that in mind, I’ll wake up and do a few work emails unrelated to my sport, but I’ll get on the court and I’ll train, and my mind is 100% there. When I’m off it, there’s not much I can do so I like challenging myself and putting on my businesswoman hat on. It’s nice to have other things going on in your life. It’s helped me become better at my sport."
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