#mo

This scepticism is the same scepticism I heard a generation ago in the USSR when few thought that a democratic transformation behind the iron curtain was possible. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#behind #curtain #democratic #few #generation

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. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#buying #good #help #life #make

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. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#bright #game #get #gone #hard

Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it's important to be pretty levelheaded. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#important #lose #match #pretty #terms

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. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#always #being #court #fun #get

I don't need many things. I don't need glamour and attention to be happy. I'm very happy being settled and working my butt off and trying to win grand slams. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#be happy #being #glamour #grand #grand slams

I love to collect modern art. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#collect #i #i love #love #modern

When you're going through tough moments, you never know when you're going to have good moments. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#good #good moments #know #moments #never

You have your bad moments in your career and your good moments. And it's been a good ride so far, but it's not over yet. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#been #career #far #good #good moments

I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan. ↗