I had so many outs in my career. I could have said, I donโt need this. I have money; I have fame; I have victories; I have Grand Slams. But when your love for something is bigger than all those things, you continue to keep getting up in the morning when itโs freezing outside, when you know that it can be the most difficult day, when nothing is working, when you feel like the belief sometimes isnโt there from the outside world, and you seem so small. But you can achieve great things when you donโt listen to all those things.
Maria SharapovaI spent a whole year when I was injured just trying to get my arm back to the point where I could hit a tennis ball for more than 30 minutes a day. I'd hit for 15 minutes and it would feel as if my arm was going to fall off.
Maria Sharapova