Sania Mirzová citáty (45 citátov) | Citáty slávnych osobností

“Yes, I'm a practising Muslim, but I don't understand why only I'm asked about my religion. Everyone's got a religion out there. I wonder why no one else is asked about it.”

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About her religion becoming an issue every time she plays
India's most wanted

“I will do all I can to win a medal [2012 Olympics]. To see the National flag go up while standing on the podium is the proudest moment in an athlete's life and I will want to experience that for myself in London. Please just keep praying for the entire Indian contingent. We have a really good chance of doing well at these Games and it will provide a huge fillip to Indian Olympic sport if we are all able to perform to potential.”

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Zdroj: Boria Majumdar "I'll play with anyone for my country: Sania Mirza"

“One win and you’re on top of the world. Lose in the first round of the next tournament; you’re back to reality.”

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Zdroj: Sharmistha Chaudhuri "Successful people are targeted; I’m more careful now: Sania Mirza"

“In life there's stuff you can control and stuff you can't. There's nothing you can do about it. No point getting angry and upset because it's beyond your control. As a professional athlete, you learn to roll with the punches.”

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Zdroj: Prajwal Hegde I am enjoying my partnership with Cara Black: Sania Mirza http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/I-am-enjoying-my-partnership-with-Cara-Black-Sania-Mirza/articleshow/23377486.cms, The Times of India, 2 October 2013

“Too much going on, never in my life thought that I'd had to worry about anything of this sort, rather than my mehendi!”

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Zdroj: PTI Me and my family know the truth: Sania http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-04-03/news/27587127_1_siddiquis-pakistani-cricketer-shoaib-malik-sania-mirza, The Economic Times, 3 April 2010

“Leaves me with no choice but to laugh. I am pretty sure these are not the pre-wedding jitters or butterflies in the stomach my married cousins were talking about!”

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Zdroj: PTI "Me and my family know the truth: Sania"

“My serve used to be a weakness and I don't think it's a weakness anymore. I'm trying to come a lot more to the net and trying to be more offensive — not in terms of hitting the ball harder, which I think is quite hard for me to hit it any harder than I do — but in terms of building the point and coming to the net and being offensive at the net. A lot of the top girls barely do (come to net) except like Mauresmo or Henin does it a little bit, but a lot of girls don't do it.”

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Zdroj: Tennis Week "The Tennis Week Interview: Sania Mirza"

“Whether it is tennis or any other sport, the situation for women now is far better than it was 10 years ago when I had started playing. Now, people support and promote their daughters to play and take up sports as their career. It wasn't the case during my time. I am glad that things are looking better for girls. Taking a step in this direction, I too have opened my training academy in Hyderabad. Sport for girls in India is in great shape now.”

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Zdroj: Ekta Yadav "Bhopal's adulation has energised me: Sania Mirza"

“It's been 20 years since I started playing tennis and I've spent a decade playing singles and doubles professionally. I still enjoy singles and may play in an occasional tournament or at the Fed Cup if my country needs me. But I think the time has now come for me to completely shift my focus onto doubles.”

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In Zee News: "Winning Grand Slams is Sania's motivation after London Games"

“I don't think I have made any deliberate or conscious attempt to represent the new generation. I am what I am.”

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At age 19
India's most wanted

“On the tennis court, one needs a cool temperament, tremendous ball sense, reflexes, speed, hand-eye co-ordination, power, timing and peak physical fitness. Off the court, the player and support team need skills in planning, execution, travel, an ability to raise funds when needed, and several other talents.”

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Zdroj: Arun Sharma Sachin's my inspiration - he's also excellent at tennis: Sania Mirza http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/interviews/Sachins-my-inspiration-hes-also-excellent-at-tennis-Sania-Mirza/articleshow/26167479.cms, The Times of India, 22 November 2013

“There's no doubt that my forehand and backhand can match anyone, it's about the place that they're put in. I can hit the ball as hard as anyone can, but I think it's more about where I'm hitting the ball. Instead of 90 mph it can just be a 50 mph forehand, but the placement is more important. So I've been working on that a lot more. When you're working on things, maybe your performance drops a little bit or you're trying new things in every tournament you're going in so that's just a process of being an athlete because you're learning, you're adding new things to your game. When I sit with my notes, for instance, instead of hitting a hard forehand return, I would like to hit an angled forehand return instead.”

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Zdroj: Tennis Week The Tennis Week Interview: Sania Mirza http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=148586&page=98

“Six-year-old girls in a place like Hyderabad did not play; tennis was a recreation like badminton or gardening. So I draw inspiration from my parents. Steffi Graf has always been my tennis idol; always Steffi Graf. Just the way she was and the way she carried herself on the court and off the court. She does inspire me today. Everyone asks me "Who is your favorite tennis player?" And I always say "Steffi Graf." I just cannot imagine anyone being better than her, you know? I think a lot of people love Steffi Graf for the way she was on and off the court.”

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Zdroj: Tennis Week "The Tennis Week Interview: Sania Mirza"

“I'm not a part of the glamour industry. I would like to focus on my game, and there are minimal chances of me getting into films.”

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Zdroj: Ekta Yadav Bhopal's adulation has energised me: Sania Mirza http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/interviews/Bhopals-adulation-has-energised-me-Sania-Mirza/articleshow/24608895.cms The Times of India, 24 October 2013

“Playing for the country is an honour. The ultimate honour, in fact. If you want to look at it as pressure, you will find it very difficult to cope with the expectations of a billion people. I look at it as an opportunity, as being among the few who have been given this opportunity to make the country proud.”

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Zdroj: Boria Majumdar I'll play with anyone for my country: Sania Mirza http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Ill-play-with-anyone-for-my-country-Sania-Mirza/articleshow/14740066.cms?referral=PM, The Times of India, 8 July 2012

“We players are as normal human beings as anyone else, and we also have the right to live a normal life. I don't understand why people talk so much about the way we dress up, how we walk, what we eat, and every little detail of ours. Players are the real heroes. Sports have both respect and fame, and I am fortunate enough to be a sportsperson.”

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Zdroj: Ekta Yadav "Bhopal's adulation has energised me: Sania Mirza"

“I think people tend to forget that as celebrities we are still human. We have the same emotions - we cry, we have fun, we laugh, we get sad, and we get hurt. When something is written about you, which millions of people are reading, and it is not true, imagine how hurtful it can be.”

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Zdroj: Garima Sharma My husband is very calm and that is very annoying, says Sania Mirza http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/interviews/My-husband-is-very-calm-and-that-is-very-annoying-says-Sania-Mirza/articleshow/17533676.cms, The Times of India, 8 December 2012

“I think being a woman celebrity is the hardest thing in India…. People will ask many things, what you wear, how you speak, when you will have a baby and other things.”

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Zdroj: PTI Sania for change of attitude towards women in sports http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Sania-for-change-of-attitude-towards-women-in-sports/articleshow/24779075.cms, The Times of India, 27 October 2013

“Well, I've grown up on the tennis circuit which has friendships with people from diverse religions, races, backgrounds and scores of different countries across the globe. I think this experience broadened my horizons. I can comfortably embrace relationships on a personal level while looking beyond narrow constraints.”

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Zdroj: Arun Sharma "Sachin's my inspiration - he's also excellent at tennis: Sania Mirza"

“The honour and respect that a country earns by being represented at mega-sporting events like the Grand Slams has to be seen to be believed, experienced to be fully understood.”

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Zdroj: Arun Sharma"Sachin's my inspiration - he's also excellent at tennis: Sania Mirza"

“The facilities at that point in India were not up to international standards and the lack of tennis culture did make things more difficult.”

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When she started learning to play tennis
India's most wanted

“The most difficult element is perhaps the lack of privacy in my life.”

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India's most wanted

“A defeat at any stage, whether in the first round or in the final of a major tournament, is always disappointing. But as sportsmen, we learn to pick ourselves up to bounce back and move on for the next challenge.”

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In Zee News: "Winning Grand Slams is Sania's motivation after London Games"

“Fitness is defined differently by everyone, but for me, the most important thing is being healthy. As tennis players, what we do is not the healthiest thing. We almost abuse our bodies.”

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In Zee News: I quit singles to prolong my career, says Sania http://zeenews.india.com/sports/tennis/i-quit-singles-to-prolong-my-career-says-sania_757389.html, 2 March 2013

“Of all the sports I've seen, I think tennis is the most competitive sport in the world. Because we are playing week after week, 36 weeks a year competing against the same players over and over again.”

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Zdroj: Tennis Week "The Tennis Week Interview: Sania Mirza"

“One of the thrills of playing at the top tennis centres of the world is to see the Indian flag go up whenever I`m participating in these events. That's enough motivation for any Indian who has the opportunity to perform at these tournaments.”

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In Zee News: "Winning Grand Slams is Sania's motivation after London Games"

“Negativity sells. I have been labelled a rebel. If I had been one, would I have got married at 23? Would I have been a straight student?”

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Zdroj: Sharmistha Chaudhuri Successful people are targeted; I’m more careful now: Sania Mirza http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/tennis/successful-people-are-targeted-i-m-more-careful-now-sania-mirza/article1-1155050.aspx, The Hindustan Times, 23 November 2013

“I have a passion for playing tennis and enjoy the workload and struggles of performing in this amazing global sport.”

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In Zee News: Winning Grand Slams is Sania's motivation after London Games http://zeenews.india.com/sports/tennis/winning-grand-slams-is-sania-s-motivation-after-london-games_747629.html, Zee News, August 17, 2012,