Quotes by Sania Mirza

About Sania Mirza:

Sania Mirza is an Indian professional tennis player, currently ranked world No. 1 in women's doubles. From 2003 until her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the Women's Tennis Association as India's No. 1 player, both in singles and doubles. Throughout her career, Mirza has established herself as the most successful female Indian tennis player in history and one of the highest-paid and high-profile athletes in the country.
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Everyone has attitude, and I think everyone should have attitude. But I know I have attitude, but that's just, I think if you don't have attitude, it comes only with self confidence. So if you don't have self confidence, you won't have attitude, and ...

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

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I have always believed that my job is to try and give my best on the tennis courts.

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I really don't think about making fashion statements. Just like any other woman or girl, I like to dress up. I think I'm fortunate enough to be dressed by some of India's best designers and to have the opportunity to wear their wonderful creations. B...

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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 A student?

Sania Mirza

As tennis players, you are never satisfied. We are greedy as players, always want better results.

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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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You want to try and win as many slams as possible in your career. As a tennis player, that's what we always dream of as a kid, wanting to play slams, wanting to win them.

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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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I'm not a perfect Muslim; I think none of us are perfect human beings. I do the five pillars of Islam, you know, I pray five times a day.

Sania Mirza

I don't think I'm old enough or experienced enough to give anyone any guidance. All I would like say is that as long as you're having fun, I think you're doing the right thing.

Sania Mirza

I haven't thought of retirement yet, but when I stop enjoying the game or when injuries force me, I will quit.

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When I used to say I wanted to play at Wimbledon, they used to laugh in my face and say, 'What are you talking about, you're from Hyderabad, and you're supposed to... cook.' That's one of the notions that people have in this side of the world - it is...

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I'm partial to stilettos. Stilettoes and long, flowing dresses are my new favourites.

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I used to go swimming and passed the tennis courts every day, and that's how it started. My mum said, 'Why don't you play tennis in your summer holidays because you have nothing to do except swim for an hour or whatever?,' and that's how I started pl...

Sania Mirza

I like interior decoration, so I might do something in that. I might, at some point, take two years off to study interior decoration.

Sania Mirza

I will play with anyone for my country. I may have my personal preferences, but such preferences have never come in the way of playing for India.

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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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As I came to the lime light, the media asked me many questions. A lot many moral policing... 'Wear this, wear that, why a T-shirt?' Everybody has the right to form their opinions, and I have the right to ignore them.

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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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Author Bio

  • NameSania Mirza
  • DescriptionIndian tennis player
  • BornNovember 15, 1986
  • CountryIndia
  • ProfessionTennis Player; Sportsperson
  • AwardsArjuna Award; Padma Shri