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 playing. Sania Mirza Read Quote
Tennis is like, it gives you a lot of chances, but if you don’t take those chances, it takes a lot of chances away from you. It’s just the scoring pattern. We cannot dwell over a loss or a win for very long. We have no time to celebrate; we have no time to dwell; we have to move on. Wake up the next day and try and win the match. Sania Mirza Read Quote
I haven’t thought of retirement yet, but when I stop enjoying the game or when injuries force me, I will quit. Sania Mirza Read Quote
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. Sania Mirza Read Quote
As a young girl, I used to dream of giving an interview. You dream of stardom as a kid. People think they don’t want to be stars. Everyone wants to be a star! That’s the truth. Even grownups; they pretend they don’t want to be one and don’t care. But everyone wants to. Sania Mirza Read Quote
Not many people know, but my joints are extremely hypermobile, and that’s why I’m more prone to injuries. That’s why most of my major injuries were with the joints. I had a career-threatening wrist injury where picking up a fork to feed myself was a problem, and the thought of playing tennis again was so far from my mind. Sania Mirza Read Quote
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. Sania Mirza Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
When I go out on court, I don’t care what I look like. I don’t care if I’m out of my bed as long as I win the match, and that’s what I’m there for. It doesn’t matter what I’m wearing, it doesn’t matter what I look, it doesn’t matter what my hair feels like. All I feel is the moment I have to play well, give my 100% and win the match. Sania Mirza Read Quote
