Sania Mirza - Playing Quotes

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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.

Sania Mirza
When I got married I thought I would have kids early, but the more I'm playing, the more I'm enjoying it. I really enjoy competing.

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.

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.

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.

Sania Mirza
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.

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

Sania Mirza