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Ana Ivanovic

Profession : Athlete

Birth : November 6, 1987

My parents were very protective of me and my brother, so they never talked to us about the situation in our country.

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Ever since I was a kid, I've always thought it very important to be happy inside. There's a lot of bad things happening in the world, but it's important to try to stay happy and appreciate what you've got, and don't look externally for the happiness.

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Living through war has helped make me pretty strong.

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Quitting is never an option.

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If I weren't a tennis player, I'd probably be a psychologist.

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It was different when I was young, aged 20, playing the French Open. I didn't have so much experience. I just played tennis because I loved the game.

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I personally love Essie because they're such a good brush, and it's so easy to apply. I always go red. If I'm in doubt, I go red.

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With experience, you understand expectations, you understand consequences, but sometimes it gets a little bit hard, especially for me, that I'm a perfectionist - I want to analyse everything. And sometimes it's most important to just let go and trust your instincts. This is what I need to do more of.

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You never know where the future will take you.

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I do miss competition, but I get to travel a little bit on my own terms, which is a little bit different. And I get the chance to walk around, explore, and not have to save my energy for the match days.

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You're never out of the game until you've lost the final point.

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I used to always want to play the perfect match, and this meant not losing a point. The realisation came around the time I was 19 years old, in the French Open final in 2007. This was a key period in my career. I was told I was going for too many winners, which was affecting my game.

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I'm very proud to be a professional tennis player. I'm really happy to be doing something that I love. With this comes responsibility, and I am honored when I am told that I have inspired someone to play tennis.

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I'm very easy-going off court, but I really want to win once I'm walking on to the court.

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I have always been very dedicated to tennis, and it's true that I made some compromises in my life. For example, I never went out to parties when I was younger, and I spent less time with friends.

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The most important thing is always to feel comfortable - I would never sacrifice function for style.

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I am constantly trying to improve my playing and hope to get more and more mental strength. I think these are two of the success keys.

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I won two ITF tournaments in Japan in two weeks. I had to qualify for both of them, which meant that I won 16 matches in 15 days.

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I really love fish, so I'll mix between that and meat, but I have to have protein. I can't survive without it.

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There are times when the only people you spend time with are the people in your team. That's hard, because I think, 'I'm a girl. I want to hang out with other girls. I just want to be a normal young woman.'

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