Maria Sharapova Quotes & Sayings

Of course, everyone knows my story of being born in Russia and moving to the United States at 7. For a few years people would say, 'Well, she's living in the United States, but she's Russian.' — Maria Sharapova

I think when you know what you are going to wear, it fits and it's great material, then you feel confident in it. — Maria Sharapova

I don't have to follow any special diet or count calories. I try to eat healthily and before a match I load up on pasta and salads. But I pretty much do what I want. — Maria Sharapova

I was very disappointed (at the U.S. Open), and I went out there and I worked really hard. — Maria Sharapova

This decision will only strengthen the bond between women players and one of the world's great sporting events [on equal prize money at Wimbledon — Maria Sharapova

I know many of you thought that I would be retiring today, but if I was ever going to announce my retirement it would not be in a downtown Los Angeles hotel with this fairly ugly carpet. — Maria Sharapova

It's pretty hard being a tennis player and Mother Theresa at the same time and that's just the way it is. — Maria Sharapova

I don't need many things. I don't need glamour and attention to be happy. I'm very happy being settled and working my butt off and trying to win grand slams. — Maria Sharapova

I learned English in one month. I told myself I should listen. In the next month I could talk to everyone. I was so happy because I could do one thing ... I could talk. — Maria Sharapova

I'm just like every other girl who likes to shop, likes to look good, likes to spend time with friends. — Maria Sharapova

I can't please everyone. That's not in my J.D., you know, not in my job description. — Maria Sharapova

When I make a commitment I stick to it. — Maria Sharapova

You have your bad moments in your career and your good moments. And it's been a good ride so far, but it's not over yet. — Maria Sharapova

Sometimes I feel my arm is like a swan's neck - so weak. — Maria Sharapova

I'm 17 years old and there are many great things ahead. If I don't win the U.S. Open this year, it's not going to be a disaster in my life. — Maria Sharapova

Since I'm constantly in the sun, I use sunscreen daily. — Maria Sharapova

If you're able to help some people and make them smile and make them realize that life is good, then that's worth so much more than buying a pair of shoes. — Maria Sharapova

My family and I built my whole career from scratch. — Maria Sharapova

The more matches I play, the more confident I get. — Maria Sharapova

I think when you have surgery on any part of your body, it's never going to be the same, — Maria Sharapova

Those are real hard fans. There are a lot of them here. Some are a little bit crazy with their drinking their beers every once in a while. But I love it. — Maria Sharapova

If everything was going smoothly you would never build character. — Maria Sharapova

I owe a lot to my parents. — Maria Sharapova

Tennis has given me this wonderful life and I'm very grateful for it. — Maria Sharapova

I can't say I don't like acting, but I can't imagine a career when I have to spend 70 percent of my time in a trailer eating Snickers bars. — Maria Sharapova

As an individual, I take every match seriously, no matter who I'm going to play. — Maria Sharapova

I always have a Sharpie, because usually when someone asks me for an autograph, they don't have a pen. I carry one in my purse, as well as in my tennis bag. — Maria Sharapova

I'm never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting. — Maria Sharapova

When I come into a tournament, I'm expecting to win. That's my philosophy. I can't go to a tournament thinking, 'I'm going to get my ass kicked today, so I might as well leave.' — Maria Sharapova

It's strange for my friends when they see me on TV and in magazines, because the person that they see doing interviews and pictures on the red carpet is not the person that they know. — Maria Sharapova

My style when I was younger was still unique to me. I didn't necessarily dress by the trends, but I was always aware of what was trendy at the time and how I could apply it to my own sense of style. — Maria Sharapova

In the last year I have gained a lot of experience because I have been playing against top players and realized what things to work on to get better. Top players basically tell you what your weaknesses are on the court. — Maria Sharapova

I still love things that you don't even need to pay for. Going to the beach and being around five of your friends and having a good time means so much more than going out and spending hundreds of dollars. — Maria Sharapova

Well, fans always root for the underdog. — Maria Sharapova

I've been very competitive by nature from a young age, whether it was eating a bowl of pasta faster than somebody else, or always wanting to be the first one in line. — Maria Sharapova

I've been playing against older and stronger competition my whole life. It has made me a better tennis player and able to play against this kind of level despite their strength and experience. — Maria Sharapova

After being on the court for six hours, being on TV is very glamorous and fun for me. But tennis is always going to be my priority. It's not going to be this thing when all of a sudden TV will get in the way of that. — Maria Sharapova

I look forward to the challenges. — Maria Sharapova

I had so many outs in my career. I could have said, 'I don't need this. I have money; I have fame; I have victories; I have Grand Slams.' But when your love for something is bigger than all those things, you continue to keep getting up in the morning when it's freezing outside, when you know that it can be the most difficult day, when nothing is working, when you feel like the belief sometimes isn't there from the outside world, and you seem so small. But you can achieve great things when you don't listen to all those things. — Maria Sharapova

I'm not the next anyone, I'm the first Maria Sharapova. — Maria Sharapova

I love to eat, and if I could, I'd eat every second of my life. — Maria Sharapova

A great tennis career is something that a 15-year-old normally doesn't have. I hope my example helps other teens believe they can accomplish things they never thought possible. — Maria Sharapova

There are so many roads you can take that will lead you the wrong way, that nobody will hear your name. — Maria Sharapova

When I travel, I love speaking to women around the world about the things that inspire them, the fashions they like, what makes something good and what would make it even better. — Maria Sharapova

I don't get to do as much sightseeing as I would like to. — Maria Sharapova

It's always tough when you lose - you've worked so hard for that moment and it hasn't gone the way you wanted. But you have to realise there's always a bright side, you have to pick yourself up and get ready for the next game. — Maria Sharapova

I'm an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out. — Maria Sharapova

I think that's why I play tennis, because of the challenge, because of the competition, .. That's why we love to play tiebreaker in the third set. It makes it more exciting, and the bigger support in the stand, and more fans involved in it. I really enjoyed the competition and took a lot of hard work to make myself No. 1 at 18 years old. — Maria Sharapova

I think it's so cool to be tall. Even when I'm not wearing heels people tell me I'm tall and I always take it as a complement. The good thing is I can always see everybody in the room. — Maria Sharapova

I'm an afternoon tea type of girl. I come from a Russian background where we love our teas. So between lunch and dinner after training I come home and I love a nice cup of tea with jam in it, as we drink it there. Black English Breakfast with raspberry jam is my favorite. — Maria Sharapova

Sometimes when you're putting the work in it just seems so, so hard, and you never know when that work's going to pay off. — Maria Sharapova

I definitely feel Russian inside, even when I'm in America I feel Russian. — Maria Sharapova

I have a very big sweet tooth and I love treating myself to something that I wouldn't necessarily eat during the tournament such as a nice-sized cake. — Maria Sharapova

I'd love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi. — Maria Sharapova

I love where I'm from. I don't live there because of the circumstances, but all my family is there. It's what's inside, it's not what's outside that determines the culture and the feeling. — Maria Sharapova

I want my tennis to speak for everything. — Maria Sharapova

That is what is most special about achieving equality - the positive signal that it will send the world over to the next generation of girls dreaming of winning Wimbledon or becoming a scientist or going to the moon as an astronaut. — Maria Sharapova

I'm focused on going out every day and doing my best. — Maria Sharapova

I'm not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches! — Maria Sharapova

Without my dad, I wouldn't be here. — Maria Sharapova

Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it's important to be pretty levelheaded. — Maria Sharapova

Through my travels, I find inspiration in street style and how young women create their individual looks and identity. — Maria Sharapova

You control your own wins and losses. — Maria Sharapova

My main goal is to stay healthy because when you're injured you realise how lucky you are to have your health. — Maria Sharapova

I don't follow other players or the tournaments they play. I have my own schedule and do my own thing. I never really think, 'Oh, I want to be or play like so-and-so.' I just like being myself. — Maria Sharapova

I have always had an interest in fashion and design and I appreciate style and timelessness within my footwear and accessories both on and off the court. — Maria Sharapova

I know my roots and I cannot forget the journey I made. — Maria Sharapova

I love jotting down ideas for my blog, so I doodle or take notes on all kinds of stuff that inspires me: the people I meet, boutiques I visit, a florist that just gave me a great idea for an interior-design project, things like that. — Maria Sharapova

I'm always on the go. I love doing things until I hit rock bottom. Then I need my 12 hours of sleep, and I'm on the go again. — Maria Sharapova

When you're going through tough moments, you never know when you're going to have good moments. — Maria Sharapova

There are days when I go out on the court and I feel like I can't miss a ball. — Maria Sharapova

There's not many firsts in my career, as I have been a part of many tournaments and fortunate enough to win many. — Maria Sharapova

When I walk through that gate to the court, that's my escape. I block out everything, good and bad. — Maria Sharapova

I help design my own tennis clothes. — Maria Sharapova

We all started under the sun and finished under the lights. — Maria Sharapova

When you come off the court and you feel like you were losing the whole match, and all of a sudden you pulled it out, you know, it's those moments that you feel you've trained for and you work hard for. Just lucky to get through. — Maria Sharapova

I don't worry about what my opponent is doing. — Maria Sharapova

No matter what you study, the thing that you know best is what you grew up with. — Maria Sharapova

Since I was young, the artistic expression that fashion embodies has inspired me. It's a way to communicate oneself. — Maria Sharapova

Physically, I have to get a lot better, ... I have to play these three setters and the points are going to go on and on. This is not something that is going to happen overnight. I am only 18 and this is going to take time. My body is still growing and I'm still adjusting to my own body. — Maria Sharapova

I mean, I think I'm doing a lot better than other people that have had shoulder surgery in their careers. Some people have never come back. — Maria Sharapova

I go to yoga classes and work on my core. — Maria Sharapova

Whenever I have friends over, we end up eating and talking and losing track of time, and, once in a while, singing karaoke. It reminds me of the family meals we had in Russia, which always lasted a very long time. That's a tradition I miss. — Maria Sharapova

I heard endless conversations between my parents when I was going to sleep about how we would survive, how we would continue. All of them were about trying to make me better. — Maria Sharapova

It'll be great. Of course I was disappointed last year. But . I'll get my revenge. — Maria Sharapova

If I loved a guy as much as I love my dog, the guy would be in serious trouble. Because I'm all over that dog, all the time. — Maria Sharapova

I find a lot of inspiration in street style and watching women walk, the way they wear things and what they're wearing. — Maria Sharapova

I have had lots of luck in my career but there has also been a lot of hard work. — Maria Sharapova

I don't spend a lot of my time in the locker room. That's my least favourite place in the world. — Maria Sharapova

I try not to hit a swing volley and run back. So my swing volley is kind of that transition to the net. It's been one of my favorite shots ever since I was young. — Maria Sharapova

I love to collect modern art. — Maria Sharapova

My next goal is to be number one in the world. — Maria Sharapova

When you travel so many weeks a year, it's always nice to have a home-cooked meal. — Maria Sharapova

I'm always that annoying person that pulls out the camera in the middle of dinner and starts taking candids. — Maria Sharapova

When you are young, you are a little naive. — Maria Sharapova

I'm just a very tough person when I go on the court, and I really don't want to lose. — Maria Sharapova

I want to be different. If everyone is wearing black, I want to be wearing red. — Maria Sharapova

When I make commitments I like to stick to them, especially when I'm giving back to kids. Just giving them an example of what they can achieve. I love giving back to kids. It's fantastic. — Maria Sharapova

Maybe if I was British, a semi-final would be incredible. I'd be on the front page of the paper. — Maria Sharapova

People always ask about young people like me being forced into things. I play tennis because I love it. I think Russians might be tougher than other people. When I arrived in America I was young, but I already knew what I wanted. I think that when you start from nothing, when you come from nothing, it makes you hungry. I am proud of where I came from and I know what I want. I want to win. — Maria Sharapova