Quotes By Maria Sharapova

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

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.

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

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

I know my roots and I cannot forget the journey I made.

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.

I spent a whole year when I was injured just trying to get my arm back to the point where I could hit a tennis ball for more than 30 minutes a day. I'd hit for 15 minutes and it would feel as if my arm was going to fall off.

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.

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

Music is a part of my life all the time - on the plane, before matches, driving out to the court.

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

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.

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.

If I can create something that allows a woman to feel better - that is the true reward.

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.

I don't do heavy weights at all.

Ever since I was young I loved making things and being part of the design process.

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

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

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

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.

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

It's easy to impress me. I don't need a fancy party to be happy. Just good friends, good food, and good laughs. I'm happy. I'm satisfied. I'm content.

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

When I'm down or maybe when it's close in the match, I feel like I'm still in it. I don't feel like I'm letting down. Mentally, I'm still really, really tough.

To be honest, everything in my life outside of tennis is great. I'm doing amazing projects that, if I didn't have time off, I wouldn't be able to focus on.

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

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.

I love to collect modern art.

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