Quotes By Maria Sharapova

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

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.

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.

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.

I want my handbags and my shoes to be stylish but I want to make sure that they're versatile. I travel and I have to make sure the pieces I put into my bag can go with a dress or with shorts or jeans.

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

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.

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

I'd like to have a family.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

I love to collect modern art.

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.'

I have a Russian heart.

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

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.

I owe a lot to my parents.

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