Quotes By 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.

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

My family and I built my whole career from scratch.

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.

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.

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.

When you are young, you are a little naive.

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.

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

I learned there's a big difference between juniors and the pros.

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.

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

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

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

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

When I need to push myself, I think of all those nicely polished trophies waiting to be lifted up by the winner - and how that winner might be me.

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.

When I make a commitment I stick to it.

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

I love street style, seeing how girls wear pieces and how their pair accessories with their outfit. How they pair shoes with a bag and go to day to night and change things up.

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.

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

I'm not a huge gym person, so I try to stay away from the gym. But I love to run on the beach or go for a walk. It's better than riding a stationary bike.

I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.

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

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.

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.

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 love competing.

The forehands or backhands don't mean much after three hours.