Quotes By 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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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

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

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.

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 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 help design my own tennis clothes.

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.

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.

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

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 love competing.

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

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

Well, fans always root for the underdog.

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.

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.