Explore Quotes by 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.

I love getting consumer reports. I think it's one of my favourite things, studying what people have to say about the product and then trying to make it better.

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 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'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.

If I'm nervous, it means I had to work hard to get there, whether it's playing in a tournament or speaking at an event. So I try to stop and be proud of getting to live in that moment.

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.

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.

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.

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.

You control your own wins and losses.

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

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

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

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

My family and I built my whole career from scratch.

My parents had a normal life in Russia and they could have easily kept living a normal life, working and raising a child in Russia.

When you are young, you are a little naive.

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

The more matches I play, the more confident I get.

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