Maria Sharapova Quotes

If everything was going smoothly you would never build character.

I had so many outs in my career. I could have said, I don’t need this. I have money; I have fame; I have victories; I have Grand Slams. But when your love for something is bigger than all those things, you continue to keep getting up in the morning when it’s freezing outside, when you know that it can be the most difficult day, when nothing is working, when you feel like the belief sometimes isn’t there from the outside world, and you seem so small. But you can achieve great things when you don’t listen to all those things.

Women's tennis is getting faster and the girls are getting more athletic, so I need to push myself to become a better athlete. I think 2013 showed me, like a few other years how important being healthy is and how I must listen to my body. During this off season I have been a little smarter on how I train and how I treat my body.

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

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

When you start from nothing, when you come from nothing, it makes you hungry. I am proud of where I came from and I know what I want. I want to win.

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

We all started under the sun and finished under the lights.

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.

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

I look forward to the challenges.

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

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

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

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.

Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it's important to be pretty levelheaded.

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

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.

You control your own wins and losses.

I love what I do and I love being an athlete, but I also love all the things that have come with it.

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

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

I learned English in one month. I told myself I should listen. In the next month I could talk to everyone. I was so happy because I could do one thing...I could talk.

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.

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.