Maria Sharapova Quotes

Without my dad, I wouldn’t be here.

I love to eat, and if I could, I’d eat every second of my life.

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.

It’s pretty hard being a tennis player and Mother Theresa at the same time and that’s just the way it is.

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

As someone who spends a lot of her time on the road, you have to look stylish but comfortable as I’m always in motion. Either traveling for my job, for pleasure, or managing the hectic pace of the modern day.

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.

I don’t have to follow any special diet or count calories. I try to eat healthily and before a match I load up on pasta and salads. But I pretty much do what I want.

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

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.

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