I’m not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches!
MARIA SHARAPOVASince I was young, the artistic expression that fashion embodies has inspired me. It’s a way to communicate oneself.
More Maria Sharapova Quotes
-
-
Through my travels, I find inspiration in street style and how young women create their individual looks and identity.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
I know many of you thought that I would be retiring today, but if I was ever going to announce my retirement it would not be in a downtown Los Angeles hotel with this fairly ugly carpet.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
It’s nice to be one of the most beautiful people.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
I look forward to the challenges.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
I’d love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
Since I’m constantly in the sun, I use sunscreen daily.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
You control your own wins and losses.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it’s important to be pretty levelheaded.
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
I’m not the next anyone, I’m the first Maria Sharapova.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
I have a Russian heart.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
That’s why we have journalists, for stats.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
I’m never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
When you’re going through tough moments, you never know when you’re going to have good moments.
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
I find a lot of inspiration in street style and watching women walk, the way they wear things and what they’re wearing.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
I want my tennis to speak for everything.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
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.
MARIA SHARAPOVA -
When you come off the court and you feel like you were losing the whole match, and all of a sudden you pulled it out, you know, it’s those moments that you feel you’ve trained for and you work hard for. Just lucky to get through.
MARIA SHARAPOVA