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.
MARIA SHARAPOVAIf 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.
MARIA SHARAPOVAMy shoulder’s not where I want it to be, but I’m doing a good job of monitoring it.
MARIA SHARAPOVANo matter what you study, the thing that you know best is what you grew up with.
MARIA SHARAPOVAMy family and I built my whole career from scratch.
MARIA SHARAPOVAI want to be different. If everyone is wearing black, I want to be wearing red.
MARIA SHARAPOVAI owe a lot to my parents.
MARIA SHARAPOVAIf 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.
MARIA SHARAPOVAI’m not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches!
MARIA SHARAPOVAMy style when I was younger was still unique to me. I didn’t necessarily dress by the trends, but I was always aware of what was trendy at the time and how I could apply it to my own sense of style.
MARIA SHARAPOVAI don’t get to do as much sightseeing as I would like to.
MARIA SHARAPOVAThat’s why we have journalists, for stats.
MARIA SHARAPOVAWhen I walk through that gate to the court, that’s my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.
MARIA SHARAPOVAIt’s strange for my friends when they see me on TV and in magazines, because the person that they see doing interviews and pictures on the red carpet is not the person that they know.
MARIA SHARAPOVAIt’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.
MARIA SHARAPOVAI can’t say I don’t like acting, but I can’t imagine a career when I have to spend 70 percent of my time in a trailer eating Snickers bars.
MARIA SHARAPOVAWell, fans always root for the underdog.
MARIA SHARAPOVA