Quotes by Maria Sharapova

About Maria Sharapova:

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is a Russian professional tennis player, who is ranked world No. 3 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). A United States resident since 1994, Sharapova has competed on the WTA tour since 2001. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the WTA on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks. She is one of ten women, and the only Russian, to hold the career Grand Slam and is an Olympic medalist, having earned silver for Russia in women's singles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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When you travel so many weeks a year, it's always nice to have a home-cooked meal.

Maria Sharapova

I'm not a huge gym person, so I try to stay away from the gym. But I love to run on the beach or go for a walk. It's better than riding a stationary bike.

Maria Sharapova

If I loved a guy as much as I love my dog, the guy would be in serious trouble. Because I'm all over that dog, all the time.

Maria Sharapova

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.

Maria Sharapova

I'm always on the go. I love doing things until I hit rock bottom. Then I need my 12 hours of sleep, and I'm on the go again.

Maria Sharapova

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

Maria Sharapova

I'd love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.

Maria Sharapova

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.

Maria Sharapova

I love yoga. I do yoga when I have time, which is not very often.

Maria Sharapova

I love playing for my country, getting the support. Especially for the kids and everybody, showing my example of what I can achieve so early. And maybe they can achieve it, too, just to get that in their minds.

Maria Sharapova

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.

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

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

Maria Sharapova

I go to yoga classes and work on my core.

Maria Sharapova

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

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

Author Bio

  • NameMaria Sharapova
  • DescriptionRussian tennis player
  • AliasesMaria Yuryevna Sharapova; Mariya Sarapova; Marija Šarapova; Maria Szarapowa; Maria Scharapowa; Maria Sjarapova; Maria Shirapova; Marija Sarapova
  • BornApril 19, 1987
  • CountryRussia
  • ProfessionTennis Player; Model
  • AwardsMedal Of The Order For Services To The Fatherland, Ist Degree; Medal Of The Order Of Merit For The Fatherland II Degree