Whenever I have friends over, we end up eating and talking and losing track of time, and, once in a while, singing karaoke. It reminds me of the family meals we had in Russia, which always lasted a very long time. That's a tradition I miss.
– Maria Sharapova
When you travel so many weeks a year, it's always nice to have a home-cooked meal.
– Maria Sharapova
When you look good, you feel good. Confidence with what you're wearing is very important. If you feel good, you will always perform your best without worrying about anything.
– Maria Sharapova
When I travel, I love speaking to women around the world about the things that inspire them, the fashions they like, what makes something good and what would make it even better.
– Maria Sharapova
To be honest, everything in my life outside of tennis is great. I'm doing amazing projects that, if I didn't have time off, I wouldn't be able to focus on.
– Maria Sharapova
Through my travels, I find inspiration in street style and how young women create their individual looks and identity.
– Maria Sharapova
No matter what you study, the thing that you know best is what you grew up with.
– Maria Sharapova
My main goal is to stay healthy because when you're injured you realise how lucky you are to have your health.
– Maria Sharapova
My family and I built my whole career from scratch.
– Maria Sharapova
Music is a part of my life all the time - on the plane, before matches, driving out to the court.
– Maria Sharapova
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.
– Maria Sharapova
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 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
I've been playing against older and stronger competition my whole life. It has made me a better tennis player and able to play against this kind of level despite their strength and experience.
– Maria Sharapova
I'm an afternoon tea type of girl. I come from a Russian background where we love our teas. So between lunch and dinner after training I come home and I love a nice cup of tea with jam in it, as we drink it there. Black English Breakfast with raspberry jam is my favorite.
– Maria Sharapova
I'd like to have a family.
– Maria Sharapova
I want my handbags and my shoes to be stylish but I want to make sure that they're versatile. I travel and I have to make sure the pieces I put into my bag can go with a dress or with shorts or jeans.
– Maria Sharapova
I think it's so cool to be tall. Even when I'm not wearing heels people tell me I'm tall and I always take it as a complement. The good thing is I can always see everybody in the room.
– Maria Sharapova
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.
– Maria Sharapova
I love to collect modern art.
– Maria Sharapova
I love street style, seeing how girls wear pieces and how their pair accessories with their outfit. How they pair shoes with a bag and go to day to night and change things up.
– Maria Sharapova
I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning.
– Maria Sharapova
I help design my own tennis clothes.
– Maria Sharapova
I have always had an interest in fashion and design and I appreciate style and timelessness within my footwear and accessories both on and off the court.
– 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
Ever since I was young I loved making things and being part of the design process.
– 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.