Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova

28 quotes

The Russian former tennis player Maria Sharapova (b. 1987) is remembered as much for penetrating words as for professional achievements. With equal ease, Maria Sharapova moved between Family and Women, finding connections others missed. 34 of Maria Sharapova's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Family, Women, Travel, Design, and Good. As Maria Sharapova put it: "Ever since I was young I loved making things and being part of the design process."

“I help design my own tennis clothes.”

— Maria Sharapova

Design

All Quotes by 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

Change

“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

Amazing

“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

Design

“When you travel so many weeks a year, it's always nice to have a home-cooked meal.”

— Maria Sharapova

Travel

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

— Maria Sharapova

Women

“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

Family

“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

Family

“Without my dad, I wouldn't be here.”

— Maria Sharapova

Dad

“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

Women

“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

Food

“I help design my own tennis clothes.”

— Maria Sharapova

Design

“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

Smile

“No matter what you study, the thing that you know best is what you grew up with.”

— Maria Sharapova

Best

“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

Travel

“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

Home

“I love to collect modern art.”

— Maria Sharapova

Art

“I'd like to have a family.”

— Maria Sharapova

Family

“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

Best

“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

Great

“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

Travel