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 love to collect modern art.”

— Maria Sharapova

Art

All Quotes by Maria Sharapova

“I love to collect modern art.”

— Maria Sharapova

Art

“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

“My family and I built my whole career from scratch.”

— Maria Sharapova

Family

“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'd like to have a family.”

— 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

“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

“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 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

“Music is a part of my life all the time - on the plane, before matches, driving out to the court.”

— Maria Sharapova

Music

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

— Maria Sharapova

Travel

“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

“I help design my own tennis clothes.”

— Maria Sharapova

Design

“Without my dad, I wouldn't be here.”

— Maria Sharapova

Dad

“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

Experience

“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

“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

“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 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

Cool

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

— Maria Sharapova

Best