I mean, unless I'm really in my coffin, I'm going to be out there. Maria Sharapova More Quotes by Maria Sharapova More Quotes From Maria Sharapova Women's tennis is getting faster and the girls are getting more athletic, so I need to push myself to become a better athlete. I think 2013 showed me, like a few other years how important being healthy is and how I must listen to my body. During this off season I have been a little smarter on how I train and how I treat my body. Maria Sharapova girlathletethinking I had so many outs in my career. I could have said, I don’t need this. I have money; I have fame; I have victories; I have Grand Slams. But when your love for something is bigger than all those things, you continue to keep getting up in the morning when it’s freezing outside, when you know that it can be the most difficult day, when nothing is working, when you feel like the belief sometimes isn’t there from the outside world, and you seem so small. But you can achieve great things when you don’t listen to all those things. Maria Sharapova careersmorningsports If everything was going smoothly you would never build character. Maria Sharapova ifscharacter I'm just a very tough person when I go on the court, and I really don't want to lose. Maria Sharapova tough-persongoes-onwant I look forward to the challenges. Maria Sharapova challengeslooks It's always tough when you lose - you've worked so hard for that moment and it hasn't gone the way you wanted. But you have to realise there's always a bright side, you have to pick yourself up and get ready for the next game. Maria Sharapova being-positivegamesway We all started under the sun and finished under the lights. Maria Sharapova finishedlightsun When I walk through that gate to the court, that's my escape. I block out everything, good and bad. Maria Sharapova tennisblockfocus 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 athlete I want to be different. If everyone is wearing black, I want to be wearing red. Maria Sharapova wearing-blackdifferentwant 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 pastaagebirthday I'm an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out. Maria Sharapova fightingathleteheart 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 friendsgood-friendparty You have your bad moments in your career and your good moments. And it's been a good ride so far, but it's not over yet. Maria Sharapova good-momentscareersmoments I have had lots of luck in my career but there has also been a lot of hard work. Maria Sharapova hard-workcareersluck There are days when I go out on the court and I feel like I can't miss a ball. Maria Sharapova courtballsmissing It's pretty hard being a tennis player and Mother Theresa at the same time and that's just the way it is. Maria Sharapova tennisplayermother I have a Russian heart. Maria Sharapova heart No matter what you study, the thing that you know best is what you grew up with. Maria Sharapova grew-upstudymatter 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 peopleroomsthinking
