My family and I built my whole career from scratch. Maria Sharapova More Quotes by Maria Sharapova More Quotes From Maria Sharapova I'm focused on going out every day and doing my best. Maria Sharapova tennisgoing-outfocus Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it's important to be pretty levelheaded. Maria Sharapova emotionimportantwinning When I'm down or maybe when it's close in the match, I feel like I'm still in it. I don't feel like I'm letting down. Mentally, I'm still really, really tough. Maria Sharapova tennistoughfeels 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 helping-othersbelieveyears I want my tennis to speak for everything. Maria Sharapova tennisspeakwant I hit a ball for a living, but I have that passion to keep learning. Maria Sharapova keep-learningballspassion The more matches I play, the more confident I get. Maria Sharapova tennisplay You control your own wins and losses. Maria Sharapova wins-and-losseswinningloss I'm never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting. Maria Sharapova standing-stillstillsexciting 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 familyfeelingsculture I learned English in one month. I told myself I should listen. In the next month I could talk to everyone. I was so happy because I could do one thing...I could talk. Maria Sharapova nextmonthsshould I definitely feel Russian inside, even when I'm in America I feel Russian. Maria Sharapova feelsamerica There are so many roads you can take that will lead you the wrong way, that nobody will hear your name. Maria Sharapova wrong-waynamesway 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 of the time. Maria Sharapova guywould-bedog People always ask about young people like me being forced into things. I play tennis because I love it. I think Russians might be tougher than other people. When I arrived in America I was young, but I already knew what I wanted. I think that when you start from nothing, when you come from nothing, it makes you hungry. I am proud of where I came from and I know what I want. I want to win. Maria Sharapova winningplaythinking I'm done growing. I only grow when I put my high heels on now. Maria Sharapova growinghigh-heelsdone 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 always-on-the-gorockssleep I know many of you thought that I would be retiring today, but if I was ever going to announce my retirement it would not be in a downtown Los Angeles hotel with this fairly ugly carpet. Maria Sharapova downtownwould-beretirement My main goal is to stay healthy because when you're injured you realise how lucky you are to have your health. Maria Sharapova healthluckygoal I still love things that you don't even need to pay for. Going to the beach and being around five of your friends and having a good time means so much more than going out and spending hundreds of dollars. Maria Sharapova oceanbeachmean
