470 Quotes by Maria Sharapova

It was the first day that it's been really hot like this. It's good to get through these kind of matches and I'm looking forward to the next one.

I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous before the match, ... I knew she was a strong player. I wasn't myself on the court today.

My style when I was younger was still unique to me. I didn't necessarily dress by the trends, but I was always aware of what was trendy at the time and how I could apply it to my own sense of style.

It was really close in the first set, and then I just went for too much at the wrong times. She's on a big winning streak and that is giving her more and more confidence.

I got off to a great start and then maybe I wasn't aggressive enough and let her into the match in the second set. I don't know exactly what happened, I just lost my concentration a bit, but was able to get back on track in the final set.

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.

I have a Russian heart.

Sometimes when you're putting the work in it just seems so, so hard, and you never know when that work's going to pay off.

I go there to play and would like to play against strong opponents. I always enjoy high-level competition,