470 Quotes by Maria Sharapova

I look forward to the challenge of doing well here. I want to protect my number one ranking.

When you're going through tough moments, you never know when you're going to have good moments.

It's good that I ate some chocolate cake last night, ... I'm glad I put on a few pounds. Otherwise, I might have blown away out there.

I was very disappointed (at the U.S. Open), and I went out there and I worked really hard.

I had only myself as company, ... It just made me tougher.

Of course, everyone knows my story of being born in Russia and moving to the United States at 7. For a few years people would say, 'Well, she's living in the United States, but she's Russian.'

When you come off the court and you feel like you were losing the whole match, and all of a sudden you pulled it out, you know, it's those moments that you feel you've trained for and you work hard for. Just lucky to get through.

It's good to finish the year with a win. But I didn't want to win like that.

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.