Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova; born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player. A United States resident since 1994, Sharapova has competed on the WTA tour since 2001. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the WTA on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks. She is one of ten women, and the only Russian, to hold the career Grand Slam. She is also an Olympic medalist, having earned silver for Russia in women's singles...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth19 April 1987
CityNyagan, Russia
CountryRussian Federation
I don't worry about what my opponent is doing.
I love yoga. I do yoga when I have time, which is not very often.
There are so many roads you can take that will lead you the wrong way, that nobody will hear your name.
I learned there's a big difference between juniors and the pros.
I don't get to do as much sightseeing as I would like to.
I have a very big sweet tooth and I love treating myself to something that I wouldn't necessarily eat during the tournament such as a nice-sized cake.
Sometimes I feel my arm is like a swan's neck - so weak.
Tennis has given me this wonderful life and I'm very grateful for it.
It's nice to be one of the most beautiful people.
I help design my own tennis clothes.
I'm not the next Kournikova-I want to win matches!
It'll be great. Of course I was disappointed last year. But . . I'll get my revenge.
I mean, I think I'm doing a lot better than other people that have had shoulder surgery in their careers. Some people have never come back.
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.