If I'm nervous, it means I had to work hard to get there, whether it's playing in a tournament or speaking at an event. So I try to stop and be proud of getting to live in that moment.
Maria SharapovaWhen I come into a tournament, I'm expecting to win. That's my philosophy. I can't go to a tournament thinking, 'I'm going to get my ass kicked today, so I might as well leave.'
Maria SharapovaMy parents had a normal life in Russia and they could have easily kept living a normal life, working and raising a child in Russia.
Maria Sharapova