Maria Sharapova Quotes

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.

Great things come out of being hungry and cold. Once you're pampered, you get lazy.

I used to think that losing made you more hungry and determined but after my success at the Olympics and the U.S. Open I realise that winning is the biggest motivation.

We want people who come from humble backgrounds and have a need to win.

It wasn't poverty that drove me on.

If we remain humble and hungry, we can win.

This hunger of triumph is fundamental in order to get results.

I train like I never had nothing 'cause I ain't never had nothing.

If you look at champions, they came from nothing. That's where they get their drive and determination and hunger. They know they have no other option to succeed, because they had nothing. I had everything.

I am still hungry; I still hate defeats. There is no substitute for victories.

I grew up with nothing, and that was my motivation.

I grew up in a really poor city. It was difficult, but I always had in my head that I would win, that I would be a professional player, help my family and friends, and realise my dream.

We want to win because we are hungry for success.

The odds were against me when I arrived at Central Arkansas. I was barely 6-foot-2 and didn't have a scholarship. But I always felt I could make it to the NBA; it was as if I had foreseen my future, and I knew I would make it.

The will to win... the will to achieve...goes dry and arid without continuous renewal.

You’re only poor if you give up. The most important thing is that you did something. Most people only talk and dream of getting rich. You’ve done something.

My focus is to win.

I am ambitious and hungry to succeed.

Winning is motivation.

For me, being as competitive as I am, the bigger the challenge for me, the better for me.

I just want to win. My competitive nature just comes out in me.

I am open to anything, and I want to win titles.

It's about never giving up until your hand is on the wall. I think people who get complacent, who think that they are in front, a sloppy touch, can cost you that elusive medal, just as much as the people who are gunning for you. If you believe you can get there right to the very end, miracles do happen.

If you're not chasing gold, you're not really in a place where you should be competing.

At the end of the day, I know me, and I'm going to do whatever it takes to win.