As athletes, the biggest asset that we bring to the workplace is our work ethic, our confidence, our never-say-die attitude. We're about winning.

I think tennis is very different than most of the other sports when you have the opportunity to go pro. For me, it was pretty simple. Tennis was always an individual sport, and your direct results determined where you could go and what you could do.

My parents were teachers.

Few players hit the swinging forehand volley as often, or as well, as Maria Sharapova.

Anything with the title 'Breaking The Barriers' means a lot to us, and to myself in particular, because if it wasn't for those who broke the barrier of color before me, I would not have the opportunity to live the life I'm leading right now.

I stumbled into tennis.

Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly.

Diplomacy, n. is the art of letting somebody else have your way.

Art is commenting on what's going on around you in your life.

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.

Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.

The attitude is very important. Because, your behavior radiates how you feel.