A girl who knows her priority

"Tennis is only a little game, that's all. I hope people don't look at tennis players like me and think we aren't connected with life outside tennis. We do watch the news, we do see what's going on and we do care. I know that tennis isn't the most important thing,"
-- Maria Sharapova. "Sharapova still haunted by Chernobyl," Telegraph Group Ltd, 10 April 2007.

The ultimate reason for making money

"The coolest thing about making money is that you are able to give back... You have the opportunity to help people. You can only buy so many cars, so many houses, so many dresses and so many pairs of shoes, but it's not going to make you happy. But helping to save lives is incredible. I can't even begin to explain how amazing that is."
-- Maria Sharapova. "Sharapova still haunted by Chernobyl," Telegraph Group Ltd, 10 April 2007.