Sharapova on her beginnings: "I had this incredible focus of hitting this yellow fuzzy ball"

The last time we have seen Sharapova on court, she lost to Serena Williams in the first round of the US Open 6-1 and 6-1. Later she withdrew from the Linz Open and spoke about her plans for the following season. Now she spoke about her beginning with tennis and moving to US.

"I had this incredible focus of hitting this yellow fuzzy ball endlessly and I think the one quality that really stood out was that I was just able to do it repetitively and I was able to focus and concentrate."

Just on prize money, Sharapova won over $35 million in her career and reflects on coming into the United States with just 700 dollars.

“We came to America with only $700, and while he [father] was trying to find ways to make money, I was at the big sporting academy in Florida just getting better and improving. I didn’t know the language so I learned that very fast by being around so many children”.

Sharapova also spoke about her own brand that sells sweets called Sugarpova: “I recognized that tennis would not last forever, and I think as you have this one thing going on in your life and this one career path it’s as if you’re never going to make shifts and turns and I recognized at that time that, wow, I don’t know if I’m going to ever come back from the shoulder injury and at the time it was like I want to take all the experience that I’ve had in business and I want to apply it to Sugarpova."

[embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/BpnqXURFPRR/[/embed]