Posted on 07/21/2006 10:39:08 AM PDT by presidio9
Meticulously slicing a juicy red apple while gripping a knife with her long, slender fingers, Anna Kournikova smiles as she prepares to reveal her latest indulgence. The sexiest athlete in the history of women's sports is discussing what it's like, at 25, to be retired -- well, that's not what she calls it, because she hasn't ruled out a comeback -- and now she's flashing those perfect white teeth and preparing to devour the fruit of her labor.
"I read like crazy," she says, becoming visibly excited. "Magazines, short stories, books -- especially when I'm on an airplane or the treadmill or the exercise bike. Lately I've been into summer chick-lit, lighthearted stuff. And I'm into all kinds of magazines, from Vogue to O to Good Housekeeping. Yesterday on the plane I was reading [a Good Housekeeping cover story] about Rachael Ray and her recipes. Hey, I'm home a lot now, and I want to start learning how to cook."
Good Housekeeping? Good Lord. This is ANNA KOURNIKOVA, she of the haute couture and the nude stalkers and the sassy bravado, the fall of Russian Communism brought to its conspicuous extreme. Now here she is, sitting in a hotel suite in suburban Sacramento, where in a few hours she'll play a World Team Tennis match, telling me about her woeful inability to co-mingle with celebrities ("I've been to like three Hollywood parties, and the last one was after the Teen Choice Awards last year, and everybody was under the age of 21") and her forays into a life of domesticity.
What happened to the impetuous girl whose "Anna-tude" inspired one of the Sports Illustrated stories I've most enjoyed writing? In 1998 I profiled Kournikova, and the interview ended with the young
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When she's not walking the dog.
Lately I've been into summer chick-lit, lighthearted stuff. And I'm into all kinds of magazines, from Vogue to O to Good Housekeeping.
Can you imagine the conversations you’d have to have with her after you were finished with the good stuff?
Seriously, if the room wasn’t higher than the third floor, you’d probably jump out a window. Two hours later, you’d be trying to figure out how to get back in though.
When I think of Anna Kournikova, I don't imagine us talking too much.
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"Domestic"? Does that include feather dusters?
Where deed you get zees peekchair of mee, Prez? And why deed you insert your peekchair weeth zee peekchair of Meez Anna and your hand across zee butt of Meez Anna?
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Former tennis player Anna Kournikova has denied that her recent weigh loss is due to anorexia Former tennis star, Anna Kournikova has categorically denied rumors that she is suffering from anorexia. In fact, the blonde beauty has even offered an explanation of her recent weight loss. Since she was forced to quit her pro tennis career due to a back injury, without the intense training, she claims her physique has changed as a result. She told Contactmusic: "I'm naturally long, lean, and lanky. When I was playing tennis on the professional circuit, my body completely changed. For nearly 15 years, I spent six hours a day on the court." "Now, almost three years have passed, and my body has changed again," the 25-year-old added. World Fitness |
What, his hand is on her butt? I didn't notice. What a horn-dog!
You mean you didn't superimpose your picture like that? I thought it was really you...
Enrice is my hero.
Who is he? Some rapper?
Julio Inglesias' son. I think he sings too, but I don't know any of his songs.
Now I remember. He and Marc Anthony seem to have their hands a tad overly full, I'd say.
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I get visibly excited just thnking about Anna getting visibly excited.
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