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Anna Kournikova: The Rise And Fall Of One Of The Most Polarizing Athletes In Sports
Business Insider ^ | Jun. 7, 2012 | Nicholas Schwartz|

Posted on 06/17/2012 5:00:26 PM PDT by presidio9

You may have forgotten about tennis celebrity Anna Kournikova, but the retired star celebrates her 31st birthday today.

Kournikova took the tennis world by storm in the 1990s, gaining as much attention for her good looks as her tennis ability.

But Kournikova's career is largely considered a disappointment.

Once a highly-touted phenom, she failed to live up to her potential before ultimately finding her niche off the court.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Sports
KEYWORDS: annakournikova; tennis; womensathletics; wta
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To: tumblindice

I certainly hope so!


21 posted on 06/17/2012 5:27:50 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1244 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama is not a Big Brother [he's a Big Sissy...])
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To: presidio9

Well she did have a poker hand named after her...AK (Ace-King), because it looks great but never wins.


22 posted on 06/17/2012 5:30:49 PM PDT by Hugin ("Most times a man'll tell you his bad intentions, if you listen and let yourself hear."---Open Range)
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To: JimWayne
She did not win a single WTA tournament, leave alone a grand slam tournament.

Doesn't matter. Pro sports is primarily entertainment. Viability is dependent upon people watching. People watched her. It saved women's pro tennis from the fate of the WNBA.

24 posted on 06/17/2012 5:31:34 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (If I can't be persuasive, I at least hope to be fun.)
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To: presidio9

When I think of “polarizing” athletes, the likes of OJ Simpson and Mike Tyson come to mind. Not Anna.


25 posted on 06/17/2012 5:33:56 PM PDT by PghBaldy (I eagerly await the next news about the struggles of Elizabeth Sacheen Littlefeather Warren.)
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To: presidio9

What’s the point of articles like that except to elicit clicks for advertisement? People who write scathing articles sometimes forget there is a real human being on the receiving end. While she appears on the outside that she’s got everything she wants out of life, who says she’s happy, and doesn’t the fact that she’s out of the spotlight and stays that way entitle her to not having to read how “disappointing” she is?


26 posted on 06/17/2012 5:34:25 PM PDT by winner3000 (ss)
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To: presidio9
I know Anna but for the life of me can't name the two Sista’s with big butts and terrible attitudes that play tennis.
28 posted on 06/17/2012 5:40:55 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: presidio9

She had the skill, what she lacked was consistency and she seemed to doubt herself. I remember watching her against one of the Williams beasts and thinking that she could win, if only she stopped letting herself be intimidated by the beast’s power, because she definitely had more skill and control, at least in IMO.

As far as I’m concerned, the day when the disgusting spectacle that the Williams beasts bring to the sport of women’s tennis becomes a thing of the past can’t come soon enough. The younger one especially.


29 posted on 06/17/2012 5:42:42 PM PDT by Edward Teach
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To: tumblindice
RE: #8.

Oh God, this is the big one Elizabeth!

My comments would get me banned but my thoughts sure are nice. OW!

30 posted on 06/17/2012 5:42:56 PM PDT by Looking4Truth (Leave it to some angry, frustrated liberal do-gooder to screw things up for the rest of us.)
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To: Vendome

The best ass on clay was Martina Hingis.


31 posted on 06/17/2012 5:44:38 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: yarddog

“The best ass on clay was Martina Hingis.”

I’ll take the Swiss Miss any day. Anna Kournikova sure as hell didn’t save tennis.


33 posted on 06/17/2012 5:51:47 PM PDT by running_dog_lackey
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To: tumblindice

In just 4 years she’ll hit the magic birthday number and be 1/2 my age+7!


34 posted on 06/17/2012 5:57:47 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: null and void

I think it is pronounced “Hing” as in “King” and “is” as the last part of “kiss”. more of a soft “hiss” than “us”.


35 posted on 06/17/2012 5:57:46 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: tumblindice
I don't understand why she is considered pretty or sexy or anything.

Cover up the body and just look at her face, without the distractions.

She kind of looks like a bland faced stoner.

36 posted on 06/17/2012 5:59:32 PM PDT by Lizavetta (You get what you tolerate)
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To: Rebelbase

Great minds think alike.


37 posted on 06/17/2012 6:04:03 PM PDT by WellyP (REAL)
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To: winner3000
What’s the point of articles like that except to elicit clicks for advertisement?

There is no other point. Which leads to the "rules" posts you see here on FR.

It's one of the reasons I can't stand the Fox News website. Lots of pop-culture garbage dressed up as "news."

38 posted on 06/17/2012 6:05:21 PM PDT by workerbee (We're not scared, Maobama -- we're pissed off!)
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To: tet68
I just wish she’d stop calling me.

Fantasies sure are fun!!!

39 posted on 06/17/2012 6:07:12 PM PDT by Isabel C.
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To: Rebelbase

You’ll make Uncle Rrrod proud!


40 posted on 06/17/2012 6:07:58 PM PDT by Tax-chick (All that, plus a real-meat cheezburger and wine.)
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