A biography for Anna Kournikovahasn’t been written yet.
“At this year's Open, I'll have five boyfriends.”
“I absolutely want to have children, whether I have my own or adopt.”
“I've been judged my whole life. People always expected amazing things from me.”
“It's that I have a good personality and am a good tennis player.”
“It's true I always try to be as seductive as possible but I wouldn't be here if I couldn't play tennis.”
“I believe in commitment. I believe in being open and trusting each other and respecting each other completely.”
“I just play for fun.”
“Judgment is judgment, whether you're obese, or too skinny, or not athletic enough.”
“I worked very hard and I earned all the attention I'm getting.”
“You don't think people would go on about my looks if I was No. 500 in the world instead of No.12, do you? Anyway, as I keep telling everyone, you can't blame me for looking like this on purpose.”
“I think it's really important for me not to forget where I came from.”
“Boyfriends have to understand me and my needs. They have to know what I want out of my life and about my strict regime. I go to bed at 10pm and not later. I separate my professional and private lives.”
“I don't know what better teenage life you could get than going around the world doing what you love to do.”
“The courts are as a stage, people love to see attractive players.”
“I think that tennis is a lady's sport, so we should look out there like ladies.”
“God gives all to those, who get up early.”
“I grew up a little girl in the Soviet Union playing at a small sports club. Tennis gave me my life.”
“Why are people afraid of getting older? You feel wiser. You feel more mature. You feel like you know yourself better. You would trade that for softer skin? Not me!”
“My manager wants me to dress like a nun and I want to dress like a teenager.”
“There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all, that is why I am here, and if wasn't producing results no one would notice me.”