Anna Kournikova

When I play, I feel like I'm in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis-player?

Judgment is judgment, whether you're obese, or too skinny, or not athletic enough.

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'm like an expensive menu... you can look but you can't afford!

Like any young person, I do what I want.

I've been judged my whole life. People always expected amazing things from me.

I absolutely want to have children, whether I have my own or adopt.

At 16, 17, you have no fear. You don't think or analyze. You just play on automatic. You can get smarter as you get older, but in sports you can be too smart, you know?

I worked very hard and I earned all the attention I'm getting.

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!

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.

Do I consider myself sexy? It all depends on the way I'm feeling. When I'm happy inside, that's when I feel most sexy.

I don't know what better teenage life you could get than going around the world doing what you love to do.

When I was 12, every little girl in Russia was trying to wear her hair like mine and playing tennis.

At this year's Open, I'll have five boyfriends.

I've just done a commercial in the U.S. in which I talk about stocks, shares and bonds. Everyone is amazed. They ask me: 'You really know about that stuff or did you just learn it for the commercial?' I tell them I wouldn't do it unless I understood and had an interest.

It's true I always try to be as seductive as possible but I wouldn't be here if I couldn't play tennis.

It's that I have a good personality and am a good tennis player.

God gives all to those, who get up early.

The courts are as a stage, people love to see attractive players.