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Anna Naughty-Kova Is Out (Anna Kournikova's College Adventure)
Sky News ^ | Thursday February 07, 2002 | Sky News

Posted on 02/12/2002 8:54:59 AM PST by MarkWar

Anna Naughty-Kova Is Out


Anna from the neck up

Tennis star Anna Kournikova has seen her University career go the same way as her tennis ranking. The glamour girl, whose world ranking has plummeted to 86, has been kicked out of university.

She failed to turn up for lectures and seminars, it has been claimed, and got her father to do her homework.

No show

Officials at Moscow's Sports University were thought to be furious, according to reports, because she did not turn up for a single lecture or seminar in the last two years.

But Ms Kournikova passed her exams with high grades, with her father Sergei's help.

"Although Anna lost interest in studying and failed to attend lectures, she still passed all of her exams with As and Bs, thanks to her father," the Dean of the University told the Daily Express.

But Ms Kournikova is unlikely to be too concerned.

Million dollar woman

Since 1995 the star has netted more than £1.8 million from tennis, despite diminishing success on court and she has collected at least a further £18 million through advertising deals.

Ms Kournikova could also be on the verge of an acting career - she has starred in a pop video with Latino singer Enrique Inglesias.

Her love life is looking positive too - she dates Sergej Federov - one of the world's highest paid ice hockey players.


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To: Dog

41 posted on 02/12/2002 9:20:02 AM PST by b4its2late
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To: b4its2late
Yours is purdier
42 posted on 02/12/2002 9:21:01 AM PST by Texaggie79
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To: Tennessee_Bob
>Oh, the ice hockey player. I thought it was the swamp hockey player. Silly me.

On Anna's site, there is a "journal" section where she shares her thoughts with fans. Here's a recent entry:

Anna K's Day Off

When I'm not playing tennis, most of my time is taken up with doing photo shoots and interviews. The rest of the time I like to lay by the pool and relax a little bit, maybe go the beach and read a book.

Reading

I like Russian classics, such as Chekhov and Tolstoy, which I read in Russian. I recently read War and Peace. [!]

Watching TV

I watch mainly sports programs on the TV. I'm not a particularly big fan of other sports but I will watch baseball and basketball and ice hockey. I don't go to the cinema. I'd rather spend my time curled up on my couch watching a movie in the house.

Hanging Out

There are a few tennis players living in Florida, who I like to hang out with. When I'm in Moscow I like to see family and old friends. Sometimes I'll go to the Bolshoi Ballet.

Resting & Relaxing

There are things that I do to relax my body like have a lot of massages and get treatment on different parts that hurt or are sore. I like to take afternoon naps whenever I can and I'm in bed by 10 p.m. most nights. [!] I chronically need sleep. I can sleep 12 hours a day and would sleep all day if I could. I don't have any holiday. All I get is a week in December and a week in July... then I'm usually in Miami. I'd like more time but the season is very, very long. It's year-round and it would be very difficult to stop for a vacation.

Working Out

I don't do too much work with weights, but I've done a little to rehabilitate from my stress fracture. I do a lot of cardio work and also use the medicine ball. I have an exercise video coming out in June so you'll be able to see everything I do to work out. Of course, I'm also out on the court taking practice groundstrokes.

Eating

My dad takes care of that. He knows what I have to eat. I have to eat pretty healthily high-energy foods like pasta and rice. I have to eat a lot of high-energy food to give me the power to run on the tennis court. I also really like sushi... salmon rolls, tuna rolls, California rolls. But I also like sweets, I like dessert. Like anyone else I'll eat a hamburger or something, but very rarely.

Anna recently read "War and Peace!" [coughs]

Mark W.

43 posted on 02/12/2002 9:22:00 AM PST by MarkWar
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To: b4its2late
No, really, I'm just looking at the corporate Adidas logo honey, really....
44 posted on 02/12/2002 9:22:30 AM PST by Lumberjack
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45 posted on 02/12/2002 9:23:38 AM PST by Texaggie79
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47 posted on 02/12/2002 9:23:52 AM PST by My Favorite Headache
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To: MarkWar
Full Name: Anna Kournikova
Date of Birth: 7. June 1981
Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia
Parents: Alla and Sergei
Residence: Florida, USA
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 55 kg
Favourite City: Paris, France
Favourite Tournament: French Open, Paris
Favourite Colour: black
Favourite Sports: NBA Basketball, NHL Icehockey
Favourite Hobbies: music, dancing, party, swimming, shopping and reading
48 posted on 02/12/2002 9:24:55 AM PST by b4its2late
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To: MarkWar
Anna recently read "War and Peace!" [coughs]

You know, I want to believe that, I really, really do want to believe it. But in saying that, I also want to quote Wayne in saying, "Yeah, and monkeys might fly out of my butt."

49 posted on 02/12/2002 9:25:17 AM PST by Tennessee_Bob
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To: MarkWar
Such a well rounded young lady...
50 posted on 02/12/2002 9:25:56 AM PST by Dog
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To: Texaggie79


51 posted on 02/12/2002 9:26:17 AM PST by FresnoDA
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To: Texaggie79
You're such a kind man...

Geez, we better hope the feminazi's don't find this thread. Here we are, all a bunch of gun owning, self reliant men who like pretty women. They'll be on us like stink on poo poo once they realize that their efforts to effiminize (if there is such a word) American males hasn't worked.

52 posted on 02/12/2002 9:26:18 AM PST by Lumberjack
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To: Texaggie79
OK OK I take it all back, Aggies are good for SOMETHING!
53 posted on 02/12/2002 9:26:27 AM PST by HoustonCurmudgeon
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To: Texaggie79
See, Not EVERYTHING Russian is clunky, large, and ruined by a communist legacy...
54 posted on 02/12/2002 9:27:12 AM PST by Braak
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To: b4its2late

Whatever you do, don't look at the source URL!Ignore the white space to the left.

55 posted on 02/12/2002 9:27:15 AM PST by Texaggie79
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To: My Favorite Headache
Thanks for another view of what my vision of the afterlife should look like. :)
56 posted on 02/12/2002 9:27:26 AM PST by Lumberjack
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To: MarkWar
Oooh, the Anna thread's back! Guess I'll make a contribution


57 posted on 02/12/2002 9:28:45 AM PST by gdani
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To: Crunchy Jello
I'm inclined to agree with you, but those dang shoes just don't belong.
59 posted on 02/12/2002 9:30:17 AM PST by Texaggie79
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To: MarkWar
Is this a tennis thread?

(Great job with the pictures!)

60 posted on 02/12/2002 9:30:37 AM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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