Anna Kournikova: The Rise And Fall Of One Of The Most Polarizing Athletes In Sports

Business Insider ^ | Jun. 7, 2012 | Nicholas Schwartz|

[Jack Hydrazine]

Where’s a pic of that lesbionic, 30 year old Billie Jean King beating 55 year old Bobby Riggs?

[Nachoman]

I find women tennis players who audibly grunt on every ground stroke to be divisive.

[Nachoman]

I find women tennis players who audibly grunt on every ground stroke to be divisive.

[presidio9]

I absolutely hate Anna Kounikova. She broke Sergei Fedorov’s heart. He was never the same after their relationship ended.

Might have had something to do with the fact that Federov was 34 when he says the relationship ended. Unless your name's Gordie Howe, that's old for a hockey player. Particularly so for the Russians, all of whom smoke. If you want to blame anyone, blame Pavel Bure.

[presidio9]

This is Lindsay Davenport, whom I've always wondered about.

This is eyewash.

[presidio9]

'Anna Kournikova: The Rise And Fall Of One Of The Most Pole Arising Athletes In Sports'

WINNER!

[bjorn14]

“$3 million in tennis earnings”

Yeah that says loser to me too. /s

[Dr. Ursus]

I’m sorry you suffered for your beliefs!

[Vinnie]

Re: the pic in #8.
She looks like she ‘dresses right’. Uncommon.
From that pic I’d question her gender.

[driftless2]

Rise and FALL!!! I think not. If your object is to make a lot of money by playing a particular sport, she’s succeeeded wildly. She started out practically penniless (or rubleless) and now has 50 million big ones. I don’t consider that a failed career.

[driftless2]

"men will watch"

Which merely understates the fact that men will only watch women's sports when the females are attractive. I doubt many men tuned in to watch Navratilova. She was a great player but unattractive. The fact that she was a lesbian didn't help much either. Might not reflect well on the male sex, but the reality is men would rather a watch a good-looking female loser than a not-so-good looking female winner.

[yarddog]

I once read a book by Rod Laver. He just flat out said Riggs, using a surrogate, bet heavily on King then threw the match.

That makes sense to me as he absolutely destroyed Margaret Court who was ranked about King at the time. King was in on it too.

[Jack Hydrazine]

There’s nothing like profiting on Feminazism!

[Cronos]

true, she wouldn’t get a second glance in Russia — Slavic women are gorgeous!

[Lakeshark]

Photos of Nully's shoe line for ex tennis players?

:-)

[null and void]

Sticks and stones may break my bones,
but whips and chains excite me...

[Lakeshark]

Sticks and stones may break my bones,
but whips and chains excite me...

Now here's a thread we all could love (even Gran).....

Ve vill hichack zees thread!

[JimRed]

This is/was Dr. Renee Richards, a former golfer who had a sex-change operation back in the 1970s before turning to professional women's tennis. Her Its doubles partner was John Lucas...

Small correction. Richards never qualified as a "her".

[Darksheare]

Zis thread es D()()OOOOO00000ooooooooomed!