"If she wasn't playing tennis, I think she'd still be making money as a model. I don't think it hurts women's sports, I think she's taking advantage of what's in front of her. We live in a man's world, so that's what's going to make money these days; what Anna's doing. But at the same time, I don't think they'd ever put a male athlete on the cover of anything if he'd never won anything."

"Anna Kournikova draws attention to women's tennis and that's important. Talking about her is like comparing apples and oranges; I can't talk about Anna Kournikova because I don't play tennis."

"I think that if you've got that look and you're gorgeous and everyone loves you and you can earn money from being beautiful, then go for it. I don't know how everyone else feels about it, but take advantage of it. People want to look at her, people want to see her, they look for photos of her. She's earning money and she's happy doing that, so go for it."

"I think what she represents - sexuality - is good and bad. I think it's good that it generates interest, but it's bad when you don't win and sex is the only thing people look at you for. Not to say she is going out and blowing tournaments, but if she is going to be representative of tennis, she definitely has to do it on the court and that's winning championships."

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