Anna Kournikova Quotes

I really wanted to be as healthy as I could. It wasn't about getting my six-pack back. There are more important things in life than a six-pack, I realized. It was just so much more important to take care of my baby and take care of myself in a healthy way; so now, it's been a slow process, but I'm back in shape.

In all honesty my cake was baking when I met Al - I had made up in my mind already to get physically healthy. He refreshingly was on his own journey so it was almost as if we walked together.

I work out with a trainer three times a week, and I try to take long walks and hikes.

'Reluctantly Healthy' is so completely different than what I do for a living. It's really what I wanted it to be, which is learning to be healthy.

The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity. My whole career, I have never done anything where competition was involved with weight loss.

I've always been a health fanatic.

I have my 'Whole New You' cookbook I'm currently working on.

After I stop competing, I'd like to do something that inspires people to get active and fit.

I had to get healthy for a period in my life, so I learned a lot about food and diet.

I redefined how I ate and exercised and have continued to keep that up because it feels great.

I lost weight to be healthy, not for any other reason. I never felt bad about being overweight, but I did start to feel tired and out of breath and I knew I needed to do something.

Focusing on food and exercise changed my life.

When I inspire myself, I want to spread the word because its important to be healthy. I don't think they're teaching us enough about that. I think we should eat better and exercise. Look who's saying that - a guy who was 300 pounds - but I'm doing a lot better than I used to. I'm letting people know its important because it makes you feel better.

Remember that it's never too late and you're never too old to get the body you were born to have.

I've been working really hard on my fitness.

Everybody knows I smoke, drink, and be up in the club, but I don't want that to be my entire thing. I want them to see me get up and go to the gym after a night of clubbing.

My trainer is very helpful in keeping me fit.

It's a totally new mindset - I'm completely dedicated to living a new, healthy lifestyle. It's given me a whole new view on life.

I take long jogs, which is fantastic.

Getting stronger and fitter by playing games is only going to help me.

At 35 women are at the bottom level of middle age but we can look like we are absolutely in our prime. Even if you're badly out of shape, you can put yourself in good shape in two years, maximum.

I decided to do something I've been wanting to do for a long time - go get a chef and a nutritionist - and I brought them on board.

I've been fit my whole life. I'm not a fat-turned-fit story.

I was 16, I just wanted to do something in my life. I wanted to be healthy, I wanted to lose some weight and I went for my first training. In the beginning I didn't know what Muay Thai meant. You know? But I liked it so much, and after six months of training I had my first competition in Poland. I won, and after that I knew that I wanted to do it.

Obviously it's fun to let yourself go and eat a pint of Haagen Dazs, but being healthy feels the best. Sobriety and health is the greatest thing.