Anna Kournikova: No More Biggest Loser!

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   Moli
   Posted November 14, 2011 at 11:27 am

   I am sooooo not surprised.

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   captain-save-uh-hoe
   Posted November 14, 2011 at 12:14 pm

   Boo. I’m a total Kournikova fan, but she definitely grow up with a different idea of work ethic in regards to training and health priorities and in the long run, that must have made it difficult for her to relate with the contestants. Too bad. I know if Kournikova was my trainer, her ass would inspire me to work out more!

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   giffordsaz
   Posted November 14, 2011 at 1:39 pm

   I am not surprised a bit. She didn’t have an issue with work ethic she had an issue with being nice. And her upbringing.. Kournikova signed a management deal at age ten and went to Bradenton, Florida, to train at Nick Bollettieri’s celebrated tennis academy… how bad can Florida be>?

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   captain-save-uh-hoe
   Posted November 14, 2011 at 2:08 pm

   Hmmm I haven’t watched enough of the season to see her be mean, so I can’t comment on that. I’ve only seen a few and she seemed decent in those episodes, so perhaps the ones i caught were misleading. And yeah, there’s a lot about her life before Bollettieri’s tennis academy (which isn’t jazzercise at the ymca center down the street) by any means, that wasn’t a cup of tea. But, the show is not about her and her struggles, it’s about fat people losing weight! So hopefully they’ll send in a good replacement. My hubby will be sad to see the eye candy go!

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   Viane Slice
   Posted November 14, 2011 at 4:11 pm

   Ok, I’ve never watched Biggest Loser but I’ve watched Anna Kournikova and she had – Pretty Girl Syndrome. You know what that is? A beautiful girl who has had the best of everything because of her looks. I remember when she was still playing tennis she had 3 or 4 cellphones to juggle her dates. How could she ever relate to people struggling with size issues and trying to lose weight and being informed silently if not always directly how ugly they are?

   You think I’m being hard on her? Let me tell you a story: years ago, I was friends with a Barbie. She was nice to me but I had a mixture of awe and frustration with how people especially men treated her and treated me when I was with her. I could accept the fact she was considered more physically attractive than me – it happens. But I had trouble with guys I knew not even deigning to acknowledge my existence when they saw Barbie. I mean literally walking by me to ask her name. I could have dealt with that even – as I said she liked me and I liked her and we got along. But one day I was dumb enough to tell her about a guy I liked (as I said this was years ago – decades actually) and she looked at me with condescension and pity and said, “But you’re not his type.” I felt small already but when a beautiful girl who everyone thinks is beautiful basically says you’re not desirable – it was a blow.

   I’m not saying every beautiful person thinks others are beneath them who don’t have their level of pulchritude. But enough of them do especially when they had it all their lives like Anna Kournikova. If you can deal with her lack of empathy, more power to you. But I wouldn’t want a 5’8″ glamazon standing over me saying I’m not trying hard enough when even if I lost 200 pounds I wouldn’t look as good as she does – and she knows it.

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   captain-save-uh-hoe
   Posted November 14, 2011 at 4:42 pm

   @viane– “How could she ever relate to people struggling with size issues and trying to lose weight and being informed silently if not always directly how ugly they are?” I think you said what I was trying and failed to say! LOL
   Personally, I’d be ok with Anna because i need someone to kick my ass in a workout, not give me empathy… but I know that doesn’t work for everyone. And like I said, I didn’t watch enough to see this colder side to her everyone is referring to, so I guess I spoke too soon!

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   See-Jay
   Posted November 14, 2011 at 5:26 pm

   I’m not surprised. She hasn’t gelled well with the contestants this season.

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   spinal11
   Posted November 14, 2011 at 6:43 pm

   That’s interesting, because I just read an interview with her where she talked about how excited and inspired she was to help people on the show. She sounded sincere, but it could’ve just been PR.

   But I’m not surprised she didn’t get on so well as a personal trainer. I’d imagine a Jillian Michaels or Susan Powter type would be much more relatable, since they understand the struggles of being overweight. Anna has been a pro athlete since childhood and a healthy lifestyle isn’t something she ever struggled to achieve. If she wants to be a personal trainer she’s probably better suited to working with other athletes, rather than ordinary fat people.

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   Mimo
   Posted November 15, 2011 at 9:48 am

   For the most part, with a few exceptions her contestents didn’t do as well as the rest. The exceptions were when someone pissed her off, then she worked their asses off, literally, and they did well.