Hantuchova on HN: My IQ plays in tennis against meArrogant or conceited. Slovak woman, whose membership of our country, only confirms the place of birth. This is mostly an opinion on the best tennis player Daniela Hantuchova of our history (the slide).
"The picture is absolutely untrue," she says in an interview with the HN 25th best tennis player in the world.
In Slovakia, you are perceived as cold, closed sportswoman, who avoids the company and takes care of itself especially yourself. But I totally normal adult woman. Here are some of my people has created an image that is absolutely false. I'm not sorry enough. Just about anyone decided that I will render in this bad light. It is a pity that people know me for what I really. I am particularly not happy about the fact that this is happening now in Slovakia, where I come from. If it was possibly in Japan, where it could be me stolen.
Prosecute or pursue Slovak and foreign media and everything you write about, good or bad? Best is no longer deal with the fact, but it is not always possible. Especially me at home depends on how people take me, so I am really angry when you read the article itself, which is totally, but totally invented. Until I was shocked from the destinations to those stupid journalists go.
You have to Slovakia with these fictions worse experience than the rest of the world? For now. In the world there are people much férovejší whether it's in the U.S. or anywhere else in Europe or Asia. Everywhere I welcome anyone and my presence causes problems, rather pleased. I can not tell you why in my home country is not so. But success can probably appreciate more than here in Slovakia. Hopefully this will change once.
This year you have created a stir by a series of photos in bikinis for Sports Illustrated magazine. Did you do for money? It is exactly the Slovak classical approach. Look at things totally differently than they are. The athlete is a huge honor, when you reach from a prestigious magazine like Sports Illustrated in the world. And I have not received any money for it, because firstly it's honor to participate in something so. Certainly it is to get the bonus for an athlete's image. You mean something in the world that you made it.
Could you this exclusive photo shoot to help other modeling activities outside of sports, tennis courts and tournaments? I thus does not matter. It was amazing opportunity that should not be refused. I can not imagine any athlete the world that would say: 'Sports Illustrated? No, no, I will not go there. "It's photo shoot took place already during my training lasted four days and I had to get up on the fourth morning for sunrise. Although it was the great experience you appreciate. I shall be watching for these things from the artistic point of view, as it finally comes out.
And it came to your satisfaction? Photographs were amazing to me. This photo shoot, I made no time. It has already award from the media or photographers, who in the world means something. I can not always wait for the final image, and if I was dressed in a bathing suit or dress, it really addressed.
During a tennis career, you've earned on the court more than six million U.S. dollars. Do you have other income? Of course, I have their sponsors. I am known primarily thanks to tennis and I want to do so well there. They are toys, such as the Anna Kournikova, who went through the different performances of the audience. I want to remain a tennis player. And openly confess that my income from tennis are much higher than from other activities.
You started with a professional tennis career and because it can earn the lucrative money? I played tennis in his life for money. When I started, I even had no idea how much we can earn. My dream was to play once the Olympics, since my first contact with tennis was an Olympic triumph Milos Mečíř in Seoul 1988th The greatest sporting festival I played, everything else is a bonus. I am a fun and for me the most beautiful feelings, lift up the winning trophy over his head - nothing else interested me.
But there were reports that this summer you applied starting 50 thousand U.S. dollars just for participating in events in Barcelona, Spain. When such things to read or listen to him, so I ask myself who I can so terribly hate to write such a thing. Of course, it was not a bit true. I'm not there to play coverage, plus a tournament organized by Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, the years that I played in the doubles. Neither me nor officially called and no one else has contacted me.
They can not these false things related to your not too willing to approach the media? But I will try to satisfy everyone. But if I agreed with every request for an interview or meeting, so I had no time to train and play tennis. The fact is that I have this complete opposite Dominika Cibulkova. However, protecting privacy, which is understandable. But the mess and offered to the media - that I never made no or with not going to start.
Thirteen years since you went to the half-year internship in the U.S., the world famous Academy Nick Bollettieriho. This changed your mentality? Certainly influenced me. Then, in 1996, it was one of the best and most important steps in my life. I learned what it is to work hard. I was actually one of the first Slovak female athletes who have gone abroad. Now the situation is different in Slovakia, I would be today neodchádzala. But if I had to go and needed better conditions.
What do you see the biggest difference between American and Slovak mentality? I began to believe more, increased my confidence in courts and outside them. But the main difference is the American approach to sport, which is fantastic. When you are excellent in any field, so you in fact encourage them constantly. When Slovakia someone even a little better, so it must trample down as soon as possible.
This year you are from the 43rd World ranking points amounted to 25 It is better for the new coach, Larry Passos Brazil? Even he, and my new fitness coach Pat Etcheberry. Passos coach taught me a lot, it was obvious that he worked with the male world leader Gustavo Kuerten. For those tennis calm and owe their experience. However, almost ten years in professional ranges and tennis already know what to wait. How to avoid stupid mistakes. Simply, I have a greater detachment.
Now coach Passos about you recently said that you quality for profit Grand Slam title. You have 26 years. There is such a success already too late? It is the first such view, which I hear about him. Be sure to always appreciate when come out by experienced tennis professionals. I am also aware that you have some time and late certainly is not. Rather, it is so obliging when I know that I have to ability. There is no need for a very merry, toil every day in training. And if I do one day succeed ... We'll see. Fearfully, I want to give me at least once released.
There is also talk that the psychologically crucial moments when dealing with games that they will lack confidence and decisiveness. I am the sort of tennis player, a great deal about the game thinking. Sometimes too much. The harder I have to do that, you realize these moments. Toys that IQ is not quite as high - and their leaders in tennis very much easier to do. They play well for any situation and not realize what is at stake and what stage the game is. Unfortunately, sometimes that intelligence, and especially in sport, it can quite upset. To try to minimize and think only of the right things.
What is the relationship between rulers toys tennis tips? I do not that sociable or wrong? We are in competition, but it's not just for the money, but for the simple reason. All we want to first win games, not make money. Money is something more, I do not know your account, whether I had accrued some money for Wimbledon. Me interested in the game, and the results of my feelings and how I work at practice. When I was ten toy world, where seeing greater respect among toys, simple Top Ten tennis player to protect the position. It is a closed elite company, toys between train and it's relaxed. Worse is that the lower ranking sites. Where there is more hostility and even envy. Tennis is an individual sport, so it's understandable.
What really makes Daniela Hantuchova, when the morning wakes up and does not go to tennis coaching and plays either game? In particular, do not watch the clock. For me, means the rest, though they may not manage time. I most desire to do other sports such as golf. I am a fun and to relax, nature and a relaxed environment where nobody disturb me. The same is true for winter skiing.
And when not playing tennis and does not even another sport? Buying, each is about fun, babu "- I think especially in Italy, France and the USA. Then enjoy time in the family circle, friends, and so nothing nerobenie, relax. And board games? They will also be playing.
This example, with coach Passos give the workout or game Ludo? Man? That is, until something smarter - for example Backgammonna or Scrabble. A lot of the time I spend watching movies and reading books. Especially when I am on long trips to tennis tournaments.
Do you have favorite books you've already read several times, and anyway it again to take a hand?
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho writer. This is a very good book for reflection. Here I read about four times, it's good reading to life. A clear picture of Gladiator with Russell Crowe. Even for him, but mainly because of environment where the image filming - Tuscany. The story I was also close. Gladiator went to war as we in tennis with only one difference. They grappling for life, but when we lose, so nothing terrible happens.
Location you in Monte Carlo, you are preparing for the season in the Republic of South Africa, spend time in Spain and Italy. Which country is your second or first home? Certainly it is primarily Slovakia forever my only home. The feeling uvoľnenosti what I have at home, not find anywhere in the world. Although I imagine the place where I later was able to live when ends professional tennis career.
In low light the public get for frequent non-participation in the jersey of Slovakia in Fed Cup. Were they really the injury, or you did not want? I'm not terribly sorry, how many other things. But my approach to the representation of the country in 2002 can no longer remember. Then we won with a Slovak Fed Cup and I think it was worth a good result in the tournament majsteriek in Los Angeles. I told you that chance to win the Fed Cup for Slovakia was a big, can be pritrafí only once in a lifetime. Kašlala I Tournament majsteriek Slovakia, and preference was given. Nobody sees him or you do not realize or remember.
This year, for a moment you came a long position on the Slovak unit. As you take the fact that you are overtaken Dominika Cibulkova? I was injured, four months and frankly I did not play or I have not been studied ranking. For me, when it was absolutely essential health and I perceived.
In 2003, a fifth was a toy world. It is still your return to the elite ten ranking real? If I do not believe, as I finish with tennis. It should work, does not expect anything great, but believe that it ever comes. And if it also failed, I feel that I have to do in his career really did anything.
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