
Anna's manEnrique Iglesias on sports and life with KournikovaPosted: Friday July 20, 2007 1:20PM; Updated: Friday July 20, 2007 4:51PM
Last week SI writer Richard Deitsch interviewed Enrique Iglesias for the magazine's Q&A. The singer (who doubles as the boyfriend of Anna Kournikova) has a new album, Insomniac. Here are additional excerpts from their conversation: SI: Why are people interested in your relationship? Iglesias: I don't know. I think it's because of her, not me. Mainly, I think it's because she's an athlete and I am singer. We live a pretty normal life, though. SI: Is there a sport you can beat Anna at? Iglesias: Anything except tennis and wrestling. Her reflexes are disturbingly good. You throw anything at her, and she catches it. SI: Before you started going out with Anna, did you follow tennis? Iglesias: I did, but now I can analyze it a bit. I like watching women's tennis more than men's, though watching Roger Federer is like watching something perfect. SI: How much do you think Anna misses tennis? Iglesias: I don't know if she misses playing. She has played since she was 4 years old. SI: Do you ever see a time Anna would try to play full time again? Iglesias: I hate answering those questions because I feel like it's her career. But I'll tell you, I think she's an amazing athlete. I'm not saying this because she is my girlfriend. From the little I know, and have analyzed, in the past five years watching tennis, I think with women what I've learned is it is a lot more mental than with men. SI: Can you play at all? Iglesias: I'm not good. Anna and I have not played much, maybe once. Just to get some exercise, I should do it more often. SI: Last year, we asked some SI swimsuit models to rate the most beautiful athletes in the world. One of our judges, a model named Anne V, said she gave Anna the highest vote because "Enrique Iglesias is a nice piece of ass." What's your reaction? Iglesias: (laughs). My reaction is: I think she has bad taste. SI: How would you classify yourself as a sports fan? Iglesias: I'd say I'm a casual fan. SI: What teams do you follow? Iglesias: I love going to Heat games. Tough year. Dwyane Wade got hurt. There is no way the Heat can win without D-Wade. I follow them on a daily basis. If I am in Miami I will try to go to a game. A friend of mine is the doctor for the Miami Heat, Dr. Harlan Selesnick. So I always get to sit with him. SI: So what active sports do you participate in?
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