Nadezhda Petrova from Moscow
“I want to talk about one of the secrets of my successful game this season. The fact is that my coach Roger freezes my body before each tournament. No, he doesn’t put me in the refrigerator. It's about hardening. But this is not a cold shower or snowing, as you might think. Everything is much worse. I tell in order. Yesterday, Roger and I went into a restaurant with two huge bags and asked to be completely filled with ice. Would you see the faces of the workers of this institution! But they nevertheless complied with our request. Returning to the hotel, we dumped all the ice into the bathtub, and I had to spend a few minutes in it ... I put on a bathing suit (without him, Roger, for obvious reasons, could not be present and cheer me up) and, squinting, climbed into it. At first I felt something like a blow, and then the body began to shrink and hurt, but I suffered and did not crawl out. When the torture was over, she immediately crawled under a warm blanket to warm herself. It was a hell of a procedure, but I must admit that it is effective! Today I feel very fresh, and my body has gained extraordinary lightness. But a warm bath is still better! ”
Kim Kleisters of Hasselt
“Last night was very fun. My friends and I decided to go to the restaurant by car and took our favorite Bulldog Neo with us. And when the window is open in the car, it just goes crazy - it starts barking, biting the air that bursts into the passenger compartment from the street, and Neo cannot be reassured. There were six of us in the car, and everyone laughed at him to tears. Bulldogs have wrinkled cheeks, and when they quickly turn their heads, it comes out very funny. His drool flew around the cabin! Now I’ll have to spend the next weekend cleaning the car. ”
Elena Yankovich from Beijing
“Today a really funny incident happened to me. A few minutes before the start of the match, she decided to go into the women's room, taking with her an mp3 player, to distract herself from everything around. As a result, I got so absorbed that I came out with a roll of toilet paper in my hand ... I almost left the locker room when Ai Sugiyama called to me: “Why do you need toilet paper on the court?” They laughed for a long time. It is possible that I would have come to the game with a roll in my hand. "
Ai Sugiyama from Tokyo
“Yesterday at the hotel there was a gala dinner for tennis players. There were Roger Federer, Tommy Robredo, Paradorn Srichapan, Maria Kirilenko. I know many tennis players, but I have never met with Roger before. He is so cute! I asked what kind of food he loves, and Roger replied that it was Japanese, especially sushi. Well done, Japanese cuisine is really the best in the world. Later we took part in the Kagami-Biraki festival and smashed several dried mochi rice balls with wooden hammers. Do not think anything bad, this is a traditional ceremony for good luck. And then we drank sake. I really love sake. It can be cold or hot, I prefer the first and always from land. In general, sake is a lot of species. The taste depends on the soil on which the rice grew. ”
Maria Sharapova
“The other day I decided to go shopping and met one funny woman who spoke to me:“ Hello, my name is that. I all wanted to write you a letter, but now, fortunately, I met and can tell you everything. The fact is that I am a professional nutritionist. Do you work with anyone? It seems to me that no. I am sure that I can help you. Sometimes you seem very slim to me, and sometimes a little chubby. In a couple of weeks I will make your body perfect ... "A little chubby ??? Wow ... It was brave. ”
“The phrase of the week this time belongs to me, although it is rather the answer to what my coach Michael said:“ Girls, like trains in the subway: scurry back and forth every 5 minutes. ” To which I replied: “Boys, as parking lots: they are either busy or designed for limited use.”
“The week I spent in Moscow was not very successful, so let me complain a little more before moving on to more positive things. I rarely see autumn, but listen, I really tasted its charms this week. It would be very interesting to know what is the level of suicides in these places. I spent only 10 days here, and if the sun had not come out today, I would have asked my guard to ensure that I did not commit suicide. Yes, it must be a slight exaggeration, but I can’t imagine how people manage to live in such depressed conditions! ”
Prepared by Andrey IVANTSOV