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February 13, 2007
"All right. Finally, we get to meet."
So, what's it like to be a sex symbol?
"It's really something that never bothered me. I never felt somebody was ultimately just treating me as a piece of meat. I always felt the love and support of the fans. It was always like in a cool way. I always had great fans. But sex symbol or whatever, it was fine. It wasn't something that I felt was degrading or bad or anything. I just tried to look at the positives and say, 'Thank you.'"
OK, to the real reason for meeting you after all these years: Could you help my tennis game?
"Yeah. Of course. Did you bring your sneakers?"
No. Sadly, they were a casualty in a wardrobe change.
"Next time. Do you come down to Florida at all?"
In slightly more than 10 minutes, the time together ends.
"Thank you. Very nice to meet you. You're very sweet."
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